68. Let's Talk about Puberty: A Key Gap in Pre-Adolescent Well Child Visits

Anticipatory guidance about pubertal development is recommended in American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) guidelines. Despite this, approximately 2% of adolescents report discussions with their doctor about puberty, while 40% of residents do not feel confident in providing pubertal education. We sought to evaluate pediatric resident knowledge and behavior toward pubertal education in pediatric 8- to 10-year-old well child annual visits.

Source: Journal of Adolescent Health - January 30, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Jelina Marie V. Castillo, Renata Arrington-Sanders, Kaysha Henry, Amber Bulna, Melissa Trofa, Harper Robinson Source Type: research