STI Treatment-Seeking Behaviors Among Youth in Nigeria: Are There Gender Differences?

STI treatment-seeking behaviors among youth in Nigeria: are there gender differences?

CONTEXT There is little research on STIs among young people in Nigeria. It is important to determine gender differences in health-seeking behaviors among youth with self-reported STI symptoms. METHODS Data from 538 males and females aged 15-24 with at least one STI symptom were drawn from the 2003 and 2005 National HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Surveys. Bivariate and multivariate analyses ...

Gender Differences in Risk Behaviors Among High School Youth

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) demonstrates that American youth engage in a wide variety of risky behaviors.(1) The frequency and type of these behaviors often differ by a number of factors, such as socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity. For example, results of the 2011 YRBSS revealed that white high school students ...

Gender differences. Exercise beliefs among youth.

Atrial fibrillation: are there gender differences?

The incidence of atrial fibrillation is greater in men than in women, but this gap closes with advancing age. More women with atrial fibrillation have underlying valvular disease, and more men with this condition have underlying coronary artery disease. Atrial fibrillation increases mortality and the incidence of stroke in both sexes. However, women in particular (especially those over 75 years...

Type of opioid dependence among patients seeking opioid substitution treatment: are there differences in background and severity of problems?

BACKGROUND The study explores differences and similarities in background and problem severity among those seeking Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST), comparing those who primarily had misused "opiates", e.g. heroin, morphine and opium, with those who primarily had misused other opioids. METHODS Patients (n = 127) assessed for possible admittance in OST are compared based on the Addiction Sev...