OBJECTIVE This study examined health service access among children of different racial/ethnic groups in the child welfare system in an attempt to identify and explain disparities. METHODS Data were from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW). N for descriptive statistics=2,505. N for multiple regression model=537. Measures reflected child health services need, access, ...

Premature menopause, that is, menopause - spontaneous or iatrogenic - occurring at or before the age of 40 years, affects sexual identity, sexual function and sexual relationships. The woman's health, wellbeing and achievement of life's goals may be variably impaired. Factors modulating the individual's sexual outcome after premature menopause include: etiological heterogeneity of premature men...

Background and Objectives: Menopause can lead to psychological and social consequences, amongwhich sexual function has received special attention. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of sexual knowledge, sexual attitude, and religious health on predicting the sexual function of postmenopausal women. Methods: This descriptive correlational study was performed on 2...

background: sexual function and its subsequent satisfaction are among the most important aspects of women’s life. however, this instinct could be influenced by some factors such as diseases, drug using, aging, and hormonal and physiologic changes associated with menopause, and sexual behavior. objective: the aim of this study was to describe the prevalence rates of sexual dysfunction, and relat...

OBJECTIVES To describe changes in sexual behavior and condom use among male heterosexual clients at two public sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics in Pune, after exposure to HIV testing, counseling, and condom promotion. DESIGN From 13 May 1993 to 11 April 1997, 6819 heterosexual men were screened for HIV infection as part of the HIV Network for Prevention Trials study. A total of 1628...

Background: Evaluation and treatment of infertility is critical to can be affected all aspects of life, particularly women, the Including how their knowledge of fertility and assisted reproduction treatment can disrupt marital and sexual Infertile women. Hence this qualitative study was performed to explore experiences of infertile women about sexual life. Materials and Methods: This is a quali...

Introduction: The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of emotional intelligence interventions, sexual fantasies, and integrated protocol in treating the orgasmic disorder, performance, and quality of sexual life. Method: The type of study is quasi-experimental based on the pretest-posttest design. The study population consisted of all married women aged 30-45 years who had a marit...

BACKGROUND Pre-termination counselling is currently voluntary in the UK; however, there has been political debate regarding the introduction of mandatory pre-termination counselling as well as who should be providing the abortion counselling services. OBJECTIVE To quantify the proportion of women who use pre-termination counselling services and to evaluate their experience. METHOD An anonym...

OBJECTIVE We estimate facility-level average annual cost per client along the HIV testing and counselling (HTC) and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) service cascades. DESIGN Data were collected from 2011-2013 in 230 HTC and 212 PMTCT facilities in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, and Zambia. METHODS Input quantities and unit prices were collected, as were output data. Annual e...