World Bank2015-02-262015-02-262014-10-03https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21516This report responds to the growing concern over issues facing Maldivian youth today, and specifically, to a request made by the Ministry of Youth and Sports to examine the status of youth in the Maldives. Such concerns are certainly warranted, particularly in light of a regional youth bulge which is taking place in South Asia, as well as an observed increase in at risk behavior such as youth drug use and membership in gangs. While a number of studies have sought to examine youth issues in the Maldives, a comprehensive and holistic assessment is lacking. This report was aimed at helping to fill this knowledge gap. This report examines issues affecting young people in the Maldives as they transition from adolescence to adulthood, and based on this analysis and a review of international good practice, recommends a number of actions for the Government s consideration. The analysis focused on youth experiences as they pertain to: health, education, labor, family structure, gangs and violence, and civic engagement and participation. A youth development framework, based on public health literature and adapted to the Maldives, serves as the organizing structure of the report. The report draws on original data collection and analysis, as well as an extensive review of existing literature. With regard to data collection, the study involved field-based research including a household survey and in-depth interviews, and focus-group discussions with youth and stakeholders in the Maldives.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABORTIONABORTION AMONG ADOLESCENTSABORTION SERVICESACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCESS TO QUALITY SERVICESADDICTIONADOLESCENCEADOLESCENTADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENTADOLESCENT FRIENDLY HEALTH SERVICESADOLESCENT HEALTHADOLESCENT MALESADOLESCENT MEDICINEADOLESCENT PERIODADOLESCENT PREGNANCYADOLESCENTSADULTHOODADVANCEMENT OF WOMENAGE AT MARRIAGEAGE OF MARRIAGEAGEDAGGRESSIVEALCOHOLALCOHOL USEANXIETYAVERAGE AGEBABIESBEHAVIOURAL STUDIESBIRTHSCANCERSCANNABISCARE PROVIDERSCARE SERVICESCHILD HEALTHCHILD MORTALITYCHILDBEARINGCHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOODCHRONOLOGICAL AGECITIZENSCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTCONDOMSCONTRACEPTIONCRIMEDEPRESSIONDISABILITIESDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENDIVORCEDOMESTIC VIOLENCEDRUG ABUSEDRUG ADDICTIONDRUG USEDRUG USERSDRUGSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OPPORTUNITYEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESFAMILIESFAMILY MEMBERSFAMILY PLANNINGFAMILY STRUCTUREFEMALE SEX WORKERSFIRST SEXUAL INTERCOURSEFORMS OF DISCRIMINATIONFORMS OF VIOLENCEGENDER INEQUALITYGENDER NORMSGIRLSHARM REDUCTIONHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH CARE SYSTEMHEALTH EDUCATIONHEALTH PROMOTIONHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH WORKERSHEALTHY ENVIRONMENTHEART DISEASEHIGH-RISKHIVHOSPITALHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSHUMAN RIGHTSHUMAN SEXUALITYHYGIENEILLICIT DRUG USEIMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMEIMMUNODEFICIENCYINITIATION OF DRUG USEINJECTING DRUG USERSINTERVENTIONINTIMATE PARTNERISOLATIONJUVENILE JUSTICELABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLAWSLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIFESTYLESMALE YOUTHMARITAL STATUSMARRIED COUPLESMASCULINITYMENTALMENTAL HEALTHMENTAL HEALTH SERVICESMENTAL ILLNESSMIDDLE SCHOOLMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMORAL DEVELOPMENTMORTALITYNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL POPULATIONNATIONAL YOUTH POLICYNEEDS ASSESSMENTNEEDS OF YOUTHPARENTAL GUIDANCEPARENTHOOD FEDERATIONPARENTINGPATIENTPEDIATRICSPEER PRESSUREPREMARITAL SEXUAL ACTIVITYPRIMARY SCHOOLPROFILE OF ADOLESCENTSPSYCHIATRISTSPSYCHIATRYPSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTHPSYCHOLOGYPSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORTPUBERTYPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC SERVICESRECREATIONAL ACTIVITIESREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH KNOWLEDGEREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OF ADOLESCENTSREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICEREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICESREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SURVEYREPRODUCTIVE YEARSRISK BEHAVIORRISK BEHAVIORSRISK FACTORSRISK GROUPSRISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORROLE IN SOCIETYSCREENINGSECONDARY SCHOOLSSELF-MEDICATIONSERVICES FOR YOUNGSEXSEX PARTNERSSEX WITH MENSEX WORKERSSEXUAL ABUSESEXUAL ACTIVITYSEXUAL BEHAVIORSEXUAL BEHAVIORSSEXUAL HEALTHSEXUAL HEALTH OF ADOLESCENTSSEXUAL HEALTH SERVICESSEXUAL INTERCOURSESEXUAL PARTNERSSEXUAL PRACTICESSEXUALITYSEXUALLY ACTIVESEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASESSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONSSMOKERSSMOKINGSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL NORMSSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL STATUSSOCIETAL NORMSSPATIAL MOBILITYSTISSUBSTANCE ABUSESUICIDETABOOTOBACCOTOBACCO USETRADITIONAL FAMILYTRADITIONAL FAMILY STRUCTURESTRANSPORTATIONUNEMPLOYMENTUNINTENDED PREGNANCYUNMARRIED WOMENUNMARRIED YOUNG MENUNMARRIED YOUNG PEOPLEUNMARRIED YOUNG WOMENUNMARRIED YOUTHSUNPROTECTED INTERCOURSEUNPROTECTED SEXUNSAFE ABORTIONUNSAFE ABORTIONSUNSAFE SEXUNWANTED PREGNANCIESUNWANTED PREGNANCYUSE OF ALCOHOLVIOLENCEWORKERSYOUNG ADULTSYOUNG MALESYOUNG MENYOUNG PEOPLEYOUNG PERSONYOUNG PERSONSYOUNG UNMARRIED MENYOUNG WOMENYOUNGER MENYOUTHYOUTH AFFAIRSYOUTH CENTERSYOUTH CLUBSYOUTH CULTUREYOUTH DEVELOPMENTYOUTH FRIENDLY SERVICESYOUTH HEALTHYOUTH POLICYYOUTH-FRIENDLY SERVICES10.1596/21516