This paper reviews the evidence on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of adolescent girls in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC) in light of the policy and programme commitments made at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), analyses progress since 1994, and maps challenges in and opportunities for protecting their health and human rights. Fin...

BACKGROUND Many adolescent girls in low-income and middle-income countries lack appropriate facilities and support in school to manage menstruation. Little research has been conducted on how menstruation affects school absence. This study examines the association of menstrual hygiene management knowledge, facilities and practice with absence from school during menstruation among Bangladeshi sch...

Department of Reproductive Health and Research and UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland; Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health and Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 37203 USA; University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine and British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Va...

OBJECTIVE Social media engagement by adolescent girls is high. Despite its appeal, there are potential negative consequences for body dissatisfaction and disordered eating from social media use. This study aimed to examine, in a cross-sectional design, the relationship between social media use in general, and social media activities related to taking "selfies" and sharing specifically, with ove...

Dissonance-based body image interventions are among the most effective interventions for adolescent girls. However, dissemination of these interventions remains challenging. In addition, the emerging field of positive body image suggests that interventions should promote body appreciation as well as reduce pathology. The current study examines whether undergraduate students can effectively deli...

background and purpose: one landmark of adolescence is the increasing value young people place on friendship and relationship with peers.the aim of this study was to determine adolescents and key informants’ perceptions and experiences regarding to importance of peer groups. methods: sixty-seven female adolescents (12–19 years) and 11 key informants, recruited from urban and rural areas from sa...

objective: this study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of sociocultural attitude towards appearance questionnaire in female adolescents. method: this was a methodological study. the english version of the questionnaire was translated into persian, using forward-backward method. then the face validity, content validity and reliability were checked. to ensure face validity, the ques...

background: despite so many unmet sexual health education (she) needs of adolescents, socio-cultural challenges have caused this issue to be ignored in different scoieties. this study investigated iranian female adolescents’ experiences and perceptions with respect to she that they received at schools , and what they really needed, expected, and preferred. materials and methods: in this qualita...

In our country, the public health significance of iodine deficiency (ID) has been reported from Himalayan regions [1,2]; sub Himalayan flat lands (Tarai) [3]; deltas [4]; plains [5-7]; and even coastal regions [8]. Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) survey was conducted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in 324 out of 582 districts of country. Out of 324 districts, 263 were found to be ...

BACKGROUND More than 14 % of Ugandan children are orphaned and many live in children's homes. Ugandan authorities have targeted adolescent girls as a priority group for nutrition interventions as safeguarding nutritional health before pregnancy can reduce the chance of passing on malnutrition to the offspring and thus future generations. Ugandan authorities have obligations under international ...