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Direct linkPike, C.; Coakley, C.; Ahmed, N.; Lee, D.; Little, F.; Padian, N.; Bekker, L. G. – Health Education Research, 2023
The delivery of comprehensive sexuality education to adolescents at school is recognized as a long-term strategy to support adolescent health. Suboptimal sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes among South African adolescents necessitate the ongoing development and optimization of SRH education and promotion models. We conducted a…
Descriptors: Females, Sex Education, Sexuality, Secondary School Students
Shuffrey, Lauren C.; Morales, Santiago; Jacobson, Melanie H.; Bosquet Enlow, Michelle; Ghassabian, Akhgar; Margolis, Amy E.; Lucchini, Maristella; Carroll, Kecia N.; Crum, Rosa M.; Dabelea, Dana; Deutsch, Arielle; Fifer, William P.; Goldson, Brandon; Hockett, Christine W.; Mason, W. Alex; Jacobson, Lisette T.; O'Connor, Thomas G.; Pini, Nicolò; Rayport, Yael; Sania, Ayesha; Trasande, Leonardo; Wright, Rosalind J.; Lee, Seonjoo; Monk, Catherine – Child Development, 2023
This study examined the association of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), prenatal, and postnatal maternal depressive symptoms with externalizing, internalizing, and autism spectrum problems on the Preschool Child Behavior Checklist in 2379 children aged 4.12 ± 0.60 (48% female; 47% White, 32% Black, 15% Mixed Race, 4% Asian, <2% American…
Descriptors: Young Children, Pregnancy, Diabetes, Mothers
Download full textOffice of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2023
This National Early Head Start Services Snapshot summarizes key data on demographics and services for infants, toddlers, and pregnant women served by Early Head Start programs. The data in this Snapshot is a subset of the annual Program Information Report (PIR) submission to the Office of Head Start. Data categories include: (1) Funded Enrollment;…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Young Children, Pregnancy, Enrollment
Jonas, Nicolas – OECD Publishing, 2018
The results of the Adult Skills Assessment confirm that there is a strong link between the level of literacy proficiency and the rate of teenage motherhood. Countries where this link is strongest could further encourage the prevention of and support with pregnancies before the age of 20 in the groups at highest risk. These measures are all the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Reading Skills, Pregnancy
Chen, Charles P.; Morris, Lindsay – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2020
Within the diverse population of working women, those who experience pregnancy for the first time may face some particular challenges when it comes to their career development needs and issues. These include discrimination in the workplace, responding to social expectations and pressures, negotiating life roles, and evolving personal identities.…
Descriptors: Mothers, Pregnancy, Career Development, Career Counseling
Modesto, Olivia Panganiban – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2020
The adolescent pregnancy rate in the United States is the highest among industrialized nations. It is important for professionals working with pregnant minors and adolescent mothers to understand the factors associated with adolescent pregnancy to avoid forming judgmental and negative attitudes towards this population. The purpose of this article…
Descriptors: Early Parenthood, Pregnancy, Adolescents, Mothers
Öztürk, Bariscan; Siyez, Digdem Müge; Esen, Erol; Kagnici, Yelda – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2020
When the risk factors causing infertility are examined in detail, most appear preventable. Primary prevention studies are considered among the most effective ways of reducing risk factors. This study aimed to determine the effects of an infertility prevention psycho-education programme on university students' infertility knowledge and attitudes.…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Pregnancy, College Students, Risk Management
Sak, Ramazan – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2020
This qualitative study examined preschoolers' difficult questions and their teachers' responses to them. Data were gathered via interviews with 324 preschool teachers, who were asked two questions: "Could you please share the questions you have been asked by preschoolers in your classroom that were difficult for you to answer?" and…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship, Information Seeking
Schuck, Maria; Swanson, Christina I. – HAPS Educator, 2019
Infantile spasms (IS) is a rare epileptic disorder occurring in children under the age of one that can often lead to severe developmental delays throughout life. Though over 200 etiologies have been associated with this disorder, many cases remain unexplained. Research into the etiology of IS has implicated causes such as exposure to prenatal…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Infants, Stress Variables, Prenatal Influences
Kull, Melissa A.; Dworsky, Amy; Horwitz, Beth; Farrell, Anne F. – ZERO TO THREE, 2019
When families experience homelessness, both parents and children are adversely affected. The effects of homelessness may be even more profound when both the children and parents are young. Using developmental and ecological lenses, the authors describe how homelessness complicates the tasks facing young parents and their children in the early…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Early Parenthood, Parents, Children
McGee, Michael J.; Haffner, Debra; Podgurski, Mary Jo; Wilson, Pamela – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2019
How do professionals in the field of sexuality education build a lasting career? Ever-changing policies from one administration to the next can add or eliminate funding for programs, shift the focus between science and ideology, and swing public support for or against effective curricula. At the 2017 National Sex Ed Conference, four experienced…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Teacher Competencies, Faculty Development, Career Development
Elizabeth Valdez; Jazmine Chan; Saharra Dixon; Gray Davidson Carroll; Thupten Phuntsog; Elizabeth Delorme; Justine Egan; Aline Gubrium – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Structural inequities influence young parents' access to health care, housing, transportation, social support, education, and income. The current study adds to the extant literature by providing data directly obtained in collaboration with young parents to understand how structural violence affects the health and well-being of their families,…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Action Research, Early Parenthood, Art
Mustafa Koc; Betul Boztepe – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2024
There are many roles that women play in their lives. The most important of these roles is being a mother. The mother has to deal with other roles and responsibilities in her life. She wants to be successful in her working life, have healthy communication with her baby, and fulfill her responsibilities for the needs of her home. It causes some…
Descriptors: Infants, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Employed Parents
O'Malley, Teagen L.; Horowitz, Katie Rose; Burke, Jessica G. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2022
Comprehensive sexual health education is critical for the prevention of STIs and unintended pregnancy among young people. Yet, increasing barriers to comprehensive sexual health education in classroom settings underscore the importance of youth-friendly technologies to address sexual health among young people. "It's OK to Ask Someone"…
Descriptors: Health Education, Sex Education, Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Wagi, Cheyenne R.; Ali, Noor A.; Santiago-Datil, Waleska L.; Rickloff, Marissa A.; Corvin, Jaime A. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
While fertility is a widely studied public health issue, infertility among college students is rarely examined. Research on fertility among college students focuses primarily on pregnancy prevention. Often constructed as hyper-fertile, cohorts of women in graduate studies are struggling with fertility issues and left to suffer in silence.…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Females, Barriers, Access to Health Care
