CONTEXT: Pregnancies among contraceptive users account for nearly half of all unintended
pregnancies and are almost entirely due to inconsistent or incorrect contraceptive use …

This paper addresses issues surrounding sexual negotiation and decision-making among
black South African youth in the face of AIDS. It explores choices made by young men and …

The aim of this review is to discuss the gender difference among diabetic population.
Metabolic control, age and gender significantly affect their psychosocial responses to …

Context: Women's protection against HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) depends
upon their ability to negotiate safer sex. It is important to know how cultural norms and …

Research indicates that people use condoms less often with a regular sexual partner than
with a casual partner because they believe condoms are not needed. This article reports …

Microbicides are a class of substances under development that could reduce the sexual
transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases when applied locally to genital …

Examined factors associated with condom use in a community‐based sample of 423
sexually active African American women. Measures were selected to reflect the components …

Drawing on in-depth interviews, I analyze how teen fathers talk about the responsibility for
having a baby at a young age. In addition to negotiating the stigma often associated with …

This paper describes coping mechanisms used by commercial sex workers (CSWs) and
their partners in confronting the threat of HIV. Data are part of a study exploring sexuality and …

Interviews were conducted with 56 young men and women aged 16–19 within the
Southampton Community Health NHS Trust to explore difficulties in talking about …