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Overview
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Introduction:
Definitions:
Adolescence:
10 19 years
Early
10 13 years
Adolescence:
Middle
Late
adolescence: 14 16 years
adolescence:
Youth:
Young
17 19 years
15 24 years
people:
10 - 24 years
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Young people
Adolescence
10-24 Years
10-19 years
Youth
15-24 Years
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Adolescents: A Very diverse population segment
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1.
2.
Adolescent pregnancy
3.
Micronutrient deficiency
4.
Emotional problems
5.
Behavioural problems
6.
7.
They may leave diseases untreated because they are afraid of the outcome,
worried about the stigma or do not believe that they will be treated well at a
clinic
Malnutrition:
Anemia is also one of the most important problem among adolescents due to
malnutrition
b)
c)
d)
DISADVANTAGE
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DOUBLE DISADVANTAGE
CARRY THE BURDEN OF PRE EXISTING DISEASES OF CHILD HOOD
DEVELOPING RAPIDLY AND HAVING EXTREME DEGREE OF PRESSURE
FROM PEERS, PARENTS, SOCIETY AND SELF
Characteristics
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D Dynamic,Developing,Depressed
O Overconfident,Overindulging,Obese
E Enthusiastic,Explorative,& Experimenting
C Courageous,cheerful, &concern
E Emotional,Eager,& Emulating
T Temperamental,Teenage pregnancy
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Tobacco/
Alcohol
Excess
dietary FAT
Lack of vegetables
& fruits
Sedentary
habits
Sexual behavior/
poor genital hygiene
Adolescent Health-An Overview
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70%
60%
50%
40%
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30%
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20%
10%
0%
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BOYS
GIRLS-R
NORMAL
ANAEMIC
GIRLS(U)
Health problems
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HEALTH PROBLEMS
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One out of 10 children in India is sexually
abused at any given point of time (WHO)
Sexual problems;25%of patients attending
Government STI clinics are Younger than 18
Year old (Ramasubban-1995)
Increasing vulnerability to HIV/AIDS,Over 50%of
all new HIV cases in india are among 1024years (UNAIDS-2002)
Substance abuse is quite common
Affluent Adolescent
School children
Delhi
31% overweight;
7.5% obese.2
Pune
24% overweight.3
Chennai
22% overweight.1
1.
2.
3.
Urban India
Elite classes
Urban slums
Fattening
Rural India
Poverty and
Undernutrition
Factors responsible
Changes in Life Style
(Urbanisation)
Unhealthy eating patterns
Wrong choices of food,
increased portions
Increased oil consumption
Snacks, colas, rewards
Other factors
High glycemic index of foods
Genetic / Constitutional
predisposition
Sedentary pursuits
Long school hours,
tuitions,
Reduced physical activity
vehicles, reduced play
areas
TV, telephones
Bhave S, Bavdekar A, Otiv M. IAP National Task Force for Childhood ,Prevention of Adult Diseases: Childhood
Obesity. Indian Pediatr 2004; 41:559- 75.
Khadilkar VV, Khadilkar AV. Prevalence of obesity in affluent schoolboys in Pune. Indian Pediatr 2004; 41: 857-858
Indian scenario
Midst
Type 2 DM India -1
State of overweight
WHO
Tendency for
overweight
> 25 kg/m2
IOTF
> 23 kg/m2
> 25 kg/m2
NCHS
> 30 kg/m2
> 85thcentile
> 95th centile
(90th centile recently) (97th centile recently)
95th centile
Boys
Author
Range
Year
Vedavati
22-27 kg/m2
1998
Agarwal
23-27 kg/ m2
1988-1994
Cole
24-29 kg/m2
1963-1993
Khadilkar
24-27 kg/m2
2004
Agarwal
22-27 kg/m2
1988-1994
Cole
23-28 kg/m2
1963-1993
West
But body composition & metabolism of
Indians (asians in general) make
them especially prone to adiposity
(fat content in the body) and its
consequences.
South Asians have at least 3 to 5%
higher body fat for the same BMI as
compared to Caucasians.
The fat is typically located centrally
(i.e. waist, trunk) and around
visceral organs - metabolically more
and
Bhargava SK, Sachdev HPS, Fall CHD, Osmond C, Lakshmy R, Barker DJP, et al. Relation of serial changes in
childhood body-mass index to impaired glucose tolerance in young adulthood
New Eng J Med 2004; 350: 865-875.
KEY MESSAGES
India
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Programming
To prevent and respond to
health problem from:
Early, unprotected,
unwanted sex
Accidents
Psychological
eg communication
Violence
Poor nutrition
Moral
eg personal responsibility
Endemic disease
Physical
eg eating habits
Vocational
eg entrepreneurial skills
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Conclusion:
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