This article reviews 23 child marriage prevention programs carried out in low‐income
countries and employing a range of programmatic approaches and evaluation strategies …

Background Adolescent girls aged 15–19 bear a disproportionate burden of negative sexual
and reproductive health outcomes in low-and middle-income countries. Research from …

Background Whether the association between teenage pregnancy and adverse birth
outcomes could be explained by deleterious social environment, inadequate prenatal care …

There is widespread acknowledgement that although adolescents share many
characteristics with adults, their health-related problems and needs are different in a number …

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine whether adolescent pregnancy is
associated with increased risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes. STUDY DESIGN: We …

The marriage of children below 18 is widely recognized in international human rights
agreements as a discriminatory global practice that hinders the development and well-being …

PURPOSE: To examine the chief causes and influences of morbidity and mortality among
young people throughout the world. METHODS: A comprehensive literature search was …

How do modern women in developing countries experience sexuality and love? Drawing on
a rich array of interview, ethnographic, and survey data from her native country of Kenya …

Objectives: To assess whether differences in age between sexual partners affect the risk of
HIV infection in female adolescents and young adults. Methods: A total of 6177 ever sexually …

This study puts forth three criteria for assessing the extent to which the timing of sexual,
marital, and reproductive transitions among male and female adolescents could be …