The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality articles from September 2005

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality archives from September 2005

Canadian attitudes toward female topless behaviour: a national survey.
September 22, 2005... ABSTRACT: This study examined Canadian attitudes toward the acceptability of women being topless in three different contexts: at public beaches, in public parks, and on city streets. It evaluated the predictive value of several demographic...

Young women's sexual adjustment: the role of sexual self-schema, sexual self-efficacy, sexual aversion and body attitudes.
September 22, 2005... ABSTRACT: Recent epidemiological studies have revealed high prevalence rates for sexual dysfunction among young women. This study investigated the role of sexual self-schema, sexual aversion, sexual self-efficacy, and body attitudes in the...

An exploration of sexual behaviour and self-definition in a cohort of men who have sex with men.
September 22, 2005... ABSTRACT: A measure of sexual activity (homosexual vs. bisexual) and a measure of sexual identification (homosexual/gay vs. bisexual) were combined to classify men who have sex with men (MSM) for HIV research. Using polytomous logistic...

Influence of teens' perceptions of parental disapproval and peer behaviour on their initiation of sexual intercourse.
September 22, 2005... ABSTRACT: This study of 2,353 grade 10 and 12 students asked whether their perceptions of parental approval/disapproval of their having sexual intercourse would predict whether or not they had ever had intercourse. Weil over half of these...

Conference announcements.(Calendar)
September 22, 2005... SSSS WESTERN REGION CONFERENCE April 6-9, 2006. Redondo Beach, California. The Joys of Sexuality: Positive Meanings in Diverse Contexts. The Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach & Marina Hotel. CONFERENCE INFORMATION: Program Chair: Kathy Sisson...

Lessons learned from 17 years of HIV-prevention research.(SEX RESEARCH UPDATE)
September 22, 2005... The emergence of HIV/AIDS as a major public health concern in the 1980s led to unprecedented growth and development in the field of sexual risk reduction intervention. Albarracin, Gillette, Earl et al., (2005) conducted a comprehensive review...

The impact of sexuality and HIV education on the sexual behaviour of youth.(SEX RESEARCH UPDATE)
September 22, 2005... Among the most widely cited documents in the literature evaluating sexual risk reduction interventions for youth is Kirby's (2001) Emerging Answers: Research Findings on Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy. In a wide-ranging review of the...

Consistent condom use significantly reduces genital herpes transmission.(SEX RESEARCH UPDATE)
September 22, 2005... Although it is not a reportable sexually transmitted infection (STI), prevalence studies suggest that genital herpes (HSV-2) is probably the second most common sexually transmitted infection in Canada (HPV is the most common). A study of...

Many U.S. health care providers lack basic knowledge of HPV infection.(SEX RESEARCH UPDATE)(human papillomavirus)
September 22, 2005... Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in Canada and around the world. Misconceptions about HPV prevalence, natural history, and outcomes are common not only among the general population but perhaps within...

The importance of dual protection for hormonal contraception users at risk for STI/HIV infection.(SEX RESEARCH UPDATE)
September 22, 2005... Oral contraceptives (OCs) are the most popular method of birth control for Canadian women, including those under the age of 30 (Fisher, Boroditsky, & Morris, 2004). The propensity for young women, and their male partners, to use condoms in the...

A process evaluation of the Youth Educating About Health (YEAH) program: a peer-designed and peer-led sexual health education program.(SIECCAN NEWSLETTER)
September 22, 2005... ABSTRACT: Although youth are commonly included in delivering sexual health interventions via peer . education, youth seldom play an explicit role in designing the programs in which they participate. This article describes the results of a...