Over the past several decades, the incidence of early-onset cancers, often defined as
cancers diagnosed in adults< 50 years of age, in the breast, colorectum, endometrium …

This article sets out the progress that has been made in reducing levels of adolescent
childbearing and in meeting adolescent contraceptive needs, over the last 25 years, and …

Research on energy poverty and its impact has been quite extensive, but the impact of such
poverty on public health is still lacking. This paper thus presents the relationship between …

Background Adolescent HIV and pregnancy rates in Southern Africa are amongst the
highest in the world. Despite decades of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) …

Expanding access to contraception and ensuring that need for family planning is satisfied
are essential for achieving universal access to reproductive healthcare services, as called …

Positive aspects of sexuality remain understudied among young people globally, and
consensus is lacking on how to conceptualise different aspects of healthy adolescent …

Background Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) is a major public health
concern in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, inequalities in ASRH have received less …

Purpose: Poor privacy and confidentiality practices and provider bias are believed to
compromise adolescent and young adult sexual and reproductive health service quality. The …

Background Kenya has a high prevalence of adolescent pregnancy and low access to and
use of adolescent sexual reproductive health services. Despite the enactment of evidence …

Objective. To present and assess evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) on
public policies and targeted programs which may have influenced variations in adolescent …