Indicators to Measure Adolescent Health at the Country, Regional, and Global Levels: Results of a Five-Year Selection Process by the Global Action for the Measurement of Adolescent Health.
Journal: The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Volume: 74
Issue: 6S
Year of Publication: 2024
Affiliated Institutions:
Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: amarsh@who.int.
Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Department of International Health, Institute for International Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
Health and Education Section, Division for Peace and Sustainable Development, Education Sector, UNESCO, Paris, France.
Adolescent Health Unit, Institute of Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Department of Paediatrics, Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Program, Telethon Kids Institute, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontology/Gynecology, University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal; Obstetrics Clinic, University Teaching Hospital A. Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal.
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore.
Center for Eating and feeding Disorders Research, Mental Health Center Ballerup, Copenhagen University Hospital - Mental Health Services, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring, Data and Analytics Section, UNICEF, New York, New York.
Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
UN Major Group for Children and Youth, London, United Kingdom; Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Independent Consultancy, Tannay, Switzerland.
Technical Division, United Nations Population Fund, New York, New York.
Independent Consultant, London, United Kingdom.
MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland; Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research World Health Organization includes the UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Geneva, Switzerland.
School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Abstract summary
To improve adolescent health measurement, the Global Action for the Measurement of Adolescent health (GAMA) Advisory Group was formed in 2018 and published a draft list of 52 indicators across six adolescent health domains in 2022. We describe the process and results of selecting the adolescent health indicators recommended by GAMA (hereafter, "GAMA-recommended indicators").Each indicator in the draft list was assessed using the following inputs: (1) availability of data and stakeholders' perceptions on their relevance, acceptability, and feasibility across selected countries; (2) alignment with current measurement recommendations and practices; and (3) data in global databases. Topic-specific working groups comprised of GAMA experts and representatives of United Nations partner agencies reviewed results and provided preliminary recommendations, which were appraised by all GAMA members and finalized.There are 47 GAMA-recommended indicators (36 core and 11 additional) for adolescent health measurement across six domains: policies, programs, and laws (4 indicators); systems performance and interventions (4); health determinants (7); health behaviors and risks (20); subjective well-being (2); and health outcomes and conditions (10).These indicators are the result of a robust and structured five-year process to identify a priority set of indicators with relevance to adolescent health globally. This inclusive and participatory approach incorporated inputs from a broad range of stakeholders, including adolescents and young people themselves. The GAMA-recommended indicators are now ready to be used to measure adolescent health at the country, regional, and global levels.
Authors & Co-authors:
Marsh Andrew D AD
Newby Holly H
Storey Simone S
Yeung Diana D
Diaz Theresa T
Baltag Valentina V
Banerjee Anshu A
Abduvahobov Parviz P
Adebayo Emmanuel E
Azzopardi Peter S PS
Ba Mariame Gueye MG
Bose Krishna K
Cardona Marcelo M
Carvajal-Velez Liliana L
Dastgiri Saeed S
Fagan Lucy L
Ferguson B Jane BJ
Friedman Howard S HS
Hagell Ann A
Inchley Jo J
Kågesten Anna E AE
Keogh Sarah C SC
Moller Ann-Beth AB
Saewyc Elizabeth M EM
Tang Kun K
Guthold Regina R
Study Outcome
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