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Adolescent Age and Life Stage Assessment and Tools and Counseling Cards
Assessment Tool published by MCSP in
This resource includes eight tools organized by age (i.e., very young and older adolescents) and life stage (i.e., sexual activity, marital status, and first-time parent). The tools are designed to help health providers to focus their counseling based on an adolescent's age and life stage and support adolescents to consider their sexual and…
Conceptual Framework for Adolescent Girls' Nutrition
Informational Infographic published by SPRING in
This one-page conceptual framework was developed to guide the 2016 USAID study "Diet and Eating Practices among Adolescent Girls in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review." The framework depicts the many factors that influence adolescent girls' nutrition and their impact on short-term, long-term, and intergenerational consequences.
Adolescent Nutrition Survey in Nepal 2014
Landscape Analysis published by Nepal Health Research Council, Government of Nepal in
This cross-sectional study explored the nutritional status of Nepalese male and female adolescents (ages 10 to 19) from 13 districts in the three ecological regions of Nepal. Data was disaggregated by age, gender, geographic region, residence, religion, socioeconomic status, sanitation and hygiene indicators, and some food consumption patterns.
Ghana Adolescent Health Service Policy and Strategy 2016-2020
Policy published by Ghana Health Service in
The Ghana Adolescent Health Service Policy and Strategy 2016-2020 focuses on strategies to promote, prevent, and manage the health and development of Ghanaian adolescents. It provides a framework for health service provision and other health-related interventions for adolescents that can be implemented to support progress toward achieving health…
Tanzania National Multisectoral Nutrition Action Plan (NMNAP) 2016-2021: From Evidence to Policy to Action
Policy published by Prime Minister's Office, Tanzania in
Tanzania's National Multisectoral Nutrition Action Plan aims to improve maternal, infant, young child, and adolescent nutrition. The plan includes a focus on increasing school attendance among adolescent girls, using schools as an arena for health and nutrition interventions, and targeting communications to increase adolescent knowledge and…
Formative Research on Adolescent Health and Nutrition in Udaypur District of Nepal: Proposal
Assessment Tool published by SABAL, USAID in
This research proposal proposes conducting formative research to learn about the experiences and preferences of girls ages 10 to 19 in Nepal, specifically with regard to their information needs, preferences for program format and content, barriers and enablers to their participation in health programs, and health care seeking behaviors.
A Time of Transition: Adolescents in Humanitarian Settings
Occasional Paper published by Plan International UK in
This report describes Plan International's work with adolescents in humanitarian settings. It includes summary data on the needs of adolescents in times of crises; mapping of the work Plan does with adolescents in humanitarian action (including nutrition); identifying trends in the work of other agencies with adolescents; and recommendations for…
Maternal Nutrition for Girls and Women: Technical Guidance Brief
Guideline/Guidance published by USAID in
This brief explains why the nutrition of adolescent girls and mothers is important and the causes of malnutrition among girls and mothers. It provides an overview of key nutrition-specific interventions that address the immediate causes of malnutrition in adolescent girls and mothers. To mitigate the underlying and systemic causes of malnutrition…