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Sexual norms and the intention to use healthcare services related to female genital cutting: A qualitative study among Somali and Sudanese women in Norway.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Female Genital Cutting (FGC) is a traditionally meaningful practice in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. It is associated with a high risk of long-term physical and psychosexual health problems.
Mai Mahgoub Ziyada   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

What’s Love Got To Do With It? A Proposal for Elevating the Status of Marriage by Narrowing its Definition, While Universally Extending the Rights and Benefits Enjoyed by Married Couples [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
[...] opposite-sex couples desiring a traditional marriage could choose the option that generally adopts portions of the covenant marriage law enacted thus far by three states.
Musselman, James L.
core   +1 more source

Child Brides in Africa: A Narrative Review on Effects, Gaps, and Interventions

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
Child marriage, defined as union before age 18, affects millions of girls across sub‐Saharan Africa, with Niger, Chad, Mali, Guinea, and Nigeria recording prevalence rates of 40–76%. This review synthesises evidence on the prevalence, sociocultural and economic drivers, and health, psychological, and social consequences of child marriage in Africa ...
Olaoye Damilola Quazeem   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Romance, sex and coercion:insights into undergraduate relationships

open access: yesSri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry, 2012
Background Understanding youth sexuality involves more than describing their sexual behaviour. Aims To describe the influence of gender roles in intimate relationships among undergraduates and to describe the attitudes of female undergraduates on sexual ...
Nalika Gunawardena   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Religiosity and Sexual Activity Among Older Adolescents [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
This study investigates religiosity, sexual activity, and sexual permissiveness among older adolescents. Eighty-two college students completed a survey that measured religiosity, sexual permissiveness, self-esteem, frequency of recent sexual encounters ...
Cheever, Kerry H   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Suicide Among Physicians and Medical Students in Bangladesh: Variations in Associated Factors

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
The statistically significant difference was noted in the reported associated factors of suicide between two groups (p < 0.001). Academic pressure was the leading factor among medical students, around 52.4% of medical students died by suicide due to academic causes. ABSTRACT Background Although health professionals and medical students may be at higher
S. M. Yasir Arafat   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy of Programs Designed to Reduce the Incidence of Premarital Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents: A Systematic Review

open access: yesJurnal Keperawatan Indonesia
The incidence of premarital sexual behavior worldwide is increasing despite the fact that it is known that it may cause health and psychological problems. Hence, interventions are needed to reduce the incidence of premarital sexual behavior.
Desy Ayu Wardani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multiple sex partner behavior in female undergraduate students in China: A multi-campus survey

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2009
Background China is realizing increases in women engaged in premarital sex and multiple sex partner behavior. Our aim was to examine prevalence and determinants of multiple sex partner behavior among female undergraduates in China.
Zhang Miaoxuan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Learned Family on the Educator‐Kibbutzim—Knowledge, Kinship, and Social Transformation as Historical Legacy

open access: yesAnthropology &Education Quarterly, Volume 57, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This article explores how educator‐kibbutzim recruit socialist‐Zionist learning traditions to construct new forms of kinship. Bringing communities of practice theory to new kinship studies, we expand on the role of knowledge in bridging the social/biological.
Lauren Erdreich, Rotem Bar Israel
wiley   +1 more source

Reproductive health awareness among adolescent girls of a government school in an urban slum of Pune City

open access: yesMedical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2017
Introduction: Reproductive health of adolescent girls is crucial in determining the health of future generations. For ensuring informed decisions by adolescents regarding their sexuality and reproductive health, National AIDS Control Organisation has ...
Pooja Shankar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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