Open AccessImproving adolescent health: Learnings from an interventional study in Gujarat, India
Author(s) -
Pallavi Patel,
Tapasvi Puwar,
Neeta Shah,
Deepak Saxena,
Poonam Trivedi,
Krupali Patel,
Sandul Yasobant,
Manish Fancy,
Hema Matela,
Shital Savaliya,
Pachillu Kalpana,
Ritu Rana
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_286_18
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , reproductive health , intervention (counseling) , empowerment , adolescent health , environmental health , family medicine , nursing , population , political science , law
There are multiple risk factors during adolescence, which become precursors of various diseases and injuries inflicting high morbidity, mortality, and disability. There are several gaps in adolescent health research in India; one among them is that programs targeting adolescent health are constrained by the absence of rigorous interventional research informing interventions for improving adolescent health. This study aims to document the effectiveness of intervention on adolescent health and knowledge change on the risk factors among adolescents in one of the selected districts in Gujarat, India.