background: despite growing interest in the public health of sexual minority, youth around the world due to the high rates of suicidal ideation and attempts in this population, few studies on the sexual orientation of korean adolescents have been conducted. therefore, this study investigated the relationship between the sexual orientation of korean adolescents and their suicide-related behavior...

BACKGROUND Sexual behaviour and sexual practices affect the risk for acquisition and transmission of HIV infection. This study tries to identify differences in sexual behaviour (condom use with non-marital partners, multiple sexual partnerships transactional sex and age mixing in sexual relationships), sexual practices (oral, anal and vagina sex), and forced sexual initiation based on sex and H...

background people living with hiv (plhiv) are highly stigmatized and consequently hard-to-access by researchers and importantly, public health outreach in iran, possibly due to the existing socio-cultural situation in this country. the present study aimed to evaluate the sexual and reproductive health needs of plhiv in tehran, the capital of iran.   methods as a mixed-method descriptive study, ...

Latinos in North Carolina experience disparities in sexual and reproductive health. To identify and explore assets for and barriers to sexual and reproductive health in the Latino community, an academic-community partnership engaged community health workers (CHW) in Photovoice, a participatory qualitative research methodology. Five sessions were completed in which CHW agreed on photo assignment...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate health behaviors and quality of life (QoL) in cervical cancer survivors, and to identify factors that may compromise or enhance their health-related QoL. METHODS Data were collected retrospectively from the records of 102 consecutive patients with cervical cancer treated from May 2007 to January 2009 at the People's Hospital of Xintai City in S...

Women have a 13.4% chance of developing breast cancer over their lifetime, and an estimated 60,000 women aged 20-50 will develop breast cancer in 2005. Surgical, radiologic, and chemotherapeutic treatments used to treat breast cancer can alter women's body image and menopausal status, ultimately affecting sexual health. A diagnosis of breast cancer is more traumatic for young women because of p...

BACKGROUND Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a major reproductive and public health concern, especially in the era of HIV/AIDS. This study examined the relationship between sexual empowerment and STI status of women in union (married or cohabiting) in Uganda, controlling for sexual behaviour, partner factors, and women's background characteristics. METHODS The study, based on data fr...

This paper explores the relationship among poverty, risky sexual behaviour, and vulnerability to HIV infection, using data from the 1998 South African Demographic and Health Survey. Asset index was employed as proxy of socioeconomic status. Inequalities in health were measured using concentration index. Women in poorer households were slightly less knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS, while the socioe...

BACKGROUND The sexual function of sexual minority women (women with female partners) who are breast cancer survivors is mostly unknown. Our objective is to identify explanatory factors of sexual function among sexual minority women with breast cancer and compare them with a control sample of sexual minority women without cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS Using a conceptual framework that has previ...

background & aim: midwives have a substantial role in evaluating and improving sexual health and providing family counseling. the aim of this study was to evaluate clinical skills of midwifery students of mashhad university of medical sciences in providing sexual health counseling services and determine their attitudes toward sexual relations of couples in the academic year of 2014-2015. method...