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Social protection as a strategy for HIV prevention, education promotion and child marriage reduction among adolescents: a cross-sectional population-based study in Lesotho

BMC Public Health. 2024 Jun 6;24(1):1523. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18903-1. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Lesotho’s government has shown consistent efforts to implement social protection programmes. However, while recent evidence …

Use of contraception during first sexual intercourse among Norwegian adolescents: a national cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health. 2024 Jun 6;24(1):1521. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19009-4. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Most Norwegian adolescents experience their first sexual intercourse during late adolescence. Use of contraception is …

Developing a Mental Health Screening Questionnaire in an Asian Children’s Hospital Emergency Setting

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2024 Jun 7. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003148. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Mental health concerns among adolescents are increasingly prevalent, yet underrecognized. Adolescents …

Cohort profile: longitudinal and population comparison of children who are HIV-exposed uninfected and children who are HIV unexposed in Kenya (HOPE study)

BMJ Open. 2024 Jun 6;14(6):e081975. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081975. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Globally, the number of children/adolescents exposed to HIV but uninfected (HIV-exposed uninfected, HEU) is growing. The …

Loneliness in the Digital World: protocol for a co-produced ecological momentary assessment study in adolescents

BMJ Open. 2024 Jun 6;14(6):e087374. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087374. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Loneliness has been identified as an important public health issue, peaking during adolescence. Previous research has …

Long-term health conditions among household families in Aotearoa New Zealand: cross-sectional analysis of integrated Census and administrative data

N Z Med J. 2024 Jun 7;137(1596):20-34. doi: 10.26635/6965.6370. ABSTRACT AIM: Little is known about the extent to which families in Aotearoa New Zealand are …