The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality articles from December 1998

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality archives from December 1998

TRAINING IN SEXUAL HEALTH AND STD PREVENTION IN CANADIAN MEDICAL SCHOOLS.
December 22, 1998... ABSTRACT: This is the first national study to provide detailed documentation and analysis of the extent and content of sexual health topic coverage in Canadian medical school programs in undergraduate medicine, family medicine, obstetrics and...

CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE AND SUCCESSFUL SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAMS: THEORY AND PRACTICE.
December 22, 1998... ABSTRACT: This paper proposes a model to describe the implementation of STD control programs and illustrates aspects of the model through reference to four different STD prevention initiatives. The model includes four domains of program...

A HEPATITIS B VACCINATION OUTREACH PROJECT FOR STREET YOUTH IN MONTREAL.
December 22, 1998... ABSTRACT: Urban street youth are thought to be at particular risk of infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) because of high risk sexual behaviour and injection drug as well as frequent body piercing and tatooing. This paper describes an HBV...

A SCHOOL-BASED HIV/AIDS PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM: OUTCOMES OF PEER-LED VERSUS COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE-LED INTERVENTIONS.
December 22, 1998... ABSTRACT: This study evaluated a brief school-based HIV/AIDS prevention intervention for adolescents delivered by either community health nurses (CHNs) or by trained peer educators (PEs). The interventions consisted of two one-hour sessions....

A THEORY-BASED INITIATIVE TO REDUCE THE RATES OF CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS INFECTION AMONG YOUNG ADULTS IN THE YUKON.
December 22, 1998... ABSTRACT: This paper describes the development, implementation, and assessment of a theory-based, territory-wide social marketing campaign to reduce the high rates of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among young adults in the Yukon. Campaign...

SEX RESEARCH UPDATE.(Review)
December 22, 1998... This installment of Sex Research Update summarizes recent research on attitudes towards non-marital sex in 24 countries; perceptions of what behaviours constitute "having sex"; the prevalence and predictors of sexual dysfunction in the United...

A HOLISTIC PEER EDUCATION PROGRAM TO REDUCE STD INFECTION AMONG TRANSIENT YOUNG ADULTS IN A RESORT COMMUNITY.
December 22, 1998... INTRODUCTION Seasonal tourism provides an opportunity for teens and young adults to relax and have fun in an atmosphere that suspends the judgements and expectations of daily life. In their report on the scripting of sexual behaviour of...

STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES: COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL HEALTH & STD PROGRAMMING IN LOCAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
December 22, 1998... Student Health Services is an innovative model for the delivery of sexual health, STD and HIV services to the adolescent population. It offers a client-centred approach to comprehensive sexual health programming that addresses the...

THINK AIDS IS JUST A BIG CITY ISSUE?: A RESTAURANT PLACEMAT CAMPAIGN.
December 22, 1998... Each year, our health unit engages a large segment of the business community as a highly visible public partner to disseminate AIDS week messages. The 1997 restaurant placemat campaign utilized an AIDS message that successfully contributed to...

SEXEPRIMER SURLE COMPORTEMENT SEXUEL DES FEMMES.
December 22, 1998... HISTORIQUE DU PROGRAMME En 1996, a la demande d'un groupe communautaire oeuvrant aupres des femmes, BLITS a anime deux groupes composes uniquement de femmes. Ces activites ont permis de cerner une problematique specifique par rapport a la...

THE WHISTLER S.A.F.E. CLINIC "SEXUAL AWARENESS FOR EVERYONE".
December 22, 1998... PROGRAM NEED In April 1994, the Unplanned Pregnancy Task Force held a forum in a local restaurant targeting 19-25 year olds in which over 20 youth participated. The purpose was to discuss the high unplanned pregnancy/STD rates in Whistler....

STD TEACHING IN HIGH SCHOOLS.
December 22, 1998... NEED/RATIONALE FOR THE PROGRAM AND INTENDED AUDIENCE In the 1970s sexuality programs were promoted in Toronto-area high schools. AIDS awareness programs were mandated by the school boards in the late 1980s and the Health Department...

TEEN CLINIC.
December 22, 1998... COMMUNITY NEED/INTENDED AUDIENCE Teen Clinic is a walk-in medical and counselling service offered every Thursday from 3:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Women's Health Clinic in Winnipeg. The Program's intended audience is primarily adolescent gifts and...

LE KIT.
December 22, 1998... PROBLEMATIQUE Convaincus que le condom demeure le meilleur moyen de protection contre les MTS et le VIH, et face au constat d'echec des campagnes de prevention conventionnelles, trois professionnels de la sante (sexologue-educatrice,...

PEOPLE.
December 22, 1998... Dot Whitehouse was SIECCAN's Administrative Coordinator throughout the 1990s, a period of unprecedented growth in all aspects of SIECCAN's work. Her handling of membership, mailings, and office administration were part of a multifaceted job...