Background Globally, a growing number of children and adolescents are left behind when
parents migrate. We investigated the effect of parental migration on the health of left behind …

Background: There is a correlation between self-esteem in adolescents and risks and
protective factors for their health and welfare. The study was conducted to determine the …

Background Epidemiological data suggest that national levels of alcohol consumption have
increased rapidly in contemporary Vietnam; concomitantly, social and public health harms …

We analyzed data from the Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (N= 68 043), a
nationally representative survey, to examine the association between early initiation of …

Objective Valid but efficient psychiatric assessment is essential for mental health
development in Asian low and middle-income countries. This study's objective was to …

Background: Mobile phone use in Vietnam has become increasingly popular in recent
years, with youth (people aged 15-24 years) being one of the groups with the heaviest use …

Adolescents, especially high school students, are more susceptible to stress and encounter
other mental health issues. This is linked to extrinsic causes like academics, family, and …

Background Alcohol, substance use, and mental health disorders constitute major public
health issues worldwide, including in low income and lower middle-income countries, and …

‪ Migration from Asia has become an important theatre of regional and international migration
and thus the crucible of theoretical developments which have attracted global attention. Yet …

Objective Studies have suggested that alcohol use prevalence is increasing among Asian
American adolescents and there may be significant differences between specific adolescent …