Predictors and consequences of “Phubbing” among adolescents and youth in India: An impact evaluation study

S Davey, A Davey, SK Raghav, JV Singh… - Journal of Family and …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND:“Phubbing” phenomenon, in the frequent use of a smartphone, describes
the habit of snubbing someone in favor of a mobile phone. Its predictors and consequences …

Knowledge about menstrual hygiene, sexual health, and contraception in educated late adolescent age girls

S Mamilla, S Goundla - Journal of family medicine and primary …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Aim: Adolescents are future generation of our country. It is a vulnerable age making them
susceptible to many health issues such as reproductive tract infections because of improper …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of life skills education on socio-emotional functioning of adolescents in urban Puducherry, India: A mixed-methods study

G Surendran, S Sarkar, P Kandasamy… - Journal of Education …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: We wanted to assess the effect of life skills education (LSE) and regular
curriculum on the self-esteem, self-efficacy, adjustment, and psychosocial functioning of …

Are school-going adolescents mentally healthy? Case study from Sabarkantha, Gujarat, India

T Puwar, S Yasobant, D Saxena - Indian Journal of Community …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Mental health issues becoming the global public health challenge, especially
among the youth (12–24 years of age), although they are often detected later in life. In India …

Pattern of sexual behavior in adolescents and young adults attending STD clinic in a tertiary care center in South India

SU Maheswari, S Kalaivani - Indian journal of sexually transmitted …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Materials and Methods: The study was performed by reviewing the medical records of 1140
adolescents and young adults from January 2015 to June 2015. Demographic and sexual …

Convergence and outreach for successful implementation of Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram

K Kansara, D Saxena, T Puwar… - Indian Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Adolescents (10–19 years of age) constitute about one-fifth of India's
population. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has launched …

Qualitative assessment of life skill development of adolescent girls through Kishori Panchayat: An adolescents for health action model in selected villages of rural …

I Guha, CH Maliye, SS Gupta… - Indian Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: The “Adolescents for Health Action model,” Kishori Panchayat (KP) is an
innovative approach for mobilizing and empowering adolescent girls by enhancing their life …

Are our rural adolescents eating healthy?: implications for redesigning school health interventions–a cross sectional study in rural Coimbatore

S Ganesan, TV Chacko… - Indian journal of public …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Adolescence is a period of transition where independence in thinking and
behavior is established and food choices that are made are followed for several years, and …

[HTML][HTML] Role of nutritional and environmental factors in the development of essential hypertension among school-going adolescents in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

S Baskar, B Nisha, G Parasuraman… - International Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Essential hypertension is one of the fastest rising noncommunicable diseases
among adolescents and poses a major public health issue globally. This study aimed to …

Health needs of adolescent girls living in an urban slum of a metropolitan city-A mixed method approach

DD Kadam, US Saurabha… - Journal of family medicine …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: 1. Assessing the health needs of adolescent girls living in an urban slum. 2.
Identifying the barriers in accomplishing the health needs. Methodology: This was a …