Adolescent Health in the Middle East and North Africa - 9783030921095

Adolescent Health in the Middle East and North AfricaAn Epidemiological Perspective\nAuthor(s): Caroline Barakat, Rania Dghaim, Fatme Al Anouti\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG\nISBN-13: 9783030921095, 978-3030921095\nSynopsis\nThis 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 [url] 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 displ.