The health benefits of sexual expression. Int J Sex Health. 2021;33(4):478–93. Article Google Scholar Ekundayo OJ, Dodson-Stallworth J, Roofe M, Aban IB, Bachmann LH, Kempf MC, Ehiri J, Jolly PE. The determinants of sexual intercourse before age 16 years among rural Jamaican ...
In a refugee context, this may encompass the false perception that participation positively influences access to services or benefits [78]. Language and literacy constitute further potential barriers to informed consent [5]. Moreover, some of the included studies encompassed very sensitive topics such...
groups experienced gender-based violence and similar emotional and mental processes as well as HIV/STIs risks. However, in adjusted models, the SST group had three times the odds of experiencing abuse by a sex buyer when asked to use a condom and eight times the odds of feeling hopeless or...
Section 1: Defining sexual and reproductive health and rights Section 2: Global trends affecting sexual and reproductive health and rights Section 3: The need for information and services Section 4: Populations in need of services Section 5: Benefits and costs of investing in sexual and reproductive...
Taboos around sex and sexuality and the stigma attached to these issues have contributed to making SRH services a low priority in Health Benefits Packages (HBPs). The challenges of SRH services have been exacerbated by the recent COVID-19 pandemic that has triggered the reallocation of resources...
Over the last 25 years, researchers have documented the broad impact of behavioral interventions on a range of psychological and physical health outcomes. Despite the promise of evidence-based treatments, a common challenge for practitioners is ensuring treatment adherence to maximize benefits. This is...
A large percentage of women had a regular menstrual cycle (77.08%), and almost half of them (48.61%) were using contraceptives. More than half of women did not have previous births (61.11%), while 27.78% of women had previous abortions. Those who had previous births had natural deliveries...
This Viewpoint discusses the health benefits of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs); summarizes the clinical, policy, and equity implications of GLP-1 RA discontinuation; and calls for the identification and implementation of strategies to improve long-term adherence to GLP-1 RA...
In the meantime, perhaps we should cut the health insurance industry at least a little slack and attack the root causes of the USA’s inept, wasteful healthcare system. I had a recent conversation on social media with a man who said he was OK with paying tax money for abortions in cases...
ACAM2000, made by Emergent BioSolutions, was developed to prevent monkeypox disease in individuals determined to be at high risk for mpox infection. But according to the FDA’s own medication guide for the product, the risks of the vaccine appear to outweigh the benefits. ...