This study aimed to explore the role of school-based education in preventing bullying in high schools in Indonesia. In-depth interviews with principals and focus group discussions with teachers from five schools in Mataram City were conducted in 2018.
In sub-Saharan Africa, an estimated 23 million adolescents leave school due to poverty, teenage pregnancy, and unspecified illnesses. The reasons for absenteeism are well-known but the factors involved in the decision to return to school have not been analyzed.
In this editorial, we consider two articles and attempt to extract lessons for low- and middle-income countries in Asia, Africa, and beyond. There are three main lessons from these special issue articles.
We aim to clarify the degree to which the WHO's Health Promoting Schools (HPS) framework is reflected in the national policies of eight target countries and the issues surrounding its successful implementation.
Mental health literacy is essential for the recognition, management, and prevention of mental disorders among school-aged children. However, few studies have examined the implementation status of school-based mental health literacy in Asian countries.
This study examined school feeding policy objectives across multiple countries, drawing on data from the Global Survey of School Meal Programs, and identified 23 relevant policies.
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the health and education of learners globally. However, there is a lack of information on enablers and barriers to the implementation of comprehensive school health policies during the pandemic.
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) enables children and young people to learn about the cognitive, emotional, physical, and social characteristics of sexuality. Teachers experience conflicts in teaching CSE due to different cultural and religious backgrounds.