甚麼是青春期健康﹖
青春期 (Adolescence) 是兒童逐漸轉變為成年人的過渡階段，是人生中一個非常重要的時期。青春期一般在10歲開始，直至19歲結束。年輕人在此期間經歷身體上的發育、心理上的轉變、認知能力的提升和社會性的轉變等。在這個過程中，他們在飲食、物質使用和性行為方面形成的習慣，將奠定日後身心健康的基礎。一些常見的青春期健康問題包括﹕
生殖與性健康
- 月經健康和衛生
- 避孕和生育計劃
- 早期性行為
- 性傳播感染 (STIs), 如人類乳頭瘤病毒 (HPV)
- 性別認同與性取向問題
營養與身體形像
- 肥胖與超重
- 飲食失調 (厭食症、暴食症)
- 負面的身體形象 (Body image)
- 不良節食習慣
- 社交媒體對身體形象的影響
心理健康
- 抑鬱症及情緒障礙
- 焦慮症
- 壓力及情緒管理
- 自殘與自殺念頭
- 藥物濫用與成癮
- 同儕壓力與社交焦慮
參考資料
- 認識青春期 – 香港家庭計劃指導會. (n.d.). https://www.famplan.org.hk/zh/resources/sexuality-education-resources/classroom-and-quiz/detail/PUB06
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Board on Children, Youth, and Families; Committee on the Neurobiological and Socio-behavioral Science of Adolescent Development and Its Applications; Backes EP, Bonnie RJ, editors. The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2019 May 16. 2, Adolescent Development. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK545476/
- Common health issues of adolescents & teenagers: Valleywise. Valleywise Health. (2023, August 29). https://valleywisehealth.org/blog/what-are-common-health-problems-of-a-teenager-today/
- World Health Organization. (n.d.-b). Mental health of adolescents. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/adolescent-mental-health
- World Health Organization. (n.d.-a). Adolescent health. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/health-topics/adolescent-health#tab=tab_1