Makadma, AbdulKarim Said Al (2017) International Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. International Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 4 (1). pp. 1-160.
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Abstract
This review article documents the evidence regarding the health status of adolescents aged between 10 and 19 years in the Arab region and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC) and also considers the state of adolescent health care in the region compared to the recommended guidelines for such services.Adolescents make up more than 25% of the population of the GCC countries, a percentage that is far higher than that in other high-income countries, yet their health status and health care needs are not given proportional attention in the region. Thus, the burden of mortality and morbidity for adolescents in the region has shifted from communicable diseases to road traffic injuries, mental health issues, noncommunicable diseases, and health-compromising behaviors and conditions that contribute to those issues. Whereas the sources of evidence are limited with respect to some issues, such as mental health issues, sexual and reproductive health, and alcohol use, other health issues, such as rising rates of tobacco use, low levels of physical activity, minimal consumption of fruit and vegetables, and high levels of obesity, are better-documented. Many health care providers see adolescents who have limited or no training in adolescent health care and adolescents who are transitioned to the adult care system at young ages without the necessary health care transition services, thus creating challenges for these individuals to access developmentally appropriate health care. Recommendations include prioritizing health care practice, health care facilities, clinical education, and adolescent health research to address key aspects of adolescent health and adolescent medical care in the GCC countries. This could be accomplished through the development of adolescent health care centers that bring together expert interdisciplinary care,excellent health provider training, and cutting-edge adolescent health research to provide leadership throughout the region and further both the health of adolescents and their access to high-quality, holistic health services.© 2017 Publishing services provided by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (General Organization), Saudi Arabia. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NCND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Adolescents Arabs Gulf countries Health system Adolescent health center Health status Non-communicable disease Risk behaviors Hospitalization Health care transition |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Depositing User: | Stikes Borneo Cendekia Medika |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Oct 2020 11:04 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2020 03:43 |
| URI: | http://repository.stikesbcm.ac.id/id/eprint/84 |
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