The current widespread of COVID-19 all over the world, which is caused by SARS-CoV-2
virus, has again emphasized the importance of development of point-of-care (POC) …

Background Adolescence is the period between 10 and 19 years with peculiar physical,
social, psychological and reproductive health characteristics. Rates of adolescent …

Adolescence is marked by the emergence of human sexuality, sexual identity, and the
initiation of intimate relations; within this context, abstinence from sexual intercourse can be …

Adolescents may especially need social and emotional help. They're learning how to handle
new demands in school and social life while dealing with new, intense emotions (both …

This Clinical Report was reaffirmed January 2022. The purpose of this clinical report is to
provide pediatricians updated research on evidence-based sexual and reproductive health …

Preventing unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, among adolescents is a public health priority …

In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are 5 to 14 times more
likely to be infected with HIV than their male peers. Every day, more than 750 AGYW are …

Adolescents have special sexual and reproductive health needs (whether or not they are
sexually active or married). This review assesses the impact of interventions to improve …

Introduction At the epicentre of the HIV epidemic in southern Africa, adolescent girls and
young women aged 15–24 contribute a disproportionate~ 30% of all new infections and …

For more than four decades, sex education has been a critically important but contentious
public health and policy issue in the United States [1–5]. Rising concern about nonmarital …