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School based sex education and HIV prevention in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
ObjectivesSchool-based sex education is a cornerstone of HIV prevention for adolescents who continue to bear a disproportionally high HIV burden globally.
Virginia A Fonner   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

State Abstinence Education Programs and Teen Fertility in the U.S. [PDF]

open access: yes
Title V, section 510 of the Social Security Act, passed in 1996 and implemented in 1998, appropriates funding to states for the purpose of educating minors on the benefits of abstinence before marriage.
Colin Cannonier
core  

Reward Processing in Binge Eating and Harmful Drinking: A Systematic Review

open access: yesInternational Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Binge eating and harmful drinking commonly co‐occur, which worsens the physical and psychological consequences associated with either behavior alone. Reward processing alterations have been demonstrated among individuals who engage in binge eating or harmful drinking alone; however, there is limited understanding of how different ...
Taylor N. Breddy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The model of TPB intention for premarital sexual abstinence.

open access: yes, 2013
Model fit indices: χ2/df = 2.257, GFI = 0.988, AGFI = 0.958, CFI = 0.996, NFI = 0.993, RMSEA = 0.058. Abbreviations: PSA = premarital sexual attitude scale, ASE = abstinence self efficacy, IPS = intention for premarital sexual abstinence ...
Min-Huey Chung (430542)   +7 more
core   +1 more source

‘Free to Be Me?’: Gender Role Norms Constrain Career Interests Less for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People Than for Heterosexual People

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Societal gender role norms play a crucial role in shaping men's and women's career aspirations. However, prior research documenting this key role of gendered norms has primarily focused on heterosexual women and men in the global North‐West. Previous studies documenting differences in career interests by sexual orientation suggest that gender ...
Katharina Block   +136 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extra-marital sexual partnerships and male friendships in rural Malawi [PDF]

open access: yes
Extra-marital sexual partnerships (EMSPs) are a major route of HIV/AIDS transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we investigate the roles of two types of male friendships - best friends and friends with whom they talk about AIDS - in ...
Shelley Clark
core  

Elliott, Dyan, "Spiritual Marriage: Sexual Abstinence in Medieval Wedlock."

open access: yes, 1993
Spiritual Marriage: Sexual Abstinence in Medieval ...
Dyan Elliott (11455174)
core   +1 more source

Epilepsy in emerging adulthood: Clinical, psychosocial, and surgical challenges

open access: yesEpilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Emerging adulthood (EAs; ages 19–29 years) is a unique developmental stage marked by major psychological, social, and occupational transitions. We sought to characterize the clinical, psychosocial, and surgical features of epilepsy in emerging adulthood, considering both current age and age at epilepsy onset.
Graham A. McLeod   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teenage sexuality and sex education: an objective analysis of school sex education programs

open access: yes, 2002
Plan BThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the various types of sex education programs currently being used in public schools. From 1992 – 1996, the United States saw a 13% drop in the rate of pregnancy for 15 – 19 year-olds.
Gagnon, Wayne C.
core  

Sexual Abstinence and Young People: a Subject Worthy of Consideration?

open access: yes, 2015
A plethora of literature questions the UK’s approach to sexual health promotion, however, in contrast to the international literature there is a dearth of research which examines how young people in the UK feel about approaches to sexual health promotion
Preece, Emma   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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