scholarly journals ‘I have the confidence to ask’: thickening agency among adolescent girls in Karnataka, South India

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Satyanarayana Ramanaik ◽  
Martine Collumbien ◽  
Ashwini Pujar ◽  
Lottie Howard-Merrill ◽  
Beniamino Cislaghi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
South India

Prevalence of anaemia among adolescent girls in the urban slums of Vellore, south India

2006 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abha Choudhary ◽  
Prabhakar D Moses ◽  
Premkumar Mony ◽  
Mathews Mathai
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
South India ◽  
Urban Slums

scholarly journals CLINICAL PROFILE OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS WITH GYNAECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN RURAL SOUTH INDIA

2020 ◽  
pp. 9-12
Author(s):  
NULAKATHATI VANI ◽  
NISHADHAM SRAVANI ◽  
THIPPESWAMY RAMYA ◽  
MOHANRAJ RATHINAVELU ◽  
MEKALA JYOTHI SUCHITRA
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
South India ◽  
Healthcare Facility ◽  
Rural Setting ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Menstrual Disorder ◽  
Menstrual Cycles ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Ethical Clearance

Objective: The purpose of the six months observational study is to evaluate the gynaecological problems of the adolescent girls, attending the gynaecological outpatient department of a secondary care referral healthcare facility in rural south India. Methods: After ethical clearance, adolescent girls in the age group of 10-19 y having gynaecological problems, who had experienced at least 3 consecutive menstrual cycles, and who showed willingness towards study were included; and adolescent girls in 10-19 y age group having a pregnancy and its complications were excluded. Results: Out of 161 adolescent girls, 46.01% belong to late adolescence with more distribution of gynaecological problems. The gynaecological problems majorly observed were menstrual disorder 59.63%, abdominal pain (11.18%), white discharge per vagina (9.94%), and 8.07% of heavy menstrual bleeding. The menstrual disorder complained with amenorrhea 40.63%, polymenorrhea 18.75%, and menorrhagia 16.67%. In our study, 26.09% and 32.3% of adolescent girls were anaemic and underweight, respectively. Conclusion: In conclusion, our study showcased evidently that young adolescent girls are at higher risk of both gynaecological problems and menses disorders in the rural setting; for whom more amount of awareness to be parented and education of menstrual hygiene and hemodynamic effects has to be culminated through health education, for a future healthier nation.

scholarly journals A study on menstruation of Indian adolescent girls in an urban area of South India

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Afsaneh Bakhtiari ◽  
Shabnam Omidvar ◽  
FatemehNasiri Amiri ◽  
Khyrunnisa Begum
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
South India

scholarly journals Developing a Mental Health Measurement Strategy to Capture Psychological Problems among Lower Caste Adolescent Girls in Rural, South India

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
April Mazzuca ◽  
Dawood Nagarchi ◽  
Satyanarayana Ramanaik ◽  
T Raghavendra ◽  
Prakash Javalkar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
South India ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Psychosocial Problems ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Early Marriage ◽  
Health Measurement ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Cultural Validity

Adolescent girls vulnerable to early marriage and school dropout in rural India may be at elevated risk of psychosocial problems. However, few screening instruments have been culturally adapted and validated to measure this risk. This paper describes the process by which the Primary Health Questionnaire PHQ-9, a screening instrument for depression, was tested for cultural validity as part of the Samata evaluation – an intervention to support low caste adolescent girls in rural south India to attend and complete secondary school and to delay marriage until adulthood. Three focus groups discussions (FGDs) were held with 20 adolescent girls and six outreach workers of the Samata programme in rural north Karnataka, south India. The FGDs were used to explore local expressions of psychosocial problems and to understand the acceptability and appropriateness of PHQ-9 items. A thematic content analysis was conducted on the transcripts of the FGDs. Descriptions of local expressions of psychosocial problems generally matched the items on the PHQ-9. However, not all representations of psychological symptoms were captured by this tool. Persistent worry, loneliness and isolation, and externalised behaviours were also described by participants as common expressions of psychosocial distress. Based on the limitations of translation methods, local stakeholders must be involved in evaluating the cultural appropriateness of mental health screening tools. The current research demonstrates a strategy by which to assess the cultural validity of Western psychiatric instruments with key stakeholders in low- and middle-income settings.

scholarly journals Perceived health discomfort among adolescent girls and related factors in an urban area, South India

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
FatemehNasiri Amiri ◽  
Shabnam Omidvar ◽  
Afsaneh Bakhtiari ◽  
Mojgan Firouzbakht ◽  
Khyrunnisa Begum
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
South India ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Related Factors

Gendered Housework Among Adolescents in India

2021 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2110380
Author(s):  
Ashley Larsen Gibby
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
South India ◽  
Gender Ideology ◽  
Gender Attitudes ◽  
Socialization Theory ◽  
Time Diary ◽  
Diary Data ◽  
Gender Neutral ◽  
Gender Revolution

Although an in-depth body of literature has explored the gendered lives of children in India, little is known about adolescents. Utilizing 24-hour time diary data from South India, this study examined how girls’ ( n = 554) and boys’ ( n = 577) engagement in housework varied by parents’ gender ideology. Findings show that adolescent girls with egalitarian parents do significantly less housework than girls with less egalitarian parents. At first glance, these findings support socialization theory—that what parents think translates into what adolescents do. However, boys do very little housework, regardless of parents’ gender attitudes. These differing findings are consistent with the idea of a stalled gender revolution and illustrate that socialization theory is not gender neutral.

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