background and objectives: although mild stress can bring vitality and dynamics into life, excessive stress can result in physical and psychological illnesses. scientific achievements have failed to take an effective step in controlling stress. one of the most effective factors on stress is religion and religious beliefs. the purpose of the present study was to determine mental health and stres...

Skilful means is an important doctrine in Mahayana Buddhism. It gives the movement its pedagogical skill in teaching Dharma and spiritual care. This paper examines the importance of the Jyotis narrative in the Skill-in-Means Sutra, in which a monk violates celibacy for the sake of a woman’s happiness. This essay ties the idea of skill-in-means more intimately with modern Buddhism, examining its...

Among strategies to prevent HIV, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unwanted pregnancies, are programs that promote sexual abstinence among adolescents. However, literature suggests that there may be differences in the understanding of abstinence across adolescents, and this study sought to explore the understanding of sexual abstinence among both male and female learners in a sec...

BACKGROUND Prolonged sexual abstinence after childbirth is a socio-cultural practice with health implications, and is described in several African countries, including Tanzania. This study explored discourses on prolonged postpartum sexual abstinence in relation to family health after childbirth in low-income suburbs of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. METHODS Data for the discourse analysis were col...

Abstinence from sexual intercourse is an important behavioral strategy for preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and pregnancy among adolescents. Many adolescents, including most younger adolescents, have not initiated sexual intercourse and many sexually experienced adolescents and young adults are abstinent for varying periods of time. Th...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of an abstinence-only intervention in preventing sexual involvement in young adolescents. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING Urban public schools. PARTICIPANTS A total of 662 African American students in grades 6 and 7. INTERVENTIONS An 8-hour abstinence-only intervention targeted reduced sexual intercourse; an 8-hour safer sex-only interventi...

Abstinence from sexual intercourse represents a healthy hoice for teenagers, as teenagers face considerable risk to heir reproductive health from unintended pregnancy and exually transmitted infections (STIs) including infection ith the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Remaining bstinent, at least through high school, is strongly supported y parents and even by adolescents themselves. Howeve...

INTRODUCTION Urinary incontinence (UI) has been associated with negative effects on women's sexuality. Women's sexuality and sexual function are a complex issue, and the role of UI is not completely clear. AIM To assess the impact of UI on female sexual function by comparing this population with a control group of continent women. METHODS We performed a case-control study from August 2012 t...

This paper presents the results of a 2001 sample survey and uses an ideation model to identify the factors affecting primary sexual abstinence and condom use among Rwandan youth. The findings showed that urban residence and age negatively influence primary sexual abstinence and positively affect condom use. Living within the same household as the father tends to protect girls from early sexual ...