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South African Medical Journal, 2015 Abstract Many recent shifts are propelling adolescence into the forefront of global public health. There is a youth bulge with 1.8 billion, 10–24-year-olds comprising over a quarter of the global population. Nearly 90% live in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).
Pierre-André Michaud +4 more
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Reusable period products: use and perceptions among young people in Victoria, Australia
BMC Women's Health, 2023 Background Reusable menstrual products have expanded the choices available for menstrual care and can offer long-term cost and environmental benefits.
Caitlin Ramsay +5 more
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Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2006 Pediatric and adolescent care professionals have increasingly recognized the importance of understanding the skeletal health of their patients. Peak bone mass, the "bone bank" on which an individual will draw for their entire adult life, is likely achieved by late adolescence, with the critical window for accumulation occurring much earlier.
Keith J, Loud, Catherine M, Gordon
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Reproductive Health, 2021 Plain Language Summary Uterine fundal pressure involves a health worker pushing on the uppermost part of a woman’s abdomen during the pushing phase of labour, with the aim of assisting or accelerating vaginal birth.
Elise Farrington +7 more
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BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Condom use remains the most effective behavioural method for the prevention of HIV and unplanned pregnancies. However, condom use remains inconsistent among young people.
Eugene L. Davids +4 more
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Women’s sleep position during pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Reproductive Health, 2021 Background Approximately 2.6 million babies are stillborn each year globally, of which 98% occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). A 2019 individual participant data meta-analysis of 6 studies from high-income countries found that maternal ...
Shania K. Rossiter +6 more
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Paediatrics & Child Health, 2008 Although adolescent males have as many health issues and concerns as adolescent females, they are much less likely to be seen in a clinical setting. This is related to both individual factors and the health care system itself, which is not always encouraging and set up to provide comprehensive male health care.
Michael, Westwood, Jorge, Pinzon
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BMC Medicine, 2023 Background Sample self-collection for reproductive tract infection diagnosis has been found to offer greater convenience, privacy, autonomy, and expanded access to testing in non-pregnant adults.
Sarah A. Borg +4 more
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BMC Public Health, 2023 Background Physical activity and eating behavior are associated with hypertension in children and adolescents. Revealing the associations between physical activity patterns, eating behavior patterns and high blood pressure (HBP) could help improve the ...
Jiaoyan Chen +9 more
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2018 Background Child and adolescent mental health in Africa remains largely neglected. Quick and cost-effective ways for early detection may aid early intervention.
Nikhat Hoosen +3 more
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