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Lesbian and bisexual women's human rights, sexual rights and sexual citizenship: negotiating sexual health in England. [PDF]

, 2011
Lesbian and bisexual women's sexual health is neglected in much Government policy and practice in England and Wales. This paper examines lesbian and bisexual women's negotiation of sexual health, drawing on findings from a small research project.
Bailey J.V., Bailey J.V., Bell D., Carabine J., Carabine J., Dolan K.A., Dolan K.A., Eleanor Formby, Evans D., Evans D., Farquhar C., Fish J., Fish J., Fish J., Formby E., Formby E., Hinchliff S., Hunt R., Kaplan M.B., Keogh P., Kollman K., London S., Marrazzo J.M., Marrazzo J.M., Marrazzo J.M., McDermott E., McIntyre L., McNair R.P., Miller A.M., Mugglestone J., Parker R., Petchesky R.P., Piercy H., Plummer K., Power J., Richardson D., Richardson D., Sheill K., Skinner C.J., Weeks J., Wilton T., Woodiwiss A.   +41 more
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HPV-based cervical cancer screening in Nicaragua: from testing to treatment

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background In Nicaragua, cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women. Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing, primarily using self-sampling, was introduced between 2014 and 2018 in three provinces. We analyzed data from the HPV screening
Francesca Holme, Francisco Maldonado, Orlando B. Martinez-Granera, Jose Maria Rodriguez, Juan Almendarez, Rose Slavkovsky, Pooja Bansil, Kerry A. Thomson, Jose Jeronimo, Silvia de Sanjose   +9 more
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Incident HIV infection has fallen rapidly in men who have sex with men in Melbourne, Australia (2013–2017) but not in the newly-arrived Asian-born

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background We examined differences in incident HIV infection between newly-arrived Asian-born and other men who have sex with men (MSM) after the introduction of universal HIV treatment guidelines in 2015 and pre-exposure prophylaxis in 2016.
Nicholas A. Medland, Eric P. F. Chow, Timothy H. R. Read, Jason J. Ong, Marcus Chen, Ian Denham, Praveena Gunaratnum, Christopher K. Fairley   +7 more
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Prevalence of STIs, sexual practices and substance use among 2083 sexually active unmarried women in Lebanon

Scientific Reports, 2021
Access to sexual and reproductive health in conservative communities and in the MENA region are particularly limited and, as such, increase women’s vulnerability to unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Sara Abu Zaki, Jihane Naous, Antoine Ghanem, Diana Abou Abbas, Roland Tomb, Jade Ghosn, Ayman Assi   +6 more
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Treponema pallidum PCR screening at mucosal sites of asymptomatic men who have sex with men taking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Early detection and treatment of syphilis will reduce the infectious period and transmission. We aimed to determine whether screening men who have sex with men (MSM) taking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for syphilis using Treponema pallidum ...
Ei T. Aung, Christopher K. Fairley, Deborah A. Williamson, Francesca Azzato, Rebecca Wigan, Julien Tran, Andrew Buchanan, Tina Schmidt, Eric P. F. Chow, Marcus Y. Chen   +9 more
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Barriers to Utilisation of Sexual Health Services by Female Sex Workers in Nepal [PDF]

, 2009
Sexual health services are relatively rare in Nepal. Female sex workers (FSWs) do not use health services as much as would be desirable. A study was conducted to identify barriers to access of sexual health services by FSWs in Nepal.
Ghimire, Laxmi, van Teijlingen, Edwin
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Concordance of gonorrhoea of the rectum, pharynx and urethra in same-sex male partnerships attending a sexual health service in Melbourne, Australia

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background We aimed to describe anatomic site-specific concordance of gonococcal infections in partnerships of men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of data from MSM partnerships attending Melbourne Sexual ...
Vincent J. Cornelisse, Lei Zhang, Matthew Law, Marcus Y. Chen, Catriona S. Bradshaw, Clare Bellhouse, Christopher K. Fairley, Eric P. F. Chow   +7 more
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Sex work community participation in criminalized environments: a community-based cohort study of occupational health impacts in Vancouver, Canada: 2010–2019

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2022
Background Sex work criminalization and occupational stigma pose barriers to sex workers’ access to support services, including community participation — engagement with sex work specific community organizing at both formalized and grassroots capacities.
Jennie Pearson, Kate Shannon, Bronwyn McBride, Andrea Krüsi, Sylvia Machat, Melissa Braschel, Shira Goldenberg   +6 more
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Predicting sexual problems in women: The relevance of sexual excitation and sexual inhibition [PDF]

, 2007
This is the post-print version of the article. The official published version can be obtained from the link below.Data from a non-clinical sample of 540 heterosexual women were used to examine the relationships between scores on the Sexual Excitation ...
A. C. Kinsey, A. E. Adams, A. Elliott, C. A Graham, C. A. Graham, C. H. Mercer, C. H. Mercer, C. M. Meston, Cynthia A. Graham, D. F. Bjorklund, D. H. Barlow, D. P. J. Przybla, E. Janssen, E. Koukanas, E. O. Laumann, J. A. Karafa, J. Bancroft, J. Bancroft, J. Bancroft, J. Bancroft, J. Bancroft, J. G. Beck, L. Gruszecki, M. A. Cranston-Cuebas, M. Meana, N. Kadri, N. L. Dove, R. C. Rosen, R. Rosen, Robin R. Milhausen, S. L. West, Stephanie A. Sanders   +31 more
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How client criminalisation under end-demand sex work laws shapes the occupational health and safety of sex workers in Metro Vancouver, Canada: a qualitative study

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives In 2014, Canada implemented end-demand sex work legislation that criminalises clients and third parties (eg, managers, security personnel, etc) involved in sex work.
Kate Shannon, Bronwyn McBride, Shira M Goldenberg, Andrea Krüsi, Jennifer McDermid, Alka Murphy, Sherry Wu   +6 more
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