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Adolescent health concerns of girls are an issue that hinders them from

providing their best attempt in academics and resulting in a range of 

related disorders as well. This study attempts to explore the healthcare-

seeking behaviours of Adolescent girls to determine their healthcare needs

with a view to propose plans for hospital-based services. A community-

based cross-sectional research was conducted among adolescent girls in

age of 13 to 19 years in Bangalore. Descriptive and inferential statistics 

were applied for analysis. The chi-square method was used for testing the

hypothesis at 0.5 level. The study shows that there are more than 40 

percent of adolescent girls have growth and hormonal issues including 

menstrual problems. TB, Asthma, and other common health issues were 

next to this. Nutritional needs were unmet amongst the age category of 13

to 15. Almost half of them carry headache which is said to be ‘migraine’. 

The varied needs of adolescent girls such as nutritional, physical, 

hormonal, and menstrual should be addressed comprehensively in the 

adolescent-friendly clinics supported by a multidisciplinary team of

experts