HIV infection

LG Bekker, C Beyrer, N Mgodi, SR Lewin… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The AIDS epidemic has been a global public health issue for more than 40 years and has
resulted in~ 40 million deaths. AIDS is caused by the retrovirus, HIV-1, which is transmitted …

How stigma surrounding the use of HIV preexposure prophylaxis undermines prevention and pleasure: a call to destigmatize “truvada whores”

SK Calabrese, K Underhill - American journal of public …, 2015 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Antiretroviral preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP; emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
[Truvada]) prevents HIV without penalizing sexual pleasure, and may even enhance …

Health care costs associated with muscle weakness: a UK population-based estimate

R Pinedo-Villanueva, LD Westbury, HE Syddall… - Calcified tissue …, 2019 - Springer
Sarcopenia and muscle weakness are responsible for considerable health care expenditure
but little is known about these costs in the UK. To address this, we estimated the excess …

The sexual acceptability of contraception: reviewing the literature and building a new concept

JA Higgins, NK Smith - The Journal of Sex Research, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
How contraceptives affect women's sexual well-being is critically understudied. Fortunately,
a growing literature focuses on sexual aspects of contraception, especially hormonal …

[HTML][HTML] Da evidência à ação: desafios do Sistema Único de Saúde para ofertar a profilaxia pré-exposição sexual (PrEP) ao HIV às pessoas em maior vulnerabilidade

EM Zucchi, A Grangeiro, D Ferraz… - Cadernos de Saúde …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
A profilaxia pré-exposição sexual (PrEP) tem sido considerada estratégica e promissora no
controle da epidemia de HIV globalmente. Contudo, faz-se necessário transpor o …

Non-hormonal contraception

SA Howard, SR Benhabbour - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023 - mdpi.com
While hormonal contraceptives are efficacious and available in several forms for women,
perception of safety and concern over side effects are a deterrent for many. Existing non …

State policy on school-based sex education: a content analysis focused on sexual behaviors, relationships, and identities

WJ Hall, BLH Jones, KD Witkemper… - American journal of …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Objectives: Adolescents in the United States face crucial sexual health behavior issues,
including consequences of sexually transmitted infections and diseases, pregnancy, and …

Condom use in prevention of Human Papillomavirus infections and cervical neoplasia: systematic review of longitudinal studies

JUH Lam, M Rebolj, PA Dugue… - Journal of medical …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives Based on cross-sectional studies, the data on protection from Human
Papillomavirus (HPV) infections related to using male condoms appear inconsistent …

Pornography consumption, perceptions of pornography as sexual information, and condom use

PJ Wright, C Sun, N Steffen - Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Pornography use is becoming more commonplace and may be a modality by which
individuals receive sex education. This survey study assessed pornography consumption …

[HTML][HTML] Instruments of high risk sexual behavior assessment: A systematic review

M Mirzaei, K Ahmadi, SH Saadat… - Materia socio …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Sexual behavior is a complex activity affecting all aspects of human's life. Risky
sexual behaviors impose negative outcomes on family, relationships and health. Unsafe sex …