Men who have sex with men (MSM) may account for most new HIV infections in Lebanon, yet little is known about the factors that influence sexual risk behavior and HIV testing in this population. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 31 MSM living in Beirut, and content analysis was used to identify emergent themes. Mean age of the participants was 28.4 years, and all identified as either ga...

BACKGROUND Despite the declining trends of Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), unsafe sexual behaviours among adolescents still represent a public health challenge. It is important to understand factors acting at different levels to influence sexual behaviour among adolescents. This study examined the influence of perceived behaviour control, subjective nor...

Behavior change is key The biological characteristics of HIV determine, to some extent, the rate at which it spreads, but human behavior plays a critical role in transmission. People who have many sexual partners and do not use condoms, and people who inject drugs and share unsterilized injecting equipment have the greatest risk of contracting HIV and unknowingly infecting others. Typically, th...

A growing population is a matter of concern for developing countries like India. Family planning with the aim controlling required sustainable development. In India, government initiative family programmes includes promotion male and female sterilisation to provide different contraceptives couples intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs), condoms, anti-pregnancy pills, etc.