A5074634368- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Education Systems and Policy
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Sex work and related issues
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Male Reproductive Health Studies
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- School Health and Nursing Education
Child Trends
2016-2019
Youth Development
2019
Johns Hopkins University
2014-2017
Past experiences of childhood maltreatment are common for youth involved in the juvenile justice system. This paper explores potential protective factors at peer, family, school, and neighborhood levels that disrupt relationship between later non-violent violent offending behavior how these effects vary by a number different sociodemographics. We used data from National Longitudinal Study Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), nationally representative longitudinal study adolescents who...
Parent-teen discussions about sexual and reproductive health (SRH) are associated with delayed sex higher contraceptive use among teens. Using the National Survey of Family Growth, we conducted bivariate multivariate analyses different types parent-teen SRH two cohorts We describe differences in patterns for males females by race/ethnicity nativity, test racial/ethnic interactions within each cohort. Analyses found that prevalence increased across cohorts. For females, there were increases...
The Well-Being of Adolescents in Vulnerable Environments (WAVE) study was conducted among adolescents aged 15-19 years Baltimore, Ibadan, Johannesburg, New Delhi, and Shanghai to examine perceived factors related their health. A preliminary analysis the data, unexpectedly, revealed that influence physical environment on adolescent health a dominant theme across every site examined. To explore this further, paper analyzed specific components were health, how they contributed various outcomes...
What factors and subgroups have propelled the recent increase in intrauterine device (IUD) use USA? The IUD use, from 1.8 to 9.5% USA between 2002 2012, was driven primarily by a marked uptake among parous women who intended more children. Recent data suggest an unprecedented USA, yet less is known about how this has affected overall proportion of women, at risk unintended pregnancy, are using contraception which social economic groups involved. Data drawn 2011–2013 National Surveys Family...
Abstract Background Child maltreatment has been linked to lower health, education, and income later in life, is associated with increased engagement delinquent or criminal behaviors. This paper explores trajectories of these behaviors from adolescence into early adulthood tests as a predictor, whether observed patterns are consistent across different demographic groups. Methods Using data the National Longitudinal Study Adolescent Adult Health, longitudinal study nationally representative...
Child marriage is an important driver of poor health outcomes at the global level, particularly for those related to sexual and reproductive (SRH). Relatively few programs focus specifically on married adolescents, however, most narrowly SRH rather than broader well-being. Programming that combines with economic empowerment (EE) may lead greater well-being while enhancing effectiveness both programmatic components, but evaluations have directly addressed this.This study explores relative...
AffiliationsHospital of the University Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School Public Health Baltimore, MDJohns MD