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Knowledge about STD/AIDS and sexual behavior among high school students in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Cadernos de Saúde Pública
The incidence of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is increasing among adolescents. In order to better understand high-risk sexual behavior among students, a cross-sectional study based on a self-answered anonymous questionnaire was ...
Anete Trajman, Márcia Teresa Belo, Eleny G. Teixeira, Vicente C. S. Dantas, Frederico M. Salomão, Antônio J. Ledo A. Cunha   +5 more
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Program brief: HIV vulnerability and prevention needs of young female sex workers in Kumasi, Ghana [PDF]

, 2013
This study was implemented by Boston University in collaboration with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology with support from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the U.S.
Adhiambo Onyango, Monica, Adu‐Sarkodie, Yaw, Agyarko‐Poku, Thomas, Akuoko, Kofi, Baffuor Opoku, Kofi, Beard, Jennifer, Sylvester, Joy   +6 more
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Down‐regulation of Shh in the hair follicles of mice during chemotherapy‐induced hair loss is mediated by the JAK/STAT1 signaling pathway

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We found that during chemotherapy‐induced alopecia (CIA), Sonic hedgehog (Shh) expression significantly decreased in hair follicle Shh+ cells, whereas the Janus‐activated kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (JAK/STAT1) signaling pathway was markedly activated.
Ruifang Fan, Jingling Huang, Xiang Lin, Tingjiao Lan, Yuli Tang, Ling Sun, Guixuan Zhou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fatores associados com o comportamento sexual e reprodutivo entre adolescentes das regiões Sudeste e Nordeste do Brasil

Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Neste artigo são analisados os fatores associados com o comportamento sexual e reprodutivo das adolescentes das regiões Nordeste e Sudeste do Brasil. A análise é implementada focando três dimensões deste processo: a iniciação sexual, o uso de métodos ...
Iúri da Costa Leite, Roberto do Nascimento Rodrigues, Maria do Carmo Fonseca   +2 more
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Religiosity and Self-Esteem in Relation to Free Sex Behavior Among Generation Z

Philanthropy: Journal of Psychology
This study aims to examine the relationship between religiosity and self-esteem with premarital sex behavior among Gen-Z in Yogyakarta. The study involved 100 respondents with the characteristics of being university students aged 17-24 years, residing in
Nurul Aini, Andhita Dyorita Khoiryasdien
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Do gay and bisexual men who conceal their same-sex behavior prefer different kinds of health services? Findings across four cities to inform client-centered HIV prevention in China. [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2020
Fu R, Kutner BA, Wu Y, Xie L, Meng S, Hou J, Gu Y, Xu H, Zheng H, He N, Meyers K.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Girls preferred? Changing patterns of gender preferences in the two German states [PDF]

Parental preferences for the sex of children are a prominent subject of study in some Asian and African countries where sex-selective behavior has led to skewed sex-ratios. In Europe or North-America, by contrast, cross-sectional data does not reveal any
Hilke Brockmann
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The Impact of Tilburg Frailty on Poststroke Fatigue in First‐Ever Stroke Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study With Unified Measurement Tools and Improved Statistics

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Poststroke fatigue (PSF) and frailty share substantial overlap in their manifestations, yet previous research has yielded conflicting results due to the use of heterogeneous frailty assessment tools. Objective To evaluate the independent impact of frailty on PSF using a unified measurement system (Tilburg Frailty Indicator, TFI ...
Chuan‐Bang Chen, Xiao‐Xue Wang, Shao‐Rui Bao, Sui‐Li Lin, Mei‐Chun Shu, Xi‐Xi Ye, Wen‐Jie Cong   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Avaliação das ações de aconselhamento. Análise de uma perspectiva de prevenção centrada na pessoa

Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Este trabalho apresenta a avaliação das ações de aconselhamento que se efetuam nos serviços do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) nos seguintes contextos institucionais: Centro de Testagem e Aconselhamento (CTA), Serviço de Assistência Especializada em HIV ...
Sandra Lúcia Filgueiras, Suely Ferreira Deslandes   +1 more
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Criminal Prosecution and HIV-related Risky Behavior [PDF]

We evaluate the consequences of prosecuting HIV+ people who expose others to the risk of infection. We show that the effect of aggressive prosecutions on the spread of HIV is a priori ambiguous.
Adeline Delavande, Dana Goldman, Neeraj Sood   +2 more
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