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Saoirse Nic Gabhainn
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Open AccessThe determinants of the nutritional quality of food provided to the homeless population: a mixed methods systematic review protocol
Studies assessing the nutritional quality of food provided to the homeless population show deficiencies in micronutrients and excess fat, sugar, and salt. The availability of cheap, energy-dense and nutrient-p...
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Participatory Research Processes: Working with Children for Children
Genuine participatory research enables us to embed the principles of health promotion practice into our research. Participants and researchers can develop skills, be empowered, and have fun, as well as make im...
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Sexual Behaviour in Sexual Minority and Non-minority Youth in Ireland
Evidence from the international literature demonstrates that compared to their non-minority (heterosexual) peers, sexual minority young people disproportionately experience health inequalities, especially rela...
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Open AccessDevelopment of a Measure to Assess What Young Heterosexual Adults Say They Learn About Sex from Pornography
This study involved the development of two new measures to assess what some young heterosexual-identifying adults report learning about sex from pornography. Inventory items were generated from an extensive li...
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Open AccessSexual intercourse, age of initiation and contraception among adolescents in Ireland: findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland study
The need to tackle sexual health problems and promote positive sexual health has been acknowledged in Irish health policy. Young people’s sexual behaviour however remains under-researched with limited national...
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Open AccessSexual Health questions included in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study: an international methodological pilot investigation
This paper describes the methodological developments of the sexual health items included in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study since their mandatory inclusion in the study in 2002. The c...
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Open AccessChildren’s participation in school: a cross-sectional study of the relationship between school environments, participation and health and well-being outcomes
Schools are a key setting for health promotion and improvement activities and the psycho-social environment of the school is an important dimension for promoting the health and well-being of children. The deve...
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Immigrant Children In Ireland
The history of mankind is replete with stories of migration. People and tribes migrated in search for food and commodities, and people were sold for slavery. Such was the history of many peoples including the ...
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Early Adolescent Sexual Initiation and Physical/Psychological Symptoms: A Comparative Analysis of Five Nations
Although most people in developed countries experience sexual initiation during adolescence, little is known about inter-country variability in the psychosocial correlates of early initiation. Population-based...
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The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children: WHO Collaborative Cross-National (HBSC) Study: origins, concept, history and development 1982–2008
This paper traces the history of the HBSC study from its origins in the early 1980’s to the present day describing how it was first conceptualised scientifically and how this influenced issues of study design....
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Gender specific trends in alcohol use: cross-cultural comparisons from 1998 to 2006 in 24 countries and regions
To examine trends in the prevalence of monthly alcohol use and lifetime drunkenness among 15 year olds in 20 European countries, the Russian Federation, Israel, the United States of America, and Canada.
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Parental occupation, family affluence and adolescent health behaviour in 28 countries
We explored the association between socioeconomic position and four different aspects of adolescent health behavior in a wide range of European countries, the US, Canada and Israel.
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Achieving Consensus In Develo** A National Set Of Child Well-Being Indicators
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Achieving Consensus in Develo** a National Set of Child Well-Being Indicators
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Open AccessThe relationship between parental socio-economic status and episodes of drunkenness among adolescents: findings from a cross-national survey
Behavioral factors such as (excessive) alcohol consumption play a major role in the explanation of social inequalities in health. The unequal distribution of health risk behaviors among socio-economic groups h...
