Citation

Soliman AT, Elawwa A, Sabt A. Riv. It. Med. Adolesc. 2012; 10(1): 21-26.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Edizioni Scripta Manent)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The current "youth bulge" in the population of Arab countries creates bigger demands for educational and healthcare services which should be anticipated and planned. The prevalence of emotional and behavioural disorders is increasing in the Arab adolescent, and rates are comparable to international data. Adolescent health problems especially noted in this area include the high prevalence of overweight/obesity, and vitamin D and iron deficiencies, which necessitate appropriately planned national policies in order to combat them. Concerns are raised about the lack and/or deficiency of specific adolescent medical care and the inability of specialist child and adolescent mental health services to meet these growing need and demands.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; human; violence; gender; suicide; alcohol; reproductive health; depression; prevalence; Arab; unemployment; adolescent health; review; obesity; vitamin D deficiency; anorexia; bulimia; marriage; health care policy; smoking; tobacco; Human immunodeficiency virus infection; mental health service; child parent relation; health survey; acquired immune deficiency syndrome; demography; medical care; attention deficit disorder; contraceptive agent; sexually transmitted disease; iron deficiency; parenting education; health literacy; Adolescent care; Arabic countries