For many girls in developing countries, adolescence is characterized by a high risk of early and unwanted sexual activity, forced marriage, and early pregnancy-related events. By themselves, the provision of contraceptive services are unlikely to change these trends. Also since many girls receive no formal education, and those who do often have negative experiences, school-based sex education...

Untreated earlobe capillary blood samples from 5958 girls were screened for rubella antibodies by placing them directly onto haemolysis-in-gel (HIG) test plates. The method is in our experience quick, reliable and also acceptable to young girls. The method is convenient for testing for natural immunity before vaccination and in most but not all cases satisfactory as a test for seroconversion af...

The global development community has focused in recent decades on closing the gender gap in education, but has given insufficient attention to the specific needs of pre- and post-pubescent girls as they transition to young womanhood within the educational institution. This study explored the social context of girls' experiences of menses and schooling in northern Tanzania, with data collection ...

Secretary of Health and Human Services T he year 1996 marked a breakthrough in our understanding of the benefits of physical activity and health for all Americans. With the publication of the first Surgeon General' s Report on Physical Activity and Health, we have clearly documented the fact that men and women of all ages can improve the quality of their lives through a lifelong practice of reg...

Women's scarcity in the STEM, especially IT sector is pronouncedly evident. Young women are obstructed from entering and remaining by a broad range of social, educational, labor market factors. In our paper, we would like to analyze main barriers girls face choosing IT, while also proposing potential methods help them overcome these obstacles. second part will present case study illustrate deta...

BACKGROUND In South Africa, it is illegal for adolescents under age 16 years to engage in any sexual behaviour whether kissing, petting, or penetrative sex, regardless of consent. This cross-sectional study investigated the extent to which young adolescents engage in various sexual behaviours and the associations between dating status and sexual behaviours. METHOD Grade 8 adolescents (N = 474...

Black Girls Dive Foundation (BGDF) was established to empower and inspire young girls explore their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering Mathematics) identities through aquatic-based activities ocean stewardship. BGDF’s STREAMS program integrates recreation of SCUBA with scientific diving, science, explores ways have broader reach impact on identity interest for individuals who are historical...

OBJECTIVE We prospectively followed an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse sample of girls with ADHD (n = 140) and a matched comparison group (n = 88) into young adulthood (Mage = 19.6), 10 years after childhood initial assessments, to evaluate neuropsychological functioning. We hypothesized that neuropsychological deficits would persist through young adulthood for those with ADHD, and tha...

background: drinking a high amount of tea, cooking methods, dietary habits and different spices used during the cooking process could be associated with different chronic diseases such as overweight and hypertension. this study was conducted with regards to the prevention importance of these disorders from an early age. methods: a representative sample of 110 young females aged between 18 and 2...