OBJECTIVES To assess attitudes and awareness regarding sexual health education and services among young individuals in Pakistan. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted in urban and semi-urban districts of Sindh, Pakistan, in 2010. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed in-hand among 200 young people aged 16-25 years; who were selected on the basis of convenience sampling. O...

BACKGROUND Sex education is described as education about human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, sexual intercourse, reproductive health, emotional relations, reproductive rights and responsibilities, abstinence, contraception, family planning, body image, sexual orientation, sexual pleasure, values, decision making, communication, dating, relationships, sexually transmitted infections (STIs...

OBJECTIVE To describe sexual partner change and condom use at the intake of a cohort study of urban factory workers in Tanzania. METHODS From October 1991 to March 1992, 926 male and 170 female factory workers were interviewed using a structured, pre-coded questionnaire. Questionnaire reliability was assessed by pre-testing and comparison with results of unstructured interviews and carrying o...

There is a growing interest in education as a means to reduce HIV infection in vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa; however, the mechanisms by which education reduces HIV infection remain uncertain. Substance use has been associated with high-risk sexual behaviour and could lie on the causal pathway between education and HIV risk. Therefore, we used multivariable regression to measure ass...

INTRODUCTION There is an ample evidence of the impact of severe traumatic events, such as sexual abuse in childhood, on the formation of disorders--especially the non-psychotic ones: sexual, neurotic and personality. So far, an increase of the risk with the accumulation of traumatic factors has been indicated, but less attention has been paid to adverse events such as lack of sexual education, ...

This paper provides a process evaluation of a 6-day teacher training programme which forms part of a sexuality education project. The training aimed at providing teachers with the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively teach a 16-lesson Grade 8 (14 year olds) life skills curriculum consisting of participatory exercises on sexual reproductive health, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), se...

abstract background: sexual function is reduced in an infertile woman. this study aimed to determine the effect of a communication skills training program on sexual function in infertile women referring to the medical centers in isfahan in 2012. materials and methods: this study is a field trial study using control groups in which 32 infertile couples were selected by convenience sampling, and ...

CONTEXT The persistent low contraceptive use and high fertility in Nigeria despite improvements in educational achievements calls for an examination of the role of factors, which may moderate the use of modern contraception. This article explores the influence of sexual autonomy on the use of modern contraceptive methods among women and its relative importance compared with other, more traditio...

INTRODUCTION Education in human sexual physiology and pathology, as well as own sexual health of medical doctors determines in a large proportion the ability to talk with patients about their sexual disorders. Therefore the authors considered important to collect and assess data regarding sexual health and development of Medical Faculty students. AIM Analysis of selected aspects of psychosexu...

Previous research provides varying results in the effects of sex education. While the goal of sex education is to educate and therefore protect oneself from high-risk sexual behaviors, research suggests support that knowledge and attitudes do not always comply with behavior. The purpose of this study is to test college students’ knowledge about sexual topics, their attitudes toward condom use, ...