New Public Health and Primary Care Findings from Maharashtra Published (An Epidemiological Study to Assess Essential Life Skills and its Predictors Among Adolescents in an Urban Slum Area).

A recent study conducted in a slum area of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, aimed to assess essential life skills among adolescents. The study involved 158 school-going children between the ages of 10 and 19, and assessed their skills in time management, communication, leadership, goal setting, and coping. The findings showed that the mean global life skills score was 212.9. The researchers hope that this study will inform curriculum planning and the design of extracurricular activities to improve life skills among adolescents. [Extracted from the article]

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