Robert Blum
Biographic Data
| ID | 3777401 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Blum |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Blum |
| SIGNATURE | BLUM R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8622-4237 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1956 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Accelerate progress—sexual and reproductive health and rights for all: Report of the Guttmacher– Lancet Commission
Coming of Age in the Shadow of the Taliban: Adolescents’ and Parents’ Views Toward Interpersonal Violence and Harmful Traditional Practices in Afghanistan
Objectives. To understand Afghan adolescents’ and parents’ attitudes toward interpersonal violence. Methods. We used a 2-stage sampling method in 6 provinces during 2016; we included 916 adolescents aged 12 to 15 years and 454 parents. Results. In the abstract, a minority of adolescents or parents endorsed violence; however, specific situations justified most violence (e.g., husbands beating wives, parents hitting children). Both adolescents (48.…
Adolescents' perceptions of health from disadvantaged urban communities: Findings from the Wave study
When a Parent Goes Off to War: Exploring the Issues Faced by Adolescents and Their Families
The objectives of this study were (1) to explore the consequences of parental deployment for adolescents and their families and (2) to identify potential strategies that may help adolescents cope with a parent's deployment. Eleven focus groups were conducted among adolescents in military families, military parents, and school personnel in military-impacted schools at five military bases. Findings reveal that one of the most prominent sources of s…
Influences on adolescents’ decision to postpone onset of sexual intercourse: A survival analysis of virginity among youths aged 13 to 18 years
Demography of Sexual Orientation in Adolescents
This study was undertaken to explore patterns of sexual orientation in a representative sample of Minnesota junior and senior high school students. The sample included 34 706 students (grades 7 through 12) from diverse ethnic, geographic, and socioeconomic strata. Five Items pertaining to sexual attraction, fantasy, behavior, and affiliation were embedded in a self-administered survey of adolescent health. Overall, 10.7% of students were "unsure"…
Contemporary Threats to Adolescent Health in the United States
Over the past 30 years, adolescents have been the only population in the United States who have not experienced improvement in their health status. Violence has replaced communicable diseases as the primary cause of juvenile mortality and, currently, over 77% of adolescent deaths are caused by accidents, suicide, and homicide. Increasingly, poverty, life-style, and risk-taking behaviors are influencing the morbidities of youth, with associated se…
The United States and China in World Affairs
Cultural Affairs and Foreign Relations
The Peculiarities of Geography: Asia
In the educational exchange program, as in other matters, change has overtaken both sides before they have pre pared for it. Many Asians still are reluctant to study in the United States because they fear an American education will not be relevant, beneficial, and accepted at home. Asian stu dents who come to the United States tend to pursue vocational courses and to seek their social, political, and philosophical en lightenment elsewhere. More m…
The Work of The Asia Foundation
URING THE DECADE since the end of World War II, vast amounts of money have been expended by agencies, national governments, and private organizations for foreign aid. Recently, an increasingly large proportion has gone into the economic development of underdeveloped areas. From this extensive and expensive experience, some general principles are becoming clear, particularly in regard to so-called underdeveloped areas in Asia. Many Asians have lon…
When a Parent Goes Off to War: Exploring the Issues Faced by Adolescents and Their Families
The objectives of this study were (1) to explore the consequences of parental deployment for adolescents and their families and (2) to identify potential strategies that may help adolescents cope with a parent's deployment. Eleven focus groups were conducted among adolescents in military families, military parents, and school personnel in military-impacted schools at five military bases. Findings reveal that one of the most prominent sources of s…
Adolescents' perceptions of health from disadvantaged urban communities: Findings from the Wave study
The Work of The Asia Foundation
URING THE DECADE since the end of World War II, vast amounts of money have been expended by agencies, national governments, and private organizations for foreign aid. Recently, an increasingly large proportion has gone into the economic development of underdeveloped areas. From this extensive and expensive experience, some general principles are becoming clear, particularly in regard to so-called underdeveloped areas in Asia. Many Asians have lon…
Coming of Age in the Shadow of the Taliban: Adolescents’ and Parents’ Views Toward Interpersonal Violence and Harmful Traditional Practices in Afghanistan
Objectives. To understand Afghan adolescents’ and parents’ attitudes toward interpersonal violence. Methods. We used a 2-stage sampling method in 6 provinces during 2016; we included 916 adolescents aged 12 to 15 years and 454 parents. Results. In the abstract, a minority of adolescents or parents endorsed violence; however, specific situations justified most violence (e.g., husbands beating wives, parents hitting children). Both adolescents (48.…
The Work of The Asia Foundation
URING THE DECADE since the end of World War II, vast amounts of money have been expended by agencies, national governments, and private organizations for foreign aid. Recently, an increasingly large proportion has gone into the economic development of underdeveloped areas. From this extensive and expensive experience, some general principles are becoming clear, particularly in regard to so-called underdeveloped areas in Asia. Many Asians have lon…
The Peculiarities of Geography: Asia
In the educational exchange program, as in other matters, change has overtaken both sides before they have pre pared for it. Many Asians still are reluctant to study in the United States because they fear an American education will not be relevant, beneficial, and accepted at home. Asian stu dents who come to the United States tend to pursue vocational courses and to seek their social, political, and philosophical en lightenment elsewhere. More m…
Cultural Affairs and Foreign Relations
The United States and China in World Affairs
Contemporary Threats to Adolescent Health in the United States
Over the past 30 years, adolescents have been the only population in the United States who have not experienced improvement in their health status. Violence has replaced communicable diseases as the primary cause of juvenile mortality and, currently, over 77% of adolescent deaths are caused by accidents, suicide, and homicide. Increasingly, poverty, life-style, and risk-taking behaviors are influencing the morbidities of youth, with associated se…
Demography of Sexual Orientation in Adolescents
This study was undertaken to explore patterns of sexual orientation in a representative sample of Minnesota junior and senior high school students. The sample included 34 706 students (grades 7 through 12) from diverse ethnic, geographic, and socioeconomic strata. Five Items pertaining to sexual attraction, fantasy, behavior, and affiliation were embedded in a self-administered survey of adolescent health. Overall, 10.7% of students were "unsure"…
Influences on adolescents’ decision to postpone onset of sexual intercourse: A survival analysis of virginity among youths aged 13 to 18 years
When a Parent Goes Off to War: Exploring the Issues Faced by Adolescents and Their Families
The objectives of this study were (1) to explore the consequences of parental deployment for adolescents and their families and (2) to identify potential strategies that may help adolescents cope with a parent's deployment. Eleven focus groups were conducted among adolescents in military families, military parents, and school personnel in military-impacted schools at five military bases. Findings reveal that one of the most prominent sources of s…
Adolescents' perceptions of health from disadvantaged urban communities: Findings from the Wave study
Accelerate progress—sexual and reproductive health and rights for all: Report of the Guttmacher– Lancet Commission
Coming of Age in the Shadow of the Taliban: Adolescents’ and Parents’ Views Toward Interpersonal Violence and Harmful Traditional Practices in Afghanistan
Objectives. To understand Afghan adolescents’ and parents’ attitudes toward interpersonal violence. Methods. We used a 2-stage sampling method in 6 provinces during 2016; we included 916 adolescents aged 12 to 15 years and 454 parents. Results. In the abstract, a minority of adolescents or parents endorsed violence; however, specific situations justified most violence (e.g., husbands beating wives, parents hitting children). Both adolescents (48.…
Political science (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)