CDR Anthony R. Artino, Jr. is Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU). Anthony received his Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Connecticut and has published several peer-reviewed articles on survey design in health professions education. He has recently presented several survey-design worksho...

in spite of all the progress and achievements in the establish meat and development of health services in the world to date there is still a great and urgent need for new system of delivery of health and medical care particularly in developing counties. until now universities and medical institutions have been training high level professional personnel for delivery of hospital based medicaid ca...

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...

BACKGROUND Recent years have seen new challenges to laws protecting minors' confidential access to reproductive health services. Little research has explored parental views on the issue. OBJECTIVE To examine parents' views about laws requiring parental notification (PNLs) when minor children seek to obtain prescription contraceptives, the exceptions parents would endorse, and the consequences...

BACKGROUND In the UK young people attending child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) are required to move on, either through discharge or referral to an adult service, at age 17/18, a period of increased risk for onset of mental health problems and other complex psychosocial and physical changes. CAMHS transitions are often poorly managed with negative outcomes for young people. Bett...

BACKGROUND Stigma refers to the undesirable characteristics linked to mental illness and the adverse cognitive and behavioral consequences. Stigma causes a spiral of alienation and discrimination, leading to social isolation that diminishes chances for recovery. There is a great need for antistigma programs in order to decrease stigma related to persons with mental health problems. The antistig...

abstract ba ckground: quality of services, making communications with target groups, and educating them are among the most important success factors in implementation of family planning programs. provision of public access to contraception and related methods, counseling services, and paying attention to social specification and cultures are important in promotion of service quality. with regar...

Sex, a biological variable, and gender, a cultural variable, define the individual and affect all aspects of disease prevention, development, diagnosis, progression, and treatment. Sex and gender are essential elements of individualized medicine. However, medical education rarely considers such topics beyond the physiology of reproduction. To reduce health care disparities and to provide optima...