Drawing on poststructuralism and related theoretical perspectives, we worked in girls’ physical education classes to examine the development and implementation of a curriculum strand focusing on girls’ bodies. The purpose was to help adolescent girls name the discourses that shape their lives and regulate their bodies. We asked two major questions: What were the major tasks actually used during...

group was composed of children who because of their unconformed behavior in the class room were referred for a psychological examination under the supervision of the Department of Special Education. These examinations were conducted with a view toward possible placement in a Special Class. Through the courtesy of the Director of Special Education access to the files of the Department was made p...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Dietary behavior and life stress in adolescence is related to growth rate and learning ability. This study was conducted to identify the relations between dietary habits, dietary attitude nutritional knowledge and life stress among high school girls in Korea and China. SUBJECTS/METHODS The subjects of this study were 221 high school girls in Korea and 227 high school gir...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE In June 2000, Adolescent Anaemia Control Programme was initiated as a pilot programme in Vadodara district of Gujarat covering over 69000 girls in over 426 schools. Programme strategy was to provide once weekly fixed day (Wednesday) supervised iron folic acid (IFA) supplements to all adolescent girls in Grade 8-12. Currently, programme covers 10 lakh schoolgirls and 2.6 l...

BACKGROUND Given that mothers play a role in the sexual education of their daughters, it is important to understand their views of sexual health and related programs. This study was aimed at exploring mothers' perspectives regarding sexual health education for their adolescent daughters in Mahshahr, Iran. METHODS In this qualitative study, in-depth interviews with ten key informants and five ...

BACKGROUND To successfully develop and implement school-based sexual health interventions for adolescent girls, such as screening for Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis, it is important to understand parents' and teachers' attitudes towards sexual health education and acceptability of sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening interventions. METHODS In...

BACKGROUND HPV vaccination is universally recommended for boys and girls, yet vaccination rates remain low nationwide. METHODS We conducted a provider-focused intervention that included repeated contacts, education, individualized feedback, and strong quality improvement incentives to raise HPV vaccination rates at two federally qualified community health centers. To estimate the effectivenes...

OBJECTIVE to examine if those adolescents who dislike physical education classes get better results on academic and cognitive performance than their peers. METHODS participants included 4 226 adolescents from the AVENA, AFINOS and UP&DOWN studies. Physical education enjoyment was assessed with a 7-point Likert scale. Cognitive performance in the AVENA study was assessed using the Spanish vers...

In India, child mortality rates for girls are much higher than those for boys, indicating discrimination against girls in the intra-household allocation of resources. In addition, overall child mortality rates remain high in many parts of the country. This paper attempts to understand important predictors of both child and excessive female child mortality in India, with a focus on variables rel...