objectives the aim of this study was to identify the health-related counseling needs of adolescent girls to assist them in this period of development. materials and methods forty teenage (13 - 19-year-old) girls, who had at least experienced 3 menstrual cycles, participated in this qualitative study. in-depth semi-structured interviews were used to collect the data. the content analysis method ...

BACKGROUND Anemia is still one of India's major public health problems, especially among adolescent girls. OBJECTIVE To investigate the severity and distribution of anemia among Indian adolescent girls aged 10 to 19 years and its association with socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors. METHODS The study used data from the District Level Household Survey, round 11, 2002-04, conducted und...

This study explores the social impact of ADHD, with and without opposition-defiant behaviour (ADHD+ODD (n= 22) and ADHD-only (n= 18)), in 9- to 12- year old girls compared to girls without ADHD (n= 40). Girls played a computer game involving simulated players, and mothers and teachers completed rating scales. In general, mothers and teachers saw girls with ADHD+ODD as more overtly and relationa...

Findings regarding phenotypic differences between boys and girls with ASD are mixed. We compared autism and internalizing symptoms in a sample of 8-18 year-old girls (n = 20) and boys (n = 20) with ASD and typically developing (TYP) girls (n = 19) and boys (n = 17). Girls with ASD were more impaired than TYP girls but did not differ from boys with ASD in autism symptoms. In adolescence, girls w...

background: iron deficiency anemia (ida) is the most common micronutrient deficiency in the world and almost a third of the world's population is involved with ida. it even in mild type, could lead to serious disorders such as impairment of learning and mental focus. reduction of iron resources results in an imbalance in the physiological function. with regard to the role of iron in myelin...

background: training programs and providing essential information such as preborn educational programs for women, unmarried girls are essential as the most important prevention methods for control and prevention of health outcomes and disability. the current study conducted to assess the training effectiveness of prevention disability package in high school girls in a community trail.materials ...

validation of predicting fatness methods in the iranian girls with respect to the maturity process could help to identify anthropometric risk factors. this study evaluate the accuracy of four body composition prediction equations in the teenager students in hamadan city .method: the anthropometry profile of 266 adolescent girls (12-16 ys) including ,weight (55.69±10.18 kg),body mass index (21.9...

nutritional status during adolescence plays an important role in human lifecycle. the aim of this study was nutritional status and dietary intake among adolescent girls. in a cross sectional study, using two stage cluster sampling 256 adolescent girls were randomly selected from 8 semnan secondary schools. weight and height were measured and body mass index (bmi) was calculated. in adolescents,...

comparing dietary pattern and related socio-economic factors among adolescent girls in the north and south of tehran, the capital of iran. this cross-sectional and analytical study 210 adolescent girls, aged 14-17 years, from high schools in the north district of tehran (n=105; high socio-economic level) and the south district (n=105; low socio-economic level) were selected by the two-step, clu...

Throughout Japanese literary history, though the sh?jo genre (a for girls) was often marginalized, it evolved and renewed at every stage in development of print media, blending with another or several different genres. This article examines how circulation girls’ magazines such as Sh?jokai ( Girls’ Sphere ) shaped reading communities to accompany sense national belonging that arose tandem reinf...