conclusions globally, interventions that comprise evidence-based prevention, care and treatment of substance use disorders in young adults are vital to reduce the transmission of hiv infection and promote good clinical outcomes for young adults at-risk for living with hiv. context young adults comprise roughly one-quarter of the global population and are at the developmental stage where persona...

BACKGROUND Sexual dysfunction is common in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and treatment options are limited. Observational studies suggest that nocturnal hemodialysis may improve sexual function. We compared sexual activity and responses to sexual related questions in the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form questionnaire among patients randomized to frequent nocturnal or thr...

Recent trends in the behaviors of some groups with high sexual activity and of the general population in some countries suggest that sexual behavior profiles of high and low sexual activity categories may be converging and may call into question the assumptions around sexual mixing that are built into theoretical models of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)/human immunodeficiency virus (HIV...

the purpose of the present study was to examine differences in lifestyle factors such as physical activity among homosexual (gay or lesbian), bisexual, and heterosexual korean adolescents.the sample consisted of 74,186 adolescents from grades 7-12 (ages 12-18) who participated in the 8(th) annual korea youth risk behavior web-based survey in 2012. of this sample, only 11,829 provided enough inf...

BACKGROUND Little is known about recovery of female sexual function following an acute myocardial infarction (MI). Interventions to improve sexual outcomes in women are limited. METHODS AND RESULTS Semistructured, qualitative telephone interviews were conducted with 17 partnered women (aged 43 to 75 years) purposively selected from the Translational Research Investigating Underlying Dispariti...

BACKGROUND This study explored differences in sexual activity, function, and concerns between cancer survivors and cancer-free controls in a population-based study. METHODS The data were from 2982 men and 3708 women who were 50 years old or older and were participating in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Sexual well-being was assessed with the Sexual Relationships and Activities Ques...

OBJECTIVES To compare the effects of vaginal hysterectomy, subtotal abdominal hysterectomy, and total abdominal hysterectomy on sexual wellbeing. DESIGN Prospective observational study over six months. SETTING 13 teaching and non-teaching hospitals in the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS 413 women who underwent hysterectomy for benign disease other than symptomatic prolapse of the uterus and end...

OBJECTIVE This study sought to determine the frequency and types of sexual behavior among patients with schizophrenia and to assess the behavior with respect to risk of HIV infection. METHOD Ninety-five inpatients and outpatients with a research diagnosis of schizophrenia underwent a series of face-to-face interviews to determine their sexual activity and correlate it with demographic charact...

An emphasis on patient-centered care is becoming one of the dominant themes of health care reform worldwide. This emphasis involves active participation by patients (and their family/caregivers) in determining the type and standard of care that is best suited to maximize the individuals’ quality of life. In this model, the goal of the health care provider is to develop collaborative structures ...

background: trichomoniasis is a worldwide sexually transmitted disease (std), and is associated with important public health problems, including enhancement of hiv transmission. the prevalence of the parasite, trichomonas vaginalis, depends on host factors such as age, sexual activity, number of sexual partners and sexual behavior. the aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of trichomo...