scholarly journals Exploring Sexual Awareness and Decision-making among Adolescent Girls and Boys in Rural Nicaragua: A socio-ecological approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 100676
Author(s):  
Frida M. Larsson ◽  
Rachel Bowers-Sword ◽  
Gabriela Narvaez ◽  
William J. Ugarte
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Ecological Approach ◽  
Adolescent Girls And Boys

Prevalence of and factors associated with insufficient physical activity among adolescents: evidence from a nationwide survey in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Md Mokbul Hossain ◽  
Fahmida Akter ◽  
Abu Abdullah Mohammad Hanif ◽  
Md Showkat Ali Khan ◽  
Abu Ahmed Shamim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
World Health ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Adolescent Girls And Boys ◽  
The World ◽  
Insufficient Physical Activity ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract The World Health Organization set a target of a 15% relative reduction in the prevalence of insufficient physical activity (IPA) by 2025 among adolescents and adults globally. In Bangladesh, there are no national estimates of the prevalence of IPA among adolescents. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of and risk factors associated with IPA among adolescent girls and boys. Data for 4865 adolescent girls and 4907 adolescent boys, collected as a part of a National Nutrition Surveillance in 2018–19, were analysed for this study. A modified version of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) was used to collect physical activity data. The World Health Organization recommended cut-off points were used to estimate the prevalence of IPA. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with IPA. Prevalences of IPA among adolescent girls and boys were 50.3% and 29.0%, respectively, and the prevalence was significantly higher among early adolescents (10–14 years) than late adolescents (15–19 years) among both boys and girls. The IPA prevalence was highest among adolescents living in non-slum urban areas (girls: 77.7%; boys: 64.1%). For both boys and girls, younger age, non-slum urban residence, higher paternal education and increased television viewing time were significantly associated with IPA. Additionally, residing in slums was significantly associated with IPA only among the boys. Higher maternal education was associated with IPA only among the girls. This study identified several modifiable risk factors associated with IPA among adolescent boys and girls in Bangladesh. These factors should be addressed through comprehensive public health interventions to promote physical activity among adolescent girls and boys.

Advancing the Agency of Adolescent Girls

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-46
Author(s):  
Eric Edmonds ◽  
Ben Feigenberg ◽  
Jessica Leight
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Transition To High School ◽  
School Improvements ◽  
School Based ◽  
Decision To Stay ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Percent Decline

Abstract More than 98 million adolescent girls are not in school. Can girls inuence their schooling without changes in their family's economic environment? In Rajasthan, India, we examine the impact of a school-based life skills program that seeks to address low aspirations, narrow societal roles for girls and women, restricted networks of social support, and limited decision-making power. We find the intervention causes a 25 percent decline in school dropout that persists from seventh grade through the transition to high school. Improvements in socioemotional support among girls exposed to the intervention seem especially important in their decision to stay in school.

Disordered Eating Precursors in Pre- and Early Adolescent Girls and Boys

1997 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela K. Keel ◽  
Jayne A. Fulkerson ◽  
Gloria R. Leon
Keyword(s):  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
Adolescent Girls And Boys

13 Physical Activity and HSA Analysis in Adolescent Girls and Boys

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
G.Y. Rochefort ◽  
R. El Hage ◽  
D. Courteix ◽  
C.L. Benhamou ◽  
C. Jacob ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Adolescent Girls And Boys

scholarly journals The rights and duties of post-adolescent daughters: Daughters' and parents' accounts

Sociologija ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 391-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Metka Kuhar
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Balance Of Power ◽  
Parental Home ◽  
Life Situation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Biological Parents ◽  
Adolescence Period ◽  
University City ◽  
Insight Into

The article deals with the conceptualisation and negotiation of post-adolescent daughters' rights and duties in their families of origin. More and more young Europeans and particularly many young Slovenians are staying with their parents in the post-adolescence period (and even later) or come home from their university city every weekend. This means that two adult generations live together in the same household; so they have to negotiate the rights and duties of the younger generation in different areas, from very personal domains (e.g. appearance) to more far-reaching life decisions (e.g. the post-study life situation, moving out of the parental home). The study provides at least a partial insight into the processes involved in the negotiation of rights and duties in families with post-adolescent daughters. The data stem from semi-structured interviews conducted in autumn 2006 in Slovenia with 70 first-born post-adolescent girls and both of their biological parents. The respondents answered closed- and open-ended questions referring to four vignettes suggesting controversial situations. The answers allow a view of the conceptualisations of post-adolescents' rights and duties, the distribution of decision-making power and the way of dealing with such situations. The results show that post-adolescent daughters are very dependent on their parents in various areas. It turned out that the contemporary Slovenian family with post-adolescent daughters is prepared to negotiate: patterns of intrafamilial communication range from the traditionally grounded commanding pattern where children have to obey unequivocally (but less than 10% of parents resort to the bare use of authority), to an open, active negotiation pattern where the balance of power is more equal and the achievement of consensus is very important.

scholarly journals Association between Physical Activity and Sleep Difficulties among Adolescents in Germany: The Role of Socioeconomic Status

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 9664
Author(s):  
Miriam Blume ◽  
Petra Rattay
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Daytime Sleepiness ◽  
Sleep Onset ◽  
Adolescent Girls And Boys ◽  
Kiggs Study ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Sleep Difficulties

We examined sleep difficulties among adolescents in Germany and the association with physical activity (PA). Furthermore, we analyzed whether the association varied with the socioeconomic status (SES) among adolescent girls and boys in Germany. Using data from the German Health Interview Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) study (Wave 2), 6599 adolescents aged 11 to 17 years were included in the analyses. We conducted sex-stratified logistic regression analyses. Dependent variables were unrecommended sleep duration (defined as a duration of sleep that does not meet the recommended duration), sleep-onset difficulties, trouble sleeping, and daytime sleepiness. Most adolescent girls and boys reported sleep difficulties. While no associations between PA and sleep difficulties were observed, a significant interaction between PA and SES was found for sleep duration in boys and daytime sleepiness in girls. Thus, adolescents with low SES had fewer sleep difficulties if they met the recommendation for PA, compared with those in other SES groups. In Germany, a large proportion of adolescents have sleep difficulties. We found that the experience of sleep difficulties varied according to PA, sex, and the family SES. Future sleep promotion programs should consider these differences.

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