Answer the following questions :
- Why are adolescent girls the worst sufferers?
- What happens to a girl when she loses mobility?
- Who, do you think, are more vulnerable to adolescent health problems — boys or girls? Why?
- What major problems do boys face during adolescence? A
- Why should all of us say 'no' to drugs?
b)When a girl loses mobility, she is deprived of friendly relationship with others, social status, and opportunities for economic development and non-formal education.
c)I think, girls are more vulnerable to adolescent health problems because they are pulled out of school as soon as they are married off. As a result, they remain undernourished and uninformed about health issues. So, they can easily be exposed to adolescent health problems like anaemia and neonatal mortality
d)Adolescent boys lack the power to make decisions about their own lives. Many of them are uneducated, unemployed and remain unaware of social or health issues. Besides, they are at considerable risk of being drawn into criminal activities and they are likely to get exposed to drugs and alcohol.
e)We should say 'no' to drugs because drugs have deadly effects on our health and lifE- Moreover, a drug addict is more like to be involved in criminal activities.
