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The youth have long represented an important constituency for electoral mobilization in Africa. Today, as the region … faces a growing 'youth bulge' that is disproportionately burdened by un- and underemployment, capturing the votes of this … generational identities within the region, very little is really known about the political participation of Africa's youth. In …
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research, which brings in front youth’s perceptions on abortion, their experiences and the family climate. Some of the research …
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Violent conflicts affect the lives and livelihoods of almost one quarter of the world's population. But the effects of violent conflict are not uniform. This study assesses the differential effects of violent conflict on young people's education, job prospects, and forms of civic engagement and...
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Postwar societies are high-risk contexts for youth violence. Nevertheless, not all postwar societies are equally … of reconstruction after war's end are identified as major intervening variables that explain the variations in youth … violence in as well as across the case studies. …
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Youth at risk can be defined as individuals between the ages of 12 and 24 who face “environmental, social, and family … advice on how to create and implement effective policies for at-risk youth. Highlighted are 22 policies (six core policies … areas for young people around the world: i) youth unemployment, underemployment, and lack of formal sector employment; ii …
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Postwar societies are high-risk contexts for youth violence. Nevertheless, not all postwar societies are equally … of reconstruction after war’s end are identified as major intervening variables that explain the variations in youth … violence in as well as across the case studies. …
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Despite international support for adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and rights (SRHR) (for …) evaluate associations between adolescent SRH, human rights, and economic development among adolescents and youth; (b) assess …
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Background: The trend in the BMI values of US children has not been estimated very convincingly because of the absence of longitudinal data. Our object is to estimate time series of BMI values by birth cohorts instead of measurement years. Methods: We use five regression models to estimate the...
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