tailieunhanh - ADOLESCENT AND EPRODUCTIVE YOUTH REPRODUCTIVE EALTH HEALTH INSRI LANKA

For example, poor mental health may impact on later outcomes by intermediary choices such as insufficient investment in effort (. playing truant) and self- medication (. substance abuse). We attempt to say something about the likely importance of these factors. Finally, we perform our analysis using a very recent cohort of young people where there is longitudinal data - and in a country where both poor mental health and early drop-out are known to be very big problems by interna- tional standards. It is rare to have data for such a recent cohort (aged 14/15 in 2004) and this might be important because adoles- cent emotional problems and conduct disorder. | . Bur ĩr I F Adolescent and Youth Reproductive Health in Status Issues Policies and Programs ILIC POLICY is funded by the . Agency for International Development under Contract No. HRN-C-00-00-00006-00 beginning July 7 2000. The project is implemented by Futures Group International in collaboration with Research Triangle Institute and the Centre for Development and Population Activities CEDPA . Photos selected from M MC Photoshare at mmc. Photographers from top Lauren Goodsmith Tod Shapera and Reproductive Health Association of Cambodia RHAC . ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN SRI LANKA Status Policies Programs and Issues W. Indralal De Silva Aparnaa Somanathan Vindya Eriyagama Health Policy Programme Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka January 2003 POLICY .