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26 Ιουλ 2022 · The notion that Black girls achieve puberty at earlier ages may perpetuate adultification bias, a form of racial prejudice in which Black children are treated and judged as more mature than others of the same age. 38 This bias has important implications for Black children across social structures.
21 Σεπ 2022 · Puberty rite is among the many significant African cultural practices among the Akans and Ashantis in the West African country of Ghana. The Akans practice Bragoro, also known as Brapue, a...
The results indicated that Caribbean Black girls were more likely to perceive their pubertal timing relative to peers as early, whereas African American girls were more likely to perceive their pubertal timing as average compared to girls of their respective age (Carter et al., 2011).
Early adolescence remains an overlooked window of opportunity for public health intervention with girls and boys in sub-Saharan Africa. Minimal health data exist on pubescent girls and boys.
19 Νοε 2010 · To clarify the nature of the relation between early pubertal timing and behavioral and emotional problems in Black adolescent girls, the independent influence of both perceived pubertal timing and age of menarche on externalizing behaviors and depressive symptoms is examined.
3 Μαΐ 2019 · This brochure presents a statistical snapshot of the health and well-being of adolescent girls in West and Central Africa, along select dimensions. It also examines the intergenerational effects of adolescent childbearing on the health and nutrition of children born to adolescent mothers in the region. Download.
The paper uses quantitative data to examine timing of pubertal changes for boys and girls and the extent to which puberty is marked by initiation ceremonies and rites in the country.
