TY - JOUR AU - Wasim, Tayyiba PY - 2017/12/05 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Adolescent Reproductive Health Education JF - Annals of King Edward Medical University JA - Annals KEMU VL - 23 IS - 3 SE - Guest Editorials DO - 10.21649/akemu.v23i3.2006 UR - https://www.annalskemu.org/journal/index.php/annals/article/view/2006 SP - AB - <p>Youth of 11-24 years comprise 30% of the&nbsp;world population and the proportion is rising, more&nbsp;so in the developing countries. Out of Pakistan's180&nbsp;million population, 52% comprise of youth in the&nbsp;age group 20-24 and a staggering 58 million is less&nbsp;than 15 years of age1. Adolescents not only have&nbsp;special social, cultural and physical challenges due&nbsp;to their rapidly evolving physical, emotional and&nbsp;intellectual needs but have special health issues as&nbsp;well. In developing countries these health issues&nbsp;become daunting challenges when we take into&nbsp;account the issues related to female adolescence,&nbsp;especially related to early marriage and the<br>consequences of teen pregnancies.</p> ER -