The Experiences of Pregnancy Among Adolescent Girls in Jordan.

Objective: To explore the experience of pregnancy among adolescent girls ages 16 to 19 years in Jordan.

Design: Descriptive exploratory qualitative design.

Setting: Participants were recruited from antenatal clinics and postpartum wards in Ministry of Health primary health care clinics and hospitals across Jordan.

"I Like People to Treat Me Normally": Barriers to Type 1 Diabetes Self-Management Among Adolescents.

Adolescents with type 1 diabetes face barriers that can have a negative influence on self-management behaviors. This study was an analysis of semi-structured interviews with adolescents, parents, and health care providers to better understand these barriers among adolescents in Jordan. Adolescents with type 1 diabetes reported individual-level barriers including feeling labeled, pitied, and stigmatized for having type 1 diabetes.

"It [Diabetes] is From God and I Need to Take Care of Myself": Type 1 Diabetes Self-Management Among Adolescents and Their Parents in Jordan.

Background: Type 1 diabetes is the most common endocrine condition among adolescents. Diabetes self-management can be challenging during adolescence.

Objective: The objective of this study is to understand how adolescents and their parents manage type 1 diabetes in Jordan.