The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality articles from September 1999

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality archives from September 1999

PART 1: INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF RESPONDENTS.(Statistical Data Included)(Polling Data)
September 22, 1999... SUMMARY: Fertility control is a fundamental aspect of women's health, and it is therefore important to have accurate and up-to-date information on the contraceptive knowledge, opinions and practices of women in Canada. The 1998 Canadian...

PART 2: FAMILIARITY WITH, OPINIONS ABOUT, AND USE OF CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS AMONG CANADIAN WOMEN.(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 1999... SUMMARY: This part of the 1998 Canadian Contraception Study describes findings related to Canadian women's familiarity with, opinions about, and use of various contraceptive methods. Familiarity was almost universal for oral contraceptives and...

PART 3: MEASURES OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AMONG CANADIAN WOMEN.(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 1999... SUMMARY: Women responding to the 1998 Canadian Contraception Study answered several questions about sexual and reproductive health issues. Eleven percent of respondents had never had intercourse: of those who had, 88% were coitally active...

PART 4: ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG CANADIAN WOMEN: PRACTICES AND OPINIONS.(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 1999... SUMMARY: The oral contraceptive (OC, or pill) is almost universally known, and very widely used, among Canadian women. The 1998 Canadian Contraception Study found that 96% of adult women were familiar with the pill as a method of contraception,...

PART 5: CONDOM USE AMONG CANADIAN WOMEN: PRACTICES AND OPINIONS.(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 1999... SUMMARY: Condoms are not only an effective method of contraception, they are also an effective way to reduce STD/HIV risk. Most Canadian women (91%) are aware of condoms as a method of birth control and most women (75%) have a favourable...

PART 6: STERILIZATION AMONG CANADIAN WOMEN AND THEIR PARTNERS: PRACTICES AND OPINIONS.(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 1999... SUMMARY: Two-thirds of the women in the 1998 Canadian Contraception Study are familiar with sterilization as a method of birth control, and they generally think highly of this method. Among women who have been sterilized or whose partners have...

PART 7: CONTRACEPTIVE ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES OF CANADIAN WOMEN IN THEIR LATER REPRODUCTIVE YEARS.(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 1999... SUMMARY: This part of the 1998 Canadian Contraception Study examines the contraceptive attitudes and practices of women in their later reproductive years. Women aged 35 to 44 years made up 36% of the sample, and their responses to many...

PART 8: CHANGES IN CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG CANADIAN WOMEN.(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 1999... SUMMARY: The 1998 Canadian Contraception Study asked a series of questions about the changes that women had made, or were planning to make, in their contraceptive choices. Current OC users were most likely to have used either condoms (42%) or...

PART 9: FIFTEEN-YEAR CANADIAN CONTRACEPTION TRENDS.(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 1999... SUMMARY: Since 1984, four national surveys have examined Canadian women's contraceptive practices. The Canadian Fertility Study, and the three Canadian Contraception Studies (conducted in 1993, 1995, and 1998) allow analysis of trends in...

PART 10: CLINICAL AND EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE 1998 CANADIAN CONTRACEPTION STUDY.(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 1999... SUMMARY: The 1998 Canadian Contraception Study surveyed a representative sample of Canadian women on their contraceptive practices and attitudes as well as on a range of reproductive and sexual health matters. This part of the report summarizes...

A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE FRONT LINES: COMMENTARY ON THE 1998 CANADIAN CONTRACEPTION STUDY.(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 1999... INTRODUCTION The 1998 Canadian Contraception Study provides a wealth of information that is of significant value to a wide range of professionals seeking to promote the reproductive health of Canadian women. These include physicians,...

Family Planning Perspectives, 31, 237-240 & 260.(Statistical Data Included)(Polling Data)
September 22, 1999... Harvey, S.M., Beckman, C.J., Sherman, C. & Petitti, D. (1999). Women's experience and satisfaction with emergency contraception. Family Planning Perspectives, 31, 237-240 & 260. In the United States, about one-half of pregnancies are...

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 48, 1073-1080.(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)(Brief Article)
September 22, 1999... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (1999). Family planning. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 48, 1073-1080. This report by the Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health...

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 39, 48-50.(Statistical Data Included)(Polling Data)
September 22, 1999... Oruc, S., Esen, A., Lacin, S., Hakan, A., Uyar, Y., & Faik, K. (1999). Sexual behaviour during pregnancy. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 39, 48-50. Pregnancy is a physically and psychologically complex and...

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 25, 281-292.(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 1999... Clayton, A.H., Clavet, G.J., McGarvey, E.L., Warnock, J.K., & Weiss, K. (1999). Assessment of sexual functioning during the menstrual cycle. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 25, 281-292. Research studies investigating variations in...

Healthy Connections: Listening to BC Youth, Highlights from the Adolescent Health Survey II.(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 1999... The McCreary Centre Society. (1999). Healthy Connections: Listening to BC Youth, Highlights from the Adolescent Health Survey II. Burnaby, BC: The McCreary Centre Society. The Adolescent Health Survey (ASH) conducted by the McCreary Centre...

The Journal of Sex Research, 36, 292-297.(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 1999... Brown, N.R., & Sinclair, R.C. (1999). Estimating number of lifetime sexual partners: Men and women do it differently. The Journal of Sex Research, 36, 292-297. Many sexual behaviour surveys ask respondents how many sexual partners they...

Journal of the American Medical Association, 282, 1934-1941.(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 1999... Rhodes, J.C., Kjerulff, K.H., Langenberg, P.W., & Guzinski, G.M. (1999). Hysterectomy and sexual functioning. Journal of the American Medical Association, 282, 1934-1941. Each year, more than a half a million women in the United States...