分类： 护理学 >> 护理学 提交时间： 2022-11-06
摘要： Adolescent Health (AH) is an integral part of public health with the goal of improving healthy development, safety and well-being of adolescents because the behavioural patterns established during this period influence the health status of the adolescents and the risk of developing chronic diseases during adulthood. Adolescence being a time of great physical and psychological change, many social and physical conditions as well as behavioral pattern can impact adolescent health and heighten the risk of illness and diseases. This makes adolescents to be susceptible to various health issues by nature because of their stages of development, which affects their ability to make safe decisions, and the need to rely on significant others for support. Several other factors such as desire for greater autonomy, pressure to conform to peers, exploration of sexual identity, and increased access to and use of technology, violence and sexual abuse, social and cultural norms, family circumstances, emotional and physical environment of the adolescents contribute significantly to health issues being faced by the adolescents. Therefore, nurses have significant roles to play to ensure optimal growth and development of the adolescents and to prevent and reduce the impact of changes associated with adolescence on the health and well being of the adolescents. This paper presents the concept of adolescence; components of adolescent health; health-related challenges associated with adolescence and role of public health nurses.
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