CLINICIAN TRAINING NEEDS IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH COUNSELING FOR SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY AYA WITH CANCER

Sexual and Reproductive Health needs Of LGBT.

The Constitution of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996 prohibits any South African to be discriminated on the grounds of sexual orientation 1 . Recent evidences suggest that, the risk of acquiring HIV is higher in homosexuals than in people who engage in heterosexual sex in countries like South Africa with high epidemic 2 . Currently, very little is known about the epidemic amongst Lesbian, gay, bis...

Sexual and gender minority health: what we know and what needs to be done.

We describe the emergence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health as a key area of study and practice for clinicians and public health professionals. We discuss the specific needs of LGBT populations on the basis of the most recent epidemiological and clinical investigations, methods for defining and measuring LGBT populations, and the barriers they face in obtaining appropriat...

Measuring Sexual and Gender Minority Populations in Health Surveillance.

PURPOSE Sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) are underrepresented and information about SGMs is difficult to locate in national health surveillance data, and this limits identification and resolution of SGM health disparities. It is also not known how measures of sexual orientation and transgender-inclusive gender identity in health surveillance compare with best practice recommendations. This a...

The national Congress of Sexual & Reproductive Health and Counseling in Midwifery

Educational Needs of Adult Men regarding Sexual and Reproductive Health in Ahvaz, Iran

Background & aim: Men’s sexual and reproductive health is one of the most important public health issues. However, less attention has been paid to this matter, compared to women’s health issues. The aim of this study was to evaluate the educational needs of men regarding sexual and reproductive health in Ahvaz, Iran. Methods:This descriptive study was performed on 1,068 adult men (aged 20-60 ye...