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Awareness of tobacco control policies and anti-tobacco attitudes and behaviors among school personnel

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2022
Introduction Adolescent smoking is a serious public health concern, and the role of personnel in reducing students’tobacco use has been proven. Anti-tobacco policies are strong factors for tobacco control but most are newly implemented in China.
Yin-Liang Tan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Relationship Between Positive Mental Health Literacy and Mental Well-Being Among Adolescents: Implications for School Health Services

open access: yesJournal of School Nursing, 2017
Mental health education is a central part of school nurses’ practice. Mental health literacy is an asset for health that educational initiatives can strengthen, and a significant determinant of mental health.
H. N. Bjørnsen   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence, determinants and impact of unawareness about the health consequences of tobacco use among 17,929 school personnel in 29 African countries. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Objectives: To assess prevalence, determinants and impact of unawareness about the health consequences of tobacco use among school personnel in Africa. Design: Cross-sectional surveys. Setting: Twenty-nine African countries.
Agaku, IT, Filippidis, FT
core   +2 more sources

Mental Health, Suicidality, and Connectedness Among High School Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey, United States, January–June 2021

open access: yesMMWR Supplements, 2022
Disruptions and consequences related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including school closures, social isolation, family economic hardship, family loss or illness, and reduced access to health care, raise concerns about their effects on the mental health and ...
S. E. Jones   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Exploring Sexual Behaviour and Associated Factors among Adolescents in Saudi Arabia: A Call to End Ignorance

open access: yesJournal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2019
Little is known about sexual behaviour, attitudes, and associated factors among adolescents in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study using a multistage sampling technique was conducted among 453 male adolescents selected from high schools in Riyadh ...
Ali Saad R. Alsubaie
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of school‐based “We Fit” weight control programme in adolescents

open access: yesNursing Open, 2022
Aim This study examined the effects of a 12‐week school‐based “We Fit” weight control programme. Design A nonequivalent control group was used, with a non‐synchronized pretest–posttest design.
Sun‐Mi Chae   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A family physician's journey in exploring sexual health perceptions and needs in a boarding school community

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Introduction and Context: Sexual health in schools is neglected in most developing countries,[1] however, it is emerging as a major need of the hour.
Jachin Velavan
doaj   +1 more source

Access to a school health nurse and adolescent health needs in the universal school health service in Finland

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 2018
Universal school health services are expected to offer similar, needs‐based services to all students across schools, service providers and students’ socio‐economic statuses and health needs.
Hanne Kivimäki   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Heart health risk factors in Punjabi early teens

open access: yesCHRISMED Journal of Health and Research, 2014
Context: India is experiencing an epidemiological health transition characterized by rapid decline in nutritional and parasitic diseases (pre-transitional diseases) with an alarming rise in cardiovascular diseases, mainly coronary heart disease and ...
Elizabeth Mary John   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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