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Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Chinese adolescents [PDF]

, 2008
Since national figures on the occurrence of metabolic syndrome among Chinese adolescents are lacking, this study aims to estimate its prevalence and distribution among Chinese youngsters.
Yang, X., Kok, F.J., Zhai, F., Li, Y., Piao, J., Zhang, J., Ma, G.   +6 more
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Treatment outcomes in HIV-infected adolescents attending a community-based antiretroviral therapy clinic in South Africa. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Very few data are available on treatment outcomes of adolescents living with HIV infection (whether perinatally acquired or sexually acquired) in sub-Saharan Africa.
Jaspan, Heather, Nglazi, Mweete D, Lawn Stephen D, Mark Daniella, Kaplan Richard, Lawn, Stephen, Lawn, Stephen D, Robin Wood, Daniella Mark, Bekker Linda-Gail, Stephen D Lawn, Nglazi, Mweete, Kranzer Katharina, Kaplan, Richard, Jaspan Heather, Heather Jaspan, Mark, Daniella, Mweete D Nglazi, Pearl Holele, Wood Robin, Katharina Kranzer, Linda-Gail Bekker, Nglazi Mweete D, Holele, Pearl, Bekker, Linda-Gail, Kranzer, Katharina, Richard Kaplan, Wood, Robin, Holele Pearl   +28 more
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Witnessing Sexual Harassment and Associated Substance Use and Poor Mental Health Outcomes among Adolescent Girls in the US

Adolescents, 2023
Direct experiences of sexual harassment have been found to be associated with substance use and poor mental health among girls. Indirect experiences, such as witnessing the sexual harassment of others, may be indicative of a climate supportive of sexual ...
Elizabeth Reed, Marissa Salazar, Alma I. Behar, Niloufar Agah, Alice L. Wong, Jay G. Silverman, Melanie L. A. Rusch, Anita Raj   +7 more
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Adolescents’ Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms: A Psychosocial Mechanism [PDF]

, 2022
Article tests a hypothesized path model of Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) variables (i.e., attitude toward behavior, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, and intention) with physical activity (PA) and depressive symptoms. The findings support
Shen, Liang, Joonyoung Lee, Tao Zhang, Gu, Xiangli, Lee, Joonyoung, Liang Shen, Xiangli Gu, Zhang, Tao   +7 more
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The Association between Adolescents’ Experiences of Close Relatives Having Severe Health Conditions and Their Own Mental Health—A Population-Based School Study

Adolescents, 2023
Adolescents with close relatives having severe health conditions or who have died (RSHC) are vulnerable, and this has long-term influences on their lives and health.
Sanna Tiikkaja, Ylva Tindberg
doaj   +1 more source

Menstrual Symptoms: Insights from Mobile Menstrual Tracking Applications for English and Chinese Teenagers

Adolescents, 2023
Mobile software applications (apps) have transformed how individuals oversee and maintain their own health. One way that girls can monitor their menstrual cycles is through the increasingly widespread use of mobile menstrual tracking apps.
Sisi Peng, Yuyin Yang, Martie G. Haselton   +2 more
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Effectiveness of Native STAND: A Five-Year Study of a Culturally Relevant Sexual Health Intervention

Adolescents, 2021
Culturally relevant interventions have the potential to improve adolescent health and protective factors associated with sexual risk taking. We evaluated the impact of the Native STAND curriculum with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN or Native ...
Megan Skye, Thomas McCoy, Allyson Kelley, Michelle Singer, Stephanie Craig Rushing, Caitlin Donald, Kavita Rajani, Brittany Morgan, Tosha Zaback, William Lambert   +9 more
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Social Determinants of Narcotics Use Susceptibility among School-Attending Adolescents in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Adolescents, 2021
Balanced medical and criminal justice approaches addressing determinants of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) use are central to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 16.
Jon Edmund Bollom, Aladje Baldé, Zeca Jandi, Hamadou Boiro, Jónína Einarsdóttir, Geir Gunnlaugsson   +5 more
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Physical activity and depressive symptoms in adolescents: a prospective study [PDF]

, 2010
Background: The frequency of mental illness amongst adolescents and its potential long-term consequences make it an important topic to research in relation to risk and protective factors.
Viner Russell M, Stansfeld, SA, Stephen A Stansfeld, Kamaldeep Bhui, Viner, Russell M, Russell M Viner, Rothon, Catherine, Edwards Phil, Taylor, S, Edwards, P, Bhui, K, Bhui Kamaldeep, Taylor, Stephanie, Rothon Catherine, Stansfeld Stephen A, Viner, RM, Phil Edwards, Catherine Rothon, Bhui, Kamaldeep, Taylor Stephanie, Stansfeld, Stephen A, Edwards, Phil, Rothon, C, Stephanie Taylor   +23 more
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“Diabetes Makes You Feel Lonely When You’re the Only One”: A Qualitative Study of Identity Development among Young People Living at a Residential Care Facility for People with Diabetes

Adolescents, 2021
Young people with poorly regulated diabetes often experience recurrent hospitalization, behavioral problems, higher incidence of psychiatric disorders, as well as family dysfunction.
Dan Grabowski, Louise Norman Jespersen, Lise Bro Johansen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source