Group interpersonal psychotherapy is an effective way to manage depression among perinatal adolescents.
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Adolescent girls carry the blame for early pregnancy, yet the boys and men who got them pregnant remain invisible.
Alcohol use among adolescent girls and young women cannot be separated from transactional sex, coercion and violence in high HIV-burden settings.
Programmes to address transactional sex need to be customised. The drivers change from country to country.
Adolescent girls and young women are at the heart of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. They need to know their HIV status.
Unequal access to contraception poses risks to reproductive-age women, families and Nigeria’s development.
Adolescent girls living in low-income urban informal settlements face challenges that elevate their susceptibility to early childbearing.
One in four girls between the ages of 15 and 19 globally who have been in a relationship have suffered abuse. Forty percent of these are in Africa.
Laura Elizabeth Woollett’s fourth novel cracks open the toxic power dynamics between a privileged huddle of ‘Blondes’ and the culturally diverse girls they seek to marginalise.
Lots of young teens and first-time tampon users are intimidated by tampons. But they’re easy once you get the hang of it.
We analysed the primary care records of more than 9 million young patients across the UK.
The mental health of teenagers has grown far worse over the last decade. But a new report shows that, compared with boys, teen girls are disproportionately experiencing sadness and hopelessness.
We need a combination of new approaches to reduce age disparate sex. And we need new technologies to protect young women.
Research shows that many girls are in elementary school when they have their first period. But often they have not received adequate health education.
PrEP enables adolescent girls and young women to protect themselves from HIV without having to convince a partner to use a condom at the time of sex.
Many young women faced challenges with online learning and studying at home during COVID, but some showed resilience and a determination to achieve their educational goals.
The loss of income, economic and food insecurity, fear of infection, and death of family members resulted in feelings of frustration, anxiety and depression.
Up to 257 million women who want to avoid pregnancy are not using safe, modern contraception methods
Despite the high incidence of adolescent pregnancy and the risks it poses, there isn’t much data on maternal mental health in this age group in sub-Saharan Africa.
Ample research demonstrates the harms Instagram causes teen girls, especially around body image. Meta is now facing the consequences of knowingly marketing a harmful service.
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Senior Specialist Scientist, South African Medical Research Council
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Senior lecturer, York St John University
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Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications (GSMC)
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Senior Implementation Scientist and Mental Health Consultant, Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University
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Adjunct Faculty in Psychology and Childhood Studies, Bridgewater State University
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Director, Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA)
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Professor of Psychology, University of Kentucky
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Senior Scientist, South African Medical Research Council
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Senior Researcher, Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office, University of the Witwatersrand
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Adjunct Researcher, English and Writing, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
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Associate professor in Health Psychology, University of Copenhagen
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Professor of Public Health, Washington University in St. Louis