Adolescents in Rajasthan 2012: Changing Situation and Needs.

Abstract

Findings presented in this report provide a broad picture of the situation and needs of adolescents in Rajasthan, and highlight that the availability of successive cross-sectional data permits rich insights into areas of rapid changes experienced by adolescents over a five-year span, and areas in which change has been imperceptible. The study has documented the heterogeneity of adolescents—boys versus girls, rural versus urban adolescents, school-going versus out-of-school adolescents, and so on. It has also highlighted the dynamic nature of adolescents’ transition to adulthood