Adolescent Health - RKSK Perspective
Abstract
“Adolescence is like having only enough light to see the step directly in front of you.â€
Sarah Addison Allen
Global Perspective
WHO defines, adolescents as young people between the ages of 10 and 19 years. More than 1.2 billion people worldwide are adolescent; this indicates that roughly one in every six people is an adolescent.1 Adolescents are usually considered as healthy group of people. But, a few facts break this myth: estimated 1.2 million adolescents died in 2015; over 3000 every day, mostly from preventable or treatable causes.2 This period of transition between childhood to adulthood,3 is period of active growth and development: physical, sexual, social and emotional.4 Due to physical and hormonal changes adolescents struggle through image consciousness, identity crisis, attraction towards opposite sex, and control behavior of their gatekeepers. An attempt to prove themselves in the family and society and takes great toll on behavioral aspects of the adolescents and makes them vulnerable.
How to cite this article:
Awasthi N, Kashyap A. Adolescent Health - RKSK Perspective. Ind J Youth Adol Health 2020; 7(1): 27-31.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2349.2880.202005
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