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“I will take PrEP because that’s what will help me not to get infected with HIV”: barriers to and facilitators of pre-exposure prophylaxis and condom use among adolescent girls and young women enrolled in a school-based HIV prevention program in South Africa [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
IntroductionThe Imagine programme is a school-based HIV prevention program offering preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), condoms and other social and structural interventions to adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa.
Kate Bergh   +15 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Characterization of sexually transmitted infections, their pharmacological treatment, and recurrence in a Colombian population

open access: yesBiomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2021
Introduction: Sexually transmitted infections are a public health problem worldwide. Their inadequate antimicrobial management has been associated with a higher risk of recurrence.
Luis Fernando Valladales-Restrepo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perception of Vulnerability to HIV Infection to Consistence of Condoms Use In transgender Sex Workers

open access: yesDiversity, 2023
Transgender is a group with a high risk of HIV AIDS transmission due to the large number of base areas for transgender to conduct sexual transactions with sex partners.
Dian Ardyanti Rauf   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sexual Practices During Adolescence [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2020
Adolescence is characterized by significant biological and psychological changes. During this time, the increased production of androgens leads to increased sexual behavior, and this may contribute to early initiation of sexual activity.
Emanoela Priscila Toledo Arruda   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The Influence of Sexual Behavior and Demographic Characteristics in the Expression of HPV-Related Biomarkers in a Colposcopy Population of Reproductive Age Greek Women

open access: yesBiology, 2021
Despite the significant scientific evolution in primary and secondary cervical cancer prevention in the battle started by George Papanicolaou in the previous century, global cervical cancer mortality rates remain disappointing.
George Valasoulis   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Personal, Interpersonal, and Sociocultural Factors of Condom Use in Rural Indigenous Nahuas Adolescents in Mexico

open access: yesChildren, 2023
The goal of this research was to determine the personal, interpersonal, and sociocultural predictors of condom use among rural Indigenous adolescents. Predictor variables were selected from Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory and Leininger’s Transcultural ...
Raquel A. Benavides-Torres   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Facilitators and barriers to condom use among Filipinos: A systematic review of literature [PDF]

open access: yesHealth Promotion Perspectives, 2020
Background: Between 2010 and 2018, the Philippines had a 203% increase in new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections. The use of condoms is an effective and practical means to prevent HIV transmission.
Ryan Q. De Torres
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing young unmarried men's access to reproductive health information and services in rural India

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2011
Background We investigated the accessibility of reproductive health information and contraceptives in a relatively less developed area of rural central India and assessed the risks facing young unmarried men.
Saavala Minna   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Condom leukoderma

open access: yesIndian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, 2006
Contact dermatitis from natural latex of condom has been reported and is attributed to latex sensitivity. Chemical leukoderma from rubber condom is probably not reported. Here we present a case of chemical leukoderma in a 32-year-old male who developed depigmentation around the shaft of the penis in a circumferential pattern.
Raghubir, Banerjee   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Two heads are better than one: The association between condom decision-making and condom use errors and problems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This is an open access article - Copyright @ 2008 BMJ Publishing GroupObjectives: This exploratory study compared the frequency of condom use errors and problems between men reporting that condom use for penile–vaginal sex was a mutual decision compared ...
Crosby, RA   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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