Age at time of initial sexual intercourse and health of adolescent girls

LAS Lara, CHN Abdo - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2016 - Elsevier
Adolescence is characterized by marked changes in the body, psychology, and sexual
behavior due to increasing production of hormones. In this review we aimed to assess the …

Assessing the relationship between youth religiosity and their alcohol use: A meta-analysis from 2008 to 2018

AM Russell, B Yu, CG Thompson, SY Sussman… - Addictive …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Underage alcohol use, and associated deleterious consequences, persists as a
serious public health issue. In particular, early initiation of alcohol use increases risk for the …

Religion as a protective factor against drug use among Brazilian university students: a national survey

FC Gomes, AG de Andrade, R Izbicki… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the relationship between religiosity and drug use among Brazilian
university students. Methods This manuscript is part of the “First Nationwide Survey on the …

Mindfulness and sexuality

A Lazaridou, C Kalogianni - Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Mindfulness seems to associate with positive effects on health and overall wellbeing.
However, little research has indicated association between mindfulness and sexuality. The …

Determinants of risky sexual behaviour among undergraduate students at the University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

EA Tekletsadik, AA Ayisa, EG Mekonen… - Epidemiology & …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Risky sexual behaviour (RSB) is defined as behaviours leading to sexually transmitted
diseases and unintended pregnancies. According to the Joint United Nations Program on …

Reproducibility of the brief religious coping inventory with African athletes' sample using ordinal factor analytical approach

EK Agormedah, F Quansah, M Srem-Sai… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Previous studies have revealed that religious coping strategy is common
among athletes due to the stressful experiences before and during competitions as part of …

Gender differences in the association between religion/spirituality and simultaneous polysubstance use (SPU)

AB Acheampong, S Lasopa, CW Striley… - Journal of religion and …, 2016 - Springer
While religion/spirituality strongly protects against drug use (Cheney et al. in J Drug Issues
44 (1): 94–113, 2014), little is known about gender differences in the association of …

The sport chaplain's role in the holistic care model for collegiate athletes in the United States

SN Waller, LT Huffman, RL Hardin - Practical Theology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
More than 460,000 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) student–athletes
compete in twenty-three sports each year. These student–athletes receive a spectrum of …

Utilization and limitations of the American college health Association's National College Health Assessment instrument: a systematic review

RN Rahn, B Pruitt, P Goodson - Journal of American College …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To analyze the literature in which researchers have utilized the National College
Health Assessment (NCHA) I or the NCHA II. Participants and Methods: The authors …

Polio immunization in Pakistan: ethical issues and challenges

S Basharat, BT Shaikh - Public health reviews, 2017 - Springer
Background Immunization should be considered a basic human right to health and well-
being. It is everybody's business, and it is everybody's responsibility: the individual, the …