The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality articles from March 2002

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality archives from March 2002

Is there an early-30s peak in female sexual desire? Cross-sectional evidence from the United States and Canada.
March 22, 2002... ABSTRACT: This research explored whether women experience a "sexual peak" during their early 30s and, if so, whether such a peak might have an evolved function. In Study 1, results from a cross-sectional sample of college students from the...

Sexual health education at school and at home: attitudes and experiences of New Brunswick parents.
March 22, 2002... ABSTRACT: This study examined the attitudes and experiences of New Brunswick parents regarding sexual health education (SHE) at school and at home. Over 4200 parents with children in grades K-8 in 30 New Brunswick schools completed surveys....

Sexual desire and practice among people living with HIV and using combination anti-retroviral therapies.
March 22, 2002... ABSTRACT: This paper describes the experiences with sexual intimacy in a sample of people living with HIV or AIDS (PHAs) and using combination anti-retroviral therapies (CTs). Results were based on semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 31...

A validation study of the AIDS health belief scale.
March 22, 2002... ABSTRACT: Recently, Zagumny and Brady (1998) developed a scale to measure the four components of the Health Belief Model as applied to HIV risk-behaviours. The current research examined the discriminant, convergent, and criterion-related...

Conference announcements.
March 22, 2002... 16TH WORLD CONGRESS OF SEXOLOGY Havana, Cuba, March 10-14, 2003 International Conference Center of Havana President: MsC. Mariela Castro Espin CONTACT INFORMATION: www.cubasexologia.com Address: CENESEX, Calles 10 No 460 e/19y21, Velado Plaza...

Sex research update.
March 22, 2002... This instalment of Sex Research Update summarizes recent research on the cost-utility analysis of condom social marketing campaigns; changes in the sexual behaviour of high school students in the United States from 1991 to 2001; a randomized...

Bedimo, A.S., Pinkerton, S.D., Cohen, D.A., Gray, B., & Farley, T.A. (2002). Condom distribution: a cost-utility analysis.
March 22, 2002... International Journal of STD & AIDS, 13, 384-392. Bedimo et al. note in the introduction to their research report that a large number of people with a low disease risk may generate as many or more cases of a disease than a small number of...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2002). Trends in sexual risk behaviors among high school students--United States, 1991-2001.(Youth Risk Behavior Survey)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 51, 956-959. As part of its Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducts the biennial Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) which utilizes...

Philliber, S., Williams Kaye, J., Herrling, S. & West, E. (2002). Preventing pregnancy and improving health care access among teenagers: an evaluation of the Children's AID Society--Carrera Program.
March 22, 2002... Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 34, 244-251. Although the existing evaluation research literature demonstrates that properly developed and implemented sexual health education programs can help youth significantly reduce...

St. Lawrence, J.S., Crosby, R.A., Brasfield, T.L., & O'Bannon III, R.E. (2002). Reducing STD and HIV risk behaviour of substance-dependent adolescents: a randomized controlled trial.
March 22, 2002... Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70, 1010-1021. Previous research has found that drug dependent adolescents report significantly more sexual risk behaviours than other youth and are therefore at elevated risk for STD and HIV...

Noar, S., Morokoff, P. J., & Redding, C.A. (2002). Sexual assertiveness in heterosexually active men: a test of three samples.
March 22, 2002... AIDS Education and Prevention, 14, 330-342. Most of the research related to STD/HIV prevention among heterosexual populations has focused on reducing sexual risk behaviour among women and subsequent interventions have sought to help women...

Larsson, I. & Svedin, C.G. (2002). Sexual experiences in childhood: young adults' recollections.
March 22, 2002... Archives of Sexual Behavior, 31, 263-273. In general, research designed to collect scientific data on childhood sexual behaviour has been scarce. However, because childhood sexual development lays the foundation for adolescent and adult...

Hofmeyr, D.G. & Greeff, A.P. (2002). The influence of a vasectomy on the marital relationship and sexual satisfaction of the married man.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 28, 339-351. Sterilization is an extremely effective method of contraception and male sterilization (vasectomy) is increasingly popular. In addition, vasectomy is a quick, safe, and relatively non-invasive...

Cheng, M.M. & Udry, J.R. (2002). Sexual behaviors of physically disabled adolescents in the United States.
March 22, 2002... Journal of Adolescent Health, 31, 48-58. The sexual health rights and education needs of disabled youth are being increasingly recognized in Western societies. As the authors note, sexuality issues and needs for disabled adolescents may be...

Letter to the editors.(Letter to the Editor)
March 22, 2002... Re: A follow-up to the Commentary on "Adolescent Sexual Health Education Does It Work? Can It Work Better? An Analysis of Recent Research and Media Reports" (McKay, Fisher, Maticka-Tyndale, & Barrett, 2001) Research Funding Priorities ...