Gender differences in adherence to COVID-19 preventative measures and preferred sources of COVID-19 information among adolescents and young adults with cancer

Background: Adolescents and young adults in South Africa are at increased risk of experiencing negative outcomes from early sex initiation due to the context they develop in. This study aimed at investigating trends and gender differences in early age at sexual debut.Methods: Data from the Cape Area Panel Study (CAPS) of young adults’ conducted between 2002 and 2009 in urban Cape Town were used. Correlates of early sex using ecological risk factors were analysed. Results: Overall mean age at sexual debut at follow-up was 17.5 years (standard deviation (SD) =2.5), with males at 16.8 years (SD=2.5) and 18.1 years (SD=2.4) for females. Males consistently reported an earlier age at sex debut across the five waves of the survey. Significant risk factors for early sex appeared at all levels of the ecology to include individual, household, and community factors. Conclusions: Integrated interventions for delaying early sex debut should consider factors within the ecology of the young adults’ development context.Keywords: Sex debut, adolescents and young adults, contextual risk factors, cumulative risk.

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Gender differences in the relationships among obesity, adiponectin and brachial artery distensibility in adolescents and young adults

International Journal of Obesity ◽

10.1038/ijo.2009.164 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 33 (10) ◽

pp. 1118-1125 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

E M Urbina ◽

P Khoury ◽

L J Martin ◽

D D'Alessio ◽

L M Dolan

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Young Adults ◽

Brachial Artery ◽

Adolescents And Young Adults

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To Tweet, or Not to Tweet: Gender Differences and Potential Positive and Negative Health Outcomes of Adolescents’ Social Internet Use

American Journal of Men s Health ◽

10.1177/1557988309360819 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 77-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 94

Author(s):

Melissa Pujazon-Zazik ◽

M. Jane Park

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Social Media ◽

Young Adults ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Internet Use ◽

Online Dating ◽

Adolescents And Young Adults ◽

Online Social Media ◽

Adolescent Risk ◽

Negative Health Outcomes

Adolescents and young adults are avid Internet users. Online social media, such as social networking sites (e.g., Facebook, MySpace), blogs, status updating sites (e.g., Twitter) and chat rooms, have become integral parts of adolescents’ and young adults’ lives. Adolescents are even beginning to enter the world of online dating with several websites dedicated to “teenage online dating.” This paper reviews recent peer-reviewed literature and national data on 1) adolescents use of online social media, 2) gender differences in online social media and 3) potential positive and negative health outcomes from adolescents’ online social media use. We also examine parental monitoring of adolescents’ online activities. Given that parental supervision is a key protective factor against adolescent risk-taking behavior, it is reasonable to hypothesize that unmonitored Internet use may place adolescents’ at significant risk, such as cyberbullying, unwanted exposure to pornography, and potentially revealing personal information to sexual predators.

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