Factors associated with girl child marriage in Iran: a qualitative socio-ecological approach by Asma Pourtaheri, Mehrsadat Mahdizadeh, Mehrsadat Mahdizadeh, Hadi Tehrani, Hadi Tehrani, Jamshid Jamali, Jamshid Jamali, Nooshin Peyman, Nooshin Peyman

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Attitudes toward Genetic Testing for Hypertension among African American Women and Girls by Jacquelyn Y. Taylor, Bronwen Peternell, Jennifer A. Smith

“…A descriptive correlational research design were used with 183 African American women and girls from Detroit. Correlations between triad membership, age, income, and education level were examined for association with attitudes toward genetic testing. …”
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Exploring drivers and prevention strategies for sexual violence among adolescent girls and young women in Kicukiro, Rwanda by Wongani Patricia Kawonga, Sam M. Livingstone, Augustine Ndaimani, Jean Pierre Sibomana, Tsion Yohannes Waka, Maxwell Mhlanga, Andrew Mclellan

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Online selfie behavior and consideration of cosmetic surgery in teenage girls: The mediating roles of appearance comparisons and body dissatisfaction. by Yunduan Li, Hong Chen, Yan Zou, Yanshuo Guo, Liying Gao, Xinyu Xu

“…Parents and educational psychologists should focus on guiding girls to develop positive body image, carefully considering the impact of selfie images on body dissatisfaction in teenage girls on social media, and the resulting demand for beauty products and cosmetic surgery.…”
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Roles of ICT towards access to Information and their Use in Academic Institutions.A Case Study of Bishop Kivengyere Girls Secondary School Muyebe in Kabale District. by Isaac, Byishimo

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Comparative- and Cost-Effectiveness Research Determining the Optimal Intervention for Advancing Transgender Women With HIV to Full Viral Suppression (Text Me, Alexis!): Protocol fo... by Cathy J Reback, Thomas Blue, Ali Jalali, Raphael Landovitz, Michael J Li, Raymond P Mata, Danielle Ryan, Philip J Jeng, Sean M Murphy

“…These issues are exacerbated by comorbid conditions, such as substance use disorder, which is also associated with reduced quality of life, increased overdose deaths, usage of high-cost health care services, engagement in a street economy, and cycles of incarceration. …”
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Socio-Demographic Factors Contributing to Teenage Pregnancy in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement Zone Four Yumbe District. by Momone, Evaline

“…The study aimed to explore the socio-demographic factors contributing to teenage pregnancy in the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, Zone Four, Yumbe District. Objectives guided the study, were: to investigate the socio-demographic characteristics that are associated with the occurrence of teenage pregnancy among girls to assess the impact of displacement in the refugee context on the prevalence of teenage pregnancy among girls in the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, and to develop practical recommendations for tailored interventions aimed at addressing the unique challenges faced by teenage girls in the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement. …”
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Potential alternative and novel biomarkers for paediatric MAFLD: exploratory evidence from a Chinese cohort by Fan Yang, Mengyuan Hu, Lulian Xu, Xiaowei Zheng, Lihong Zhu, Le Zhang, Haoyang Zhang

“…Abstract Background While the associations between pediatric non-obese metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) and multiple diagnostic biomarkers are well-established, the role of a broader range of blood-based, urine-based, and body composition-based biomarkers for monitoring MAFLD are needed. …”
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