Department of Research and Innovation, MAMTA Health Institute for Mother and Child, New Delhi 110048, India.
Social Medicine and Global Health, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, 20502 Malmö, Sweden.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 9;20(4):3042. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043042.
Adolescents and young adult comprise a significant proportion of India's population. Although, this group of the population faces serious challenges to their health and well-being. To promote their health and well-being, Centre of Excellence (CoE) at King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India, serves as an advanced care facility for 10-24-year-old adolescents and young adult women. This paper reports the socio-demographic characteristics of, and health services availed to adolescents and young adults who are visiting the CoE in Lucknow, India. A total of 6038 beneficiaries received clinical services during June 2018-March 2022. Out of total clinical services, 38.37% counselling and 37.53% referral services were utilised. Menstruation (46.29%), sexual and reproductive (28.19%), nutrition (5.91%), and mental health (1.67%) related problems were highly reported. The age of beneficiaries is classified into three categories, i.e., 10-14, 15-19, and 20-24 years. Prevalence of overweight was highest among adolescents aged 20-24 years compared to other age groups. Other than nutrition, late-adolescent girls (15-19) faced more health problems than their counterparts. The percentage of beneficiaries decreased significantly during and post the COVID-19 period (<0.001). Therefore, age-specific programs are currently needed, and interventions need to be designed accordingly.
青少年和青年占印度人口的很大比例。尽管如此，这一人群在健康和福祉方面仍面临着严峻挑战。为了促进他们的健康和福祉，印度勒克瑙的圣乔治医学院卓越中心（CoE）是一个为 10-24 岁青少年和青年女性提供的高级护理机构。本文报告了在印度勒克瑙的 CoE 就诊的青少年和青年的社会人口特征以及所利用的健康服务。在 2018 年 6 月至 2022 年 3 月期间，共有 6038 名受益者接受了临床服务。在总共的临床服务中，有 38.37%的人接受了咨询服务，37.53%的人接受了转介服务。月经（46.29%）、性与生殖（28.19%）、营养（5.91%）和心理健康（1.67%）相关问题的报告率很高。受益人的年龄分为三类，即 10-14 岁、15-19 岁和 20-24 岁。与其他年龄组相比，20-24 岁的超重青少年比例最高。除营养问题外，15-19 岁的晚青春期女孩比同龄人面临更多的健康问题。在 COVID-19 期间和之后，受益人的比例显著下降（<0.001）。因此，目前需要制定针对特定年龄的计划，并相应地设计干预措施。
