background & aim: qualitative perspectives on reproductive health (rh) facilities, adolescent friendly health services (afhs) still remain unexplored among indian adolescents. the aim of our study was to explore the perceptions and awareness about reproductive health and its facilities among adolescents in two districts in india. methods: a qualitative study design using fgd was adopted. strati...

Two boys who were immobilised with peripheral neuropathy developed hypercalcaemia. It is suggested that hypercalcaemia aggravated the muscle weakness as well as producing systemic upset. The hypercalcaemia was controlled with corticosteroids which had to be continued over several months. A satisfactory remission of the disease occurred in both cases. The hypercalcaemia was attributed to immobil...

OBJECTIVE Minor illnesses and major diseases are affected by individual, environmental, and social factors. The purpose of the study was to determine if cardiovascular reactivity, an individual characteristic, was related to adolescent boys' health status and behaviors. METHODS A total of 89 low socioeconomic status 16-year-old boys who had been classified using teacher ratings during childho...

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a musculoskeletal disorder characterized by three-dimensional changes in the vertebrae that occur children aged 10-18 years. The purpose of this study was to determine prevalence adolescent through literature review. Research article searches were carried out PubMed and BMC Central databases using keywords “adolescent”, “idiopathic”, “prevalence” from 2010 202...