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Prioritising snakebite in the child and adolescent health agenda Lancet Child Adolesc. Health (IF 36.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Soumyadeep Bhaumik, Geetha R Menon, Abdulrazaq G Habib
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Substandard and falsified medicines for children: UHC has a preventive role Lancet Child Adolesc. Health (IF 36.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Nicola J Gray, Ronald D Barr, Catherine Karekezi, Jean-Pierre Chanoine
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Adolescents' Depression and Anxiety Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Longitudinal Evidence From COMPASS J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Mahmood R. Gohari, Karen A. Patte, Mark A. Ferro, Slim Haddad, Terrance J. Wade, Richard E. Bélanger, Isabella Romano, Scott T. Leatherdale
Purpose There is concern over the potentially detrimental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents' mental health. We examined changes in depression and anxiety symptoms from before (2018-19) to the early (2019-20) and ongoing pandemic (2020-21) responses among Canadian adolescents in the context of a natural experiment. Methods We used linked survey data from 5,368 Canadian secondary school
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The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children needs its own identity: the case of psychotropic medicines Lancet Child Adolesc. Health (IF 36.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Davide Papola, Giovanni Ostuzzi, Chiara Gastaldon, Corrado Barbui
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Severe acute hepatitis in children: true outbreak or heightened vigilance? Lancet Child Adolesc. Health (IF 36.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Raffaele Iorio, Fabiola Di Dato, Maria Immacolata Spagnuolo
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Stella Chan: soothing young minds through the power of art Lancet Child Adolesc. Health (IF 36.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Peter Ranscombe
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Paediatric acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology: a national surveillance investigation in the USA during 2021 and 2022 Lancet Child Adolesc. Health (IF 36.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Jordan Cates, Julia M Baker, Olivia Almendares, Neha Balachandran, Erin R McKeever, Anita K Kambhampati, Caelin Cubenas, Jan Vinjé, Jennifer L Cannon, Preeti Chhabra, Brandi Freeman, Sarah Reagan-Steiner, Julu Bhatnagar, Paul A Gastañaduy, Hannah L Kirking, David Sugerman, Umesh D Parashar, Jacqueline E Tate
Background Adenovirus is a known cause of hepatitis in immunocompromised children, but not in immunocompetent children. In April, 2022, following multiple reports of hepatitis of unknown aetiology and adenovirus viraemia in immunocompetent children in the USA and UK, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and jurisdictional health departments initiated national surveillance of paediatric
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Paediatric acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology: a national investigation and adenoviraemia case-control study in the UK Lancet Child Adolesc. Health (IF 36.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Sema Mandal, Ruth Simmons, Georgina Ireland, Andre Charlett, Monica Desai, Laura Coughlan, Annabel Powell, David Leeman, Christopher Williams, Claire Neill, Maureen C O'Leary, Clare Sawyer, Frances Rowley, Caroline Harris, Catherine Houlihan, Claire Gordon, Tommy Rampling, Helen Callaby, Katja Hoschler, Jade Cogdale, Conall H Watson
Background An increase in acute severe hepatitis of unknown aetiology in previously healthy children in the UK in March, 2022, triggered global case-finding. We aimed to describe UK epidemiological investigations of cases and their possible causes. Methods We actively surveilled unexplained paediatric acute hepatitis (transaminase >500 international units per litre) in children younger than 16 years
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Indicators for National and Global Monitoring of Girls' Menstrual Health and Hygiene: Development of a Priority Shortlist J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Julie Hennegan, Bethany A. Caruso, Garazi Zulaika, Belen Torondel, Jacquelyn Haver, Penelope A. Phillips-Howard, Jonathan Valdez, Caitlin Gruer, Neville Okwaro, Therese Mahon, Marni Sommer
Purpose Despite the importance of menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) for adolescent girls' health, education, and gender equality, few countries monitor MHH. MHH needs remain underprioritized, and progress achieved through policies, programs, or investments go unmeasured. This article reports the systematic development of an indicator shortlist to monitor adolescent girls' MHH at the national and global
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Young Adults' Hopes Regarding Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) Prevention and Management After the SARS-CoV-2 Virus Pandemic: Reflections From the NCD Child #YouthCOVIDCHAT Campaign J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Nicola J. Gray, Marie Hauerslev, George Msengi, Laura Lewis-Watts, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Purpose The SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic has left a massive global death toll in its wake. Associated restrictions, precautions and lockdowns have disrupted daily routines, which has been associated with social isolation and major health implications for the world's youth. This paper shares young adults' visions for life beyond the pandemic as it relates to the prevention and management of noncommunicable
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Adolescent Exposure to Online Advertisements and Promotions for Tobacco Products on the Internet—A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Global Youth Tobacco Surveys J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Janni Leung, Carmen Lim, Caitlin McClure-Thomas, Shaun Foo, Susy Sebayang, Ghea Farassania, Fitri Fausiah, Coral Gartner, Gary C.K. Chan
Purpose Although many countries have banned tobacco advertising on traditional media platforms, the tobacco industry actively promotes their products via online channels. Adolescents are at high risk of exposure due to spending substantial time online. We examined the prevalence of adolescent exposure to online tobacco advertisements and promotions. Methods We analyzed data from the Global Youth Tobacco
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Prevalence and Factors Related to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Symptoms Among Children and Adolescents Survivors and Orphans of Ebola Virus Disease in Democratic Republic of the Congo Eastern Regions During the COVID-19 Pandemic J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Jude Mary Cénat, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Moshirian Farahi, Cécile Rousseau, Jacqueline Bukaka, Wina Paul Darius, Daniel Derivois, Rose Darly Dalexis, Noble Luyeye
Purpose Although previous studies have shown a high prevalence of mental health problems among adult Ebola virus disease survivors, no studies have yet been conducted on mental health problems among children and adolescents in affected regions. Consequently, the current study aimed to examine the prevalence and factors associated with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among children
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Suicidality by Sexual Identity and Correlates Among American Indian and Alaska Native High School Students J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Adrienne Schuler, Anneliese Wedel, Scar Winter Kelsey, Xinzi Wang, Kay Quiballo, Ysabel Beatrice Floresca, Gregory Phillips, Lauren B. Beach
Purpose This study aims to determine the prevalence of suicidality among American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) adolescents. Additionally, we measured suicidality, stratified by sex, and its association with sexual identity, sexual violence, and binge drinking. Methods We pooled data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey from 2005 to 2019 to analyze the prevalence of sexual minorities, forced sex
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How Parental Feeding Practices Relate to Young People's Intuitive Eating: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations by Gender and Weight Concern J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 C. Blair Burnette, Vivienne M. Hazzard, Jake Linardon, Rachel F. Rodgers, Katie A. Loth, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
Purpose To evaluate cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between controlling parental feeding practices in adolescence (i.e., restrictive feeding and pressure-to-eat [PE]) and intuitive eating (IE) in adolescence and emerging adulthood; and explore child gender and parental concern about child weight as moderators. Methods The sample included participants (N = 1,383) from the population-based
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Correction to Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2023; 7: 684–85 Lancet Child Adolesc. Health (IF 36.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-22
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Exiting the care system: tales of survival and resilience Lancet Child Adolesc. Health (IF 36.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Talha Burki
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Nameability supports rule-based category learning in children and adults Child Dev. (IF 5.661) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Martin Zettersten, Catherine Bredemann, Megan Kaul, Kaitlynn Ellis, Haley A. Vlach, Heather Kirkorian, Gary Lupyan
The present study tested the hypothesis that verbal labels support category induction by providing compact hypotheses. Ninety-seven 4- to 6-year-old children (M = 63.2 months; 46 female, 51 male; 77% White, 8% more than one race, 4% Asian, and 3% Black; tested 2018) and 90 adults (M = 20.1 years; 70 female, 20 male) in the Midwestern United States learned novel categories with features that were easy
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Girls are good at STEM: Opening minds and providing evidence reduce boys' stereotyping of girls' STEM ability Child Dev. (IF 5.661) Pub Date : 2023-09-18 Emily N. Cyr, Kathryn M. Kroeper, Hilary B. Bergsieker, Tara C. Dennehy, Christine Logel, Jennifer R. Steele, Rita A. Knasel, W. Tyler Hartwig, Priscilla Shum, Stephanie L. Reeves, Odilia Dys-Steenbergen, Amrit Litt, Christopher B. Lok, Taylor Ballinger, Haemi Nam, Crystal Tse, Amanda L. Forest, Mark Zanna, Sheryl Staub-French, Mary Wells, Toni Schmader, Stephen C. Wright, Steven J. Spencer
Girls and women face persistent negative stereotyping within STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). This field intervention was designed to improve boys' perceptions of girls' STEM ability. Boys (N = 667; mostly White and East Asian) aged 9–15 years in Canadian STEM summer camps (2017–2019) had an intervention or control conversation with trained camp staff. The intervention was a multi-stage
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School Racial Composition as a Moderator of the Effect of Discrimination on Mental Health and Substance use Among American Indian Adolescents J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Caroline M. Barry, Melvin D. Livingston, Bethany J. Livingston, Terrence K. Kominsky, Kelli A. Komro
Purpose To examine the relationships between individual-level perceived racial/ethnic discrimination and mental health and substance use outcomes by school-level racial composition among American Indian (AI) adolescents. Method Self-reported survey data on individual-level variables come from a sample of AI adolescents (n = 510) living in or near the Cherokee Nation during the fall of 2021. School-level
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Space to be me: why autism is still so misunderstood Lancet Child Adolesc. Health (IF 36.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Jules Morgan
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For youth, for Justice Lancet Child Adolesc. Health (IF 36.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Kyle Gavulic
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Improving outcome after paediatric concussion: challenges and possibilities Lancet Child Adolesc. Health (IF 36.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Miriam H Beauchamp, Fanny Dégeilh, Sean C Rose
The term concussion has permeated mainstream media and household vocabulary mainly due to awareness regarding the risks of concussion in professional contact sports, yet it occurs across a variety of settings and ages. Concussion is prevalent in infants, preschoolers, children, and adolescents, and is a common presentation or reason for referral to primary care providers, emergency departments, and
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Inequality's on Tap: A Longitudinal Study of Area-Level Income Inequality and Alcohol Consumption Among Canadian Adolescents J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-16 Samuel A.J. Lowe, Sujan Basnet, Scott T. Leatherdale, Karen A. Patte, Roman Pabayo
Purpose To determine if income inequality at the census division level is associated with alcohol consumption and abuse among junior high and high school students. Methods Data on adolescents are from the Cannabis use, Obesity, Mental health, Physical activity, Alcohol use, Smoking, and Sedentary behavior (COMPASS) study. Participant data (n = 19,759) were collected during three survey waves (2016–2017
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Parents of Gender Diverse Youth: Support Sought, Received, and Still Needed J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-16 Kacie M. Kidd, El Didden, Hayley Harman, Gina M. Sequeira, Morgan Faeder, David J. Inwards-Breland, Raina V. Voss, Sabra L. Katz-Wise
Purpose Gender diverse youth (GDY) have improved mental health when affirmed by parents, but little is known about the support parents of GDY seek, receive, and still need. This qualitative study explored experiences of parents of GDY to better understand their support needs. Methods Parents of GDY submitted videos and were interviewed about their journey supporting their GDY. Data collection continued
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Combining Asset Accumulation and Multifamily Group Intervention to Improve Mental Health for Adolescent Girls: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Uganda J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-16 Leyla Karimli, Proscovia Nabunya, Fred M. Ssewamala, Darejan Dvalishvili
Purpose The aim of this study is to expand the current knowledge on the relationship between poverty, family functioning, and the mental health of adolescent girls in families affected by poverty and HIV/AIDS in southern Uganda. The study investigates the association between family functioning and mental health and examines whether family functioning moderates the intervention effect on adolescent
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Social Support for Rural Gender Diverse Youth Compared to Cisgender Peers J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-16 Kacie M. Kidd, Kylerra Mitchell, Gina Sequeira, Michael J. Mann, Megan L. Smith, Brandon Benton, Alfgeir L. Kristjansson
Purpose Gender diverse youth (GDY) experience higher rates of mental health concerns than their cisgender peers, but these can be ameliorated by feeling support from family, school, and community. Little is known about how youth perceptions of support vary by gender identity, especially for younger adolescents and those living in rural areas. Methods Youth ages 12–19 years completed anonymous surveys
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Theta power relates to infant object encoding in naturalistic mother-infant interactions Child Dev. (IF 5.661) Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Christine Michel, Daniel Matthes, Stefanie Hoehl
This study investigates infants' neural and behavioral responses to maternal ostensive signals during naturalistic mother-infant interactions and their effects on object encoding. Mothers familiarized their 9- to 10-month-olds (N = 35, 17 females, mainly White, data collection: 2018–2019) with objects with or without mutual gaze, infant-directed speech, and calling the infant's name. Ostensive signals
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Developmental trajectories of achievement emotions in mathematics during adolescence Child Dev. (IF 5.661) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Michiko Sakaki, Kou Murayama, Anne C. Frenzel, Thomas Goetz, Herbert W. Marsh, Stephanie Lichtenfeld, Reinhard Pekrun
This study examined how adolescents' emotions in mathematics develop over time. Growth curve modeling was applied to longitudinal data collected annually from 2002 to 2006 (Grades 5–9; N = 3425 German adolescents; Mage = 11.7, 15.6 years at the first and last waves, respectively; 50.0% female). Results indicated that enjoyment and pride decreased over time (Glass's Δs = −.86, −.71). In contrast, negative
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Child and adolescent body size: unravelling trends in rural–urban disparities in China Lancet Child Adolesc. Health (IF 36.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 William Johnson
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Paradigm ‘flipping’ to reinvigorate translational science: Outlining a neurodevelopmental science framework from a ‘neurodiversity’ perspective J. Child Psychol. Psyc. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Edmund J. S. Sonuga-Barke
For the most part the science of neuro-developmental conditions, such as autism and ADHD, is conducted within a framework defined by a paradigm that assumes that these expressions of neuro-developmental variation are disorders resulting from brain dysfunction. the translational goal being to identify, then target, the source of such dysfunction to reduce disorder and resolve impairment. By shifting
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A Tribute to Charles E. Irwin, Jr., MD, Editor-In-Chief (2004–2019) and Supplements Editor (2019–2023) of the Journal of Adolescent Health J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Debra K. Katzman, Cherrie B. Boyer, Carolyn T. Halpern, David Anthony Ross, Tor D. Berg, Teresa Dal Santos, Carol A. Ford
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Associations Between Parental Drinking and Alcohol Use Among Their Adolescent Children: Findings From a National Survey of United States Parent-Child Dyads J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Michele K. Bohm, Marissa B. Esser
Purpose Underage drinking is common and costly. This study examined associations between parent and child drinking using recent United States national survey data. Methods We analyzed responses of 740 parent-child dyads from 2020 SummerStyles and YouthStyles surveys. Parents and their adolescent children answered questions about past 30-day alcohol use. We estimated prevalence of adolescent drinking
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School Attendance Following Receipt of Care From a School-Based Health Center J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Caryssa Lim, Paul J. Chung, Christopher Biely, Nicholas J. Jackson, Maryjane Puffer, Alex Zepeda, Patricia Anton, Kathryn M. Leifheit, Rebecca Dudovitz
Purpose School-based health centers (SBHCs) may mitigate barriers to health care access and improve students' academic outcomes, but few studies test this hypothesis. We examined whether school attendance improved after students received care at an SBHC. Methods We conducted a secondary analysis of data from 17 SBHCs affiliated with a single large urban school district and demographic and attendance
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Alcohol Intake and Academic Performance and Dropout in High School: A Prospective Cohort Study in 65,233 Adolescents J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Louise Hjarnaa, Sanne Pagh Møller, Alberte Brix Curtis, Ulrik Becker, Ove Andersen, Fartein Ask Torvik, Janne Schurmann Tolstrup
Purpose During the teenage years, many adolescents start drinking alcohol, and binge drinking is prevalent. We investigated the relationship between alcohol intake and academic performance. Methods We conducted a longitudinal cohort study by combining data from the Danish National Youth Study on 65,233 high school students aged 15–20 years, with information on dropout and grade point average. We assessed
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Making a Choice With Your Adolescent: Next-Generation HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis and Parents of Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents in the United States J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Jack C. Rusley, Pablo K. Valente, Philip A. Chan
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Providing HIV Self-Tests to Adolescent Girls to Promote Partner and Couples Testing: A Welcome Addition to the HIV Prevention Toolbox (With Caveats) J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Ann Gottert, Julie Pulerwitz, Donaldson F. Conserve
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Privacy, Parental Consent, and Relational Autonomy J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Rosemary Claire Roden, Sheryl Ryan
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The STEPSTONES-CHD Study: A Model for Conducting Longitudinal, Interventional Health Care Transition Research for Adolescents and Young Adults With Chronic Illness J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Constance M. Wiemann, Albert C. Hergenroeder
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Substance Use Disorders and HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors in Youth After Juvenile Detention: A 16-Year Longitudinal Study J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Marquita L. Stokes, Karen M. Abram, David A. Aaby, Leah J. Welty, Nicholas S. Meyerson, Chad J. Zawitz, Linda A. Teplin
Purpose To examine the association between substance use disorders (SUDs) and HIV/AIDS risk behaviors in detained youth as they age. Methods Prospective longitudinal study of a stratified random sample of 1,829 youth aged 10 to 18 years at baseline, sampled between November 1995 and June 1998 from the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, Chicago, Illinois, and reinterviewed up to 13 times
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Investigating the Influence of Artificial Intelligence on Adolescent Health: An Urgent Call to Action J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Julien Brisson, Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon, Vardit Ravitsky
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Long-term trends and urban–rural disparities in the physical growth of children and adolescents in China: an analysis of five national school surveys over three decades Lancet Child Adolesc. Health (IF 36.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Dongmei Luo, Ning Ma, Yunfei Liu, Xiaojin Yan, Jun Ma, Yi Song, George C Patton, Susan M Sawyer
Background China's rapid economic growth has brought opportunities for improved health and growth of children and adolescents. We sought to explore the long-term trends and urban–rural inequalities in physical growth (specifically height and BMI) among school-aged children and adolescents in China to identify policy priorities for a healthier generation. Methods We used the 1985, 1995, 2005, 2014,
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To improve my wellbeing Lancet Child Adolesc. Health (IF 36.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Talha Burki
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Reversing the neglect of children and adolescents affected by tuberculosis Lancet Child Adolesc. Health (IF 36.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Stijn Deborggraeve, Martina Casenghi, Catherine Hewison, John Ditekemena, Lucica Ditiu, Farhana Amanullah, Ben J Marais
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Association of Adolescents' Body Mass Index Classification With Preventive Clinical Care Receipt J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-10 Sujatha Seetharaman, Pamela A. Matson, Maria E. Trent, Annemarie McCartney Swamy, Arik V. Marcell
Purpose To examine differences in screening and advising for modifiable risk behaviors during well-visits based on adolescents' body mass index categories. Methods Retrospective analyses were conducted with the National Institute of Health's NEXT Generation Health Study data, a nationally representative cohort of 10th graders. In wave 1 (2010), adolescents were classified as being underweight (<4.99th
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Acute HIV Diagnosis After Initiation of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in a Young Adult Patient: A Case Report J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-09 Jonathan Warus, Marco A. Hidalgo, Marvin Belzer, Johanna Olson-Kennedy
Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is highly effective, yet the majority of sexually active adolescents and young adults (AYAs) at highest risk for HIV infection, particularly AYA males who have sex with males, have not been prescribed this medication. Provider hesitancy in prescribing PrEP to at-risk AYA patients is often associated
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Engaging Adolescents in Contemporary Longitudinal Health Research: Strategies for Promoting Participation and Retention J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-09 Aja Louise Murray, Tong Xie
Purpose High (and nonselective) recruitment and retention rates in longitudinal studies of adolescence are essential for illuminating health trajectories and determinants during this critical period. Knowledge of optimal recruitment and retention strategies must keep pace with emerging challenges and opportunities, such as the shifts towards digitally-based data collection. Methods We used a narrative
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Barriers to Seeking Medical Care Among Youth Victims of Sexual Violence J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-09 Kristyn Kamke, Tara M. Mullin, Kimberly L. Goodman
Purpose Youth victims of sexual violence often experience physical health problems but are unlikely to receive medical care. However, victims' reasons for not accessing medical care have been understudied. We examined barriers to seeking medical care among youth victims who contacted the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline. Methods We used archival data about one-on-one chat sessions with youth
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Seeking versus receiving help: How children integrate suggestions in memory decisions Child Dev. (IF 5.661) Pub Date : 2023-09-08 Diana Selmeczy, Alireza Kazemi, Simona Ghetti
The current research examined how seeking versus receiving help affected children's memory and confidence decisions. Baseline performance, when no help was available, was compared to performance when help could be sought (Experiment 1: N = 83, 41 females) or was provided (Experiment 2: N = 84, 44 females) in a sample of predominately White 5-, 7-, and 9-year-olds from Northern California. Data collection
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Time to take academic pressure seriously Lancet Child Adolesc. Health (IF 36.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-09
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Unpacking the Impact of Early Adverse Childhood Experiences on Early Onset of Sexual Intercourse Among an Urban Birth Cohort of Early Adolescents J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-07 Xiaoyan Zhang, Qingyang Liu, Xiafei Wang, Sara A. Vasilenko
Purpose Early adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) predict early onset of sexual intercourse. However, patterns of ACEs identified using latent class analysis (LCA) and their links to early sexual intercourse have been less examined. In this study, we apply LCA to identify ACEs profiles at age five and to examine whether these profiles differentially predict adolescents' sexual initiation. Methods
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Utilizing Digital Health Technology to Increase Sexual Health Care Access: Youth Preferences on Self-Collect, Mail-In Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing in a High Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevalence Area J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Saumya S. Sao, Ruoxi Yu, Sadie Abboud, Maclaine Barre-Quick, Sanyukta Deshmukh, Runzhi Wang, Jenell S. Coleman
Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for innovative approaches to delivering care. Self-collect, mail-in sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing could address barriers to in-person STI testing, particularly for youth, who bear a disproportionate burden of STIs. This study sought to obtain youth input on the development of a free self-collect, mail-in STI testing program. Methods
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Translating the nuanced risk for substance use among adolescents treated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) into clinical practice: a commentary on McCabe et al. (2023) J. Child Psychol. Psyc. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Traci M. Kennedy, Brooke S. G. Molina
In their recent examination of the Monitoring the Future (MTF) data, McCabe et al. (Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2023) address the complex, longstanding, and clinically valuable questions of whether and how stimulant medication treatment for adolescents with ADHD relates to their risk for substance use. Here, we expand on the authors' interpretations of their nuanced findings of increased
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Longitudinal Relationships Between Help-Seeking Intentions and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-04 Satoshi Yamaguchi, Shuntaro Ando, Mitsuhiro Miyashita, Satoshi Usami, Syudo Yamasaki, Kaori Endo, Jordan DeVylder, Daniel Stanyon, Kaori Baba, Naomi Nakajima, Junko Niimura, Miharu Nakanishi, Mariko Hiraiwa-Hasegawa, Kiyoto Kasai, Atsushi Nishida
Purpose Cross-sectional studies have shown an association between lower help-seeking intentions and greater depressive symptoms among adolescents. However, no longitudinal study has examined the direction of this association. The current study investigated whether help-seeking intentions and depressive symptoms are reciprocally associated at the within-person (individual) level during early to mid-adolescence
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The Social Determinants of Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Adolescents Experiencing Early Puberty J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-04 Nandita Vijayakumar, George Youssef, Hannah Bereznicki, Niousha Dehestani, Timothy J. Silk, Sarah Whittle
Purpose Earlier pubertal timing is an important predictor of emotional and behavioral problems during adolescence. The current study undertook a comprehensive investigation of whether the social environment can buffer or amplify the associations between pubertal timing and emotional and behavioral problems. Methods Research questions were examined in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD)
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Nothing About Us Without Us: Involving Youth Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in a Virtual Advisory Board J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-04 Autumn B. Chidester, Catherine J. Johnson, Hueylie Lin, Ruby Viera Corral, Susan Kools, Karen S. Ingersoll, Rebecca A. Dillingham, Ank E. Nijhawan, Anna G. Taranova, Barbara S. Taylor
Purpose We adapted a traditional community advisory board to the needs of youth living with HIV (YLWH), resulting in a virtual, asynchronous, and anonymous youth advisory board (YAB). The YAB's evolution fostered participation during the adaptation of an HIV care mobile health application. Methods YAB members, comprised of YLWH in South Texas, engaged in the mobile application's formative evaluation
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Exploring Disability as a Determinant of Girl Child Marriage in Fragile States: A Multicountry Analysis J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-04 Samantha Kanselaar, Cheyu Zhang, Karen Trister Grace, Lisa L. Lindley, Jaffer Zaidi, Jhumka Gupta
Purpose Fragile states are countries characterized by poverty, conflict, political instability, insecurity, and disaster. In such settings, there are high levels of disability and women and girls are disproportionately impacted by violence. Despite the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal's call for both the elimination of violence against women and girls and disability-disaggregated data, few studies
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The Association Between Socioeconomic Status and Use of Time in Australian Children and Adolescents J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-02 Timothy Olds, Ben Singh, Aaron Miatke, Emily Eglitis, Carol Maher, Dorothea Dumuid
Purpose There are well-known socioeconomic status (SES) gradients in children and adolescents' health which may be associated with time use. Our aim was to evaluate the association between Australian children's 24-hour time use and SES using four separate surveys from 2005 to 2021. Methods Time use was assessed in 4526 8-19-year-olds from the 2005 Health of Young Victorians, 2007 National Children's
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Formalizing developmental phenomena as continuous-time systems: Relations between mathematics and language development Child Dev. (IF 5.661) Pub Date : 2023-09-03 Charles C. Driver, Martin J. Tomasik
We demonstrate how developmental theories may be instantiated as statistical models, using hierarchical continuous-time dynamic systems. This approach offers a flexible specification and an often more direct link between theory and model parameters than common modeling frameworks. We address developmental theories of the relation between the academic competencies of mathematics and language, using
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My Fellowship Safari J. Adolesc. Health (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-02 Njeri Karianjahi
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Feasibility and impact of school-based nutrition education interventions on the diets of adolescent girls in Ethiopia: a non-masked, cluster-randomised, controlled trial Lancet Child Adolesc. Health (IF 36.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Sunny S Kim, Celeste Sununtnasuk, Hanna Y Berhane, Tamirat Tafesse Walissa, Abdulaziz Ali Oumer, Yonas Taffesse Asrat, Tina Sanghvi, Edward A Frongillo, Purnima Menon
Background Adolescence is a critical period of physical and psychological development, especially for girls, because poor nutrition can affect their wellbeing as well as that of their children. We aimed to assess the feasibility and impact of a package of nutrition education interventions delivered through public primary schools on the diets of adolescent girls in Ethiopia. Methods In this non-masked