The instrument contained 27 sex knowledge items, 5 demographic questions, 3 items to ascertain where they received K-12 education, and 4 items to ascertain whether they had received sex education in school at any point. If they had received sex education in school, they rated the quality of ...
Through interview-administered questionnaire sexual practices information was collected and samples were tested for HIV, Syphilis, HSV2, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia. Results: While two out of every five FSWs reported client's demand for anal sex, 13% (n=1153) practiced anal sex. Report of condom ...
China is believed to possess one of the largest populations of SMW11. While investigations into the mental health12, breast health13, and general healthcare14of Chinese SMW have been reported, the principal investigator (PI) of this study stands as the sole researcher to have conducted a sexual...
HPV vaccine uptake was associated with higher education, whereas smoking and a migrant background reduced the chance of being vaccinated. Conclusion In Germany, only a small proportion of women experienced first intercourse before the age of 14 years. Younger age at first intercourse was associated ...
A large body of research on justice-involved youth focuses on risk and promotive factors associated with delinquent behaviors. However, few studies of youth involved with the justice system have centered on predictors of positive adjustment post-adjudication, that is, once a youth has been charged ...
Current social, legal and institutional factors impede a safe working environment for sex workers and their clients. OBJECTIVES: To describe characteristics and sexual behaviour of female, male and transgender sex workers, and assess their risk factors for unprotected sex. METHODS:Repeat cross-sectional...
We identified three doublesex and mab-3-related transcription factors (DMRT) that were sexually differentially expressed in human fetal gonads and present in the ovaries at the time of meiotic initiation. These were also identified in murine embryonic female germ cells. Among these, we focused on...
12 On the other hand, social support received from children can paradoxically reinforce a sense of dependence in the elderly, thereby undermining self-esteem and leading to feelings of helplessness.13 We suspect that social support can either promote a sense of self-efficacy and self-esteem or ...
Meanwhile, the experiments found that asphaltene promoted the stability of foams by being adsorbed on foam film in the process of liquid drainage. Wax crystal reduced the fluidity of drainage, which decreased the defoaming and discharging rate. But the wax crystal with specific structures reduced ...
but the determinants of these hormones are not well understood.Cross-sectional analyses of breast cancer risk factors and circulating hormone concentrations in more than 6000 postmenopausal women controls in 13 prospective studies.Concentrations of all hormones were lower in older than younger women, with...