Adolescent Health in the Middle East and North Africa

This 2-volumeset focuses on adolescent health in theMiddle East and North Africa region (MENA), and presents thelatest research on the health risk behaviours and social behaviours that adolescents from the MENA region engage in.While there has been a surge in peer-reviewed research publications on population health in the MENA region in the last couple of decades, very few books offer a resource to address thediverse negative influences that disproportionately affect adolescents and children in the MENA region, includingincreased tobacco consumption culture, low emphasis on physical activity, increased sedentary behaviours, weak health policies, and societal issues related to displacement and political conflicts. These books offer a synthesis ofcurrent knowledge on adolescent health issues in the MENA region, and aim to provideevidence-informed adolescent health care practices that address current issues related to mental, physical, reproductive and nutritional health. Volume 2 focuses on nutritional and reproductive health in the MENA region, predictive modelling of obesity, determinants of sexual and oral health, HIV, and diabetes.The study will aid health care professionals,policymakers, government organizations and health program planners to assess currentpoliciesand practices related toadolescenthealthin the MENA region, and to identify the best courses of action moving forward.