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- Dictionaryad·o·les·cent/ˌadlˈes(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. (of a young person) in the process of developing from a child into an adult: "many parents find it hard to understand their adolescent children" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an adolescent boy or girl: "the books are aimed at children and adolescents"
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Jun 5, 2024 · Older adolescent girls are disproportionately affected by intimate partner violence. Pregnancy complications and unsafe abortions are the leading causes of death among 15-19-year-old girls. Most adolescent mortality and morbidity is preventable or treatable, but adolescents face specific barriers in accessing health information and services.
Oct 19, 2020 · Age is a convenient way to define adolescence, but it is only one characteristic that delineates this period of development. Age is often more appropriate for assessing and comparing biological changes (e.g. puberty), which are fairly universal, than the social transitions, which vary more with the socio-cultural environment.
Oct 7, 2021 · WHO defines 'Adolescents' as individuals in the 10-19 years age group and 'Youth' as the 15-24 year age group. While 'Young People' covers the age range 10-24 years. There are about 360 million adolescents comprising about 20% of the population in the countries of the South-East Asia Region (SEAR). The transition from childhood to adulthood involves dramatic physical, sexual, psychological and ...
Oct 10, 2024 · Adolescence (10-19 years) is a unique and formative time. Multiple physical, emotional and social changes, including exposure to poverty, abuse, or violence, can make adolescents vulnerable to mental health problems. Promoting psychological well-being and protecting adolescents from adverse experiences and risk factors that may impact their potential to thrive are critical for their well-being ...
It causes nearly a third of all adolescent male deaths in the WHO Region of the Americas. Violence during adolescence also increases the risks of injury, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, mental health problems, poor school performance and dropout, early pregnancy, reproductive health problems, and communicable and noncommunicable diseases.
Apr 10, 2024 · Adolescent pregnancy is a global phenomenon with clearly known causes and serious health, social and economic consequences. Globally, the adolescent birth rate (ABR) has decreased, but rates of change have been uneven across regions. There are also enormous variations in levels between and within countries.
In tackling adolescent health challenges, building resilience is key. For mental health conditions, for example, resilience comes from having emotional, psychological and social support such as strong peer networks, being able to speak openly to adults at school or at home, but also being physically healthy through a good diet, physical activity, and sleeping well.
Sep 19, 2024 · The World Health Organization urged countries in South-East Asia Region to ensure health systems are responsive to the unique needs of adolescents, highlighting its ‘triple dividend’ benefit – immediate, future, and intergenerational.“Adolescence, from 10 to 19 years of age, is a time of distinctive development - cognitive, social, physical, emotional, and sexual. Adolescents require ...
Adolescent health in the Western Pacific Adolescents – young people between the ages of 10 and 19 years – are often thought of as a healthy group. However, their rates of reduction of death has been much slower than other age groups.
Sep 23, 2024 · Increased investment is urgently needed to address evolving health risks and meet the mental and sexual and reproductive health needs for the nearly 1.3 billion adolescents (aged 10-19 years) globally, according to a new scientific publication released by the World Health Organization (WHO). Adolescence is a unique and critical stage of human development, involving major physical, emotional ...
