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 ...

we appreciate the four commentaries that add new material and fresh perspectives to our article “the pill is mightier than the sword.” in emphasizing the role of voluntary family planning and girls’ education as achievable strategies with a potential to make the world a more peaceable place, we did not mean to oversimplify or disregard the intrinsic complexity of human conflict. on the whole, t...

A COMMITTEE formed in October, 1921, at the ***instance of the College of Preceptors, to consider the effects of physical education on girls, has drawn up its report. Representatives were appointed by the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Surgeons, the British Medical Association, the Medical Women's Federation, the British Association for Physical Training, the Ling Association...

In Egypt, girls have traditionally been educationally disadvantaged. This disadvantage, however, has been focused on the failure to enter school. Increasingly it is recognized that girls who ever-enroll are at least as likely to complete primary and secondary education as boys. Still the belief persists that girls, especially those from poor families, will be disadvantaged in terms of school ex...

D and developing countries alike have recognized the importance of girls’ education: the worldwide surge in girls’ primary school enrollment over the past two decades is testament to their commitment. The growth in girls’ schooling also coincides with the global trend toward mass education that took off after the end of World War II and accelerated in the postcolonial period. Over the past 60 y...

BACKGROUND The positive association between parental socio-economic position (PSEP) and health among adolescents may be partly explained by physical activity behaviour. We investigated the associations between physical activity, aerobic fitness and PSEP in a population based sample of German adolescents. METHODS 5,251 participants, aged 11-17 years, in the German Health Interview and Examinat...

Acknowledgements Ghana's economic future looks bright. Education is a necessary prerequisite for all citizens to be able to contribute to and benefit from the dividends of this development. The returns from educating girls – in terms of health, social and economic outcomes – are well established. As such, the imperative of girls' education for Ghana has never been greater. This critical review ...