Examining pathways by which socioeconomic instability in adolescence influence sexual health during emerging adulthood in an agricultural setting in California. [PDF]
Abstract This study investigates the longitudinal impact of socioeconomic instability on teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis among adolescents and young adults (AYA) living in an agricultural region and examines pathways including supportive family and social structures, decision making autonomy in romantic relationships ...
Stoner MCD +11 more
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Abstract Dynamin 1 is a GTPase protein involved in synaptic vesicle fission, which facilitates the exocytosis of neurotransmitters necessary for normal signaling. Pathogenic variants in the DNM1 gene are associated with intractable epilepsy, often manifested as infantile spasms at onset, developmental delay, and a movement disorder, and are located in ...
Davide Mei +4 more
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Timing of poverty in childhood and adolescent health: Evidence from the US and UK [PDF]
Childhood poverty is associated with poorer adolescent health and health behaviours, but the importance of the timing of poverty remains unclear.
Crosnoe, Robert +4 more
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Maternal nutritional status mediates the association between maternal age and birth outcomes [PDF]
Young maternal age during pregnancy is linked with adverse birth outcomes. This study examined the role of maternal nutritional status in the association between maternal age and small for gestational age (SGA) delivery and birth length.
Argaw, Alemayehu +7 more
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Dilemmas and management of a pregnant 10-year-old sexual assault victim
There has been a dramatic increase in very young adolescent pregnancies in recent years, with pregnancies documented in children as young as 10 years old, likely from sexual abuse. This article presents a 10-year-old female who initially consulted at the
Pamela Grace V. Valera-Defensor +1 more
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Young mothers in care, contributing to the contemporary debate [PDF]
Teenage pregnancy has become a broad issue in contemporary society and has become a focus for concern for young women in or exiting the care system. The article draws on interviews with twenty-four young mothers in, or on the fringes of the care system ...
Aldgate J. +10 more
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Perceived Parental Monitoring on Adolescence Premarital Sexual Behavior in Pontianak City, Indonesia [PDF]
Inadaquate parental monitoring is widely recognized as a risk factor for the development of child and adolescent conduct problems, including early premarital sexual behavior.
Adiyanti, M. (MG) +3 more
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PREGNANCY PLANNING IN ADOLESCENCE
Objective: to analyze the pregnancy planning of adolescents according to the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP) classification. Method: a case-control study was carried out with 86 pregnant adolescents (cases) and 86 young pregnant women with ...
Marielle Jeani Prasnievski da Silva +3 more
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Teenage pregnancy and the construction of adolescence : scientific literature in South Africa [PDF]
The depiction of teenage pregnancy as a social problem relies on the assumption of adolescence as a separable stage of development. Utilising a Derridian framework, I analyse how the dominant construction of adolescence as a transitional stage: (1) acts ...
Macleod, Catriona
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Perceptions of Adolescent Pregnancy Among Teenage Girls in Rakai, Uganda. [PDF]
The leading causes of death and disability among Ugandan female adolescents aged 15 to 19 years are pregnancy complications, unsafe abortions, and childbirth.
Baumgartner, Joy Noel +9 more
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