Are concepts of adolescence from the Global North appropriate for Africa? A debate

• Published in: BMJ global health Vol. 8; no. 12; p. e012614
• Main Authors: Ngwenya, Nothando, Dziva Chikwari, Chido, Seeley, Janet, Ferrand, Rashida Abbas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 12.12.2023; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Adolescence; Adolescent; Adolescents; Africa; Age; Alcohol; Behavior; Cardiovascular diseases; Child development; Children & youth; Commentary; Debates; Decision making; Health policies and all other topics; Health promotion; Humans; Intervention; Marriage; Other study design; Puberty; Public Health; Risk factors; Risk taking; Rites of passage; Sexual behavior; Sexually transmitted diseases; STD; Substance use; Teenagers; Africa; Tanzania; Public Health; Health policies and all other topics; Other study design

In 2016, the Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health defined adolescence universally as ‘a critical phase in life for achieving human potential; where an individual acquires the physical, cognitive, emotional, social and economic recourses that are the foundation for later life health and well-being’...