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Memory in female adolescents with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency
IntroductionIn females with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), the influence of hyperandrogenism and glucocorticoid supplementation on...
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Overweight and obesity among female adolescents in Nigeria; an emerging, but under-reported epidemic
BackgroundOverweight and obesity are increasing at epidemic levels in all ages globally, but there is little nationally representative data on female...
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Assessing urogenital schistosomiasis and female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) among adolescents in Anaocha, Anambra State, Nigeria: implications for ongoing control efforts
BackgroundUrogenital schistosomiasis (UgS) remains a persistent health challenge among adolescents in Anambra State, Nigeria, despite ongoing control...
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Impaired bone mineral density and microarchitecture in female adolescents with IgE-mediated cow’s milk allergy
SummaryThis study compared the bone parameters of adolescents with persistent cow’s milk allergy (CMA) with those of healthy adolescents. Adolescents...
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School-based peer-led diabetes intervention among female adolescents: a cluster randomized trial
BackgroundThe prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing among adolescents and clear strategies are needed to prevent it. The aim of this study was...
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Victimization among adolescents of female sex workers: findings from the children of at-risk parents (CARP) study in Uganda
BackgroundFemale sex workers (FSWs) live and work in high-risk environments, experience high levels of adversity, and have multigenerational trauma...
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Prevalence and factors associated with loneliness among Indonesian female adolescents: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundLoneliness, or the perception of social disconnectedness, is a public health concern and is reported to be a frequent experience during...
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Sleep, social media use and mental health in female adolescents aged 12 to 18 years old during the COVID-19 pandemic
BackgroundAdolescents with high social media (SM) use experienced poor sleep quality and high anxiety and depression levels. The study aimed to...
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Thoughts about fertility among female adolescents and young adults with cancer: a qualitative study
PurposeNine hundred female adolescents and young adults (AYAs) aged 15–39 are diagnosed with cancer in Denmark annually. Advances in cancer therapy...
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Prevalence and risk factors for female and male adolescents involved in pregnancy and abortion: a population-based cross-sectional study in Taiwan, 2006–2016
AimsWe estimated the rates and compared the risk factors for pregnancy and abortion between sexually active female and male adolescents with pregnant...
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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Children and Adolescents Illustrated Guide to Diagnose, Assess, Inform and Report
This open access illustrated guide focuses on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in children and adolescents.
FGM/C comprises all procedures...
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Evaluation of effectiveness of school-based nutrition education in improving the consumption of pulses-based food among female adolescents in Northwest Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial
BackgroundProtein undernutrition is a prevalent health problem in Ethiopia severely affecting the reproductive outcome of women. This is mainly...
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Progress toward the UNAIDS 90–90-90 targets among female sex workers and sexually exploited female adolescents in Juba and Nimule, South Sudan
BackgroundLittle is known about HIV in South Sudan and even less about HIV among female sex workers (FSW). We characterized progress towards UNAIDS...
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Effectiveness of Psycho-Religious Sexuality Education upon Anger and Depression of Iranian Female Adolescents: The Relationship of Quality Family Relationships and Birth Order
Sexually active adolescents tend to have a wider range of psychosocial problems, including depression, anger, poor academic achievement, low...
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Socioeconomic inequalities in contraceptive use among female adolescents in south Asian countries: a decomposition analysis
BackgroundContraceptive knowledge and use has been an emerging topic of interest in adolescents in Asia. This study quantified the contribution of...
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Serum concentrations of BDNF in adolescents with metabolic syndrome: a case-control study between normal - BMI adolescents and adolescents with obesity
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) has been linked to various conditions of the cardiovascular and nervous systems. Scarce data exist about the...
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Pubertal timing in adolescents with ADHD: extension and replication in an all-female sample
Pubertal timing predicts a miscellany of negative mental and physical health outcomes. Prior work examining pubertal timing in youth with...
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Factors associated with pregnancy and induced abortion among street-involved female adolescents in two Nigerian urban cities: a mixed-method study
ObjectivesThis study determined the correlates of unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion among sexually active female street-involved adolescents...
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Psychological features in male and female adolescents with eating disorders: is it the same condition?
PurposeEating disorders (EDs) are psychiatric disorders with a typical prevalence in adolescence. EDs have long been wrongly considered female...
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Exploration factors on smoking among female adolescents based on the viewpoints of Iranian adolescent girls
BackgroundIn recent years, the prevalence of smoking in women has increased significantly. This study aimed to explain the effective factors in the...