Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health articles from June 2006

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health archives from June 2006

Strings attached.(President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief )(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... A key spending requirement in the act that authorizes the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) hampers some programs' efforts to reach the broadest population of individuals at risk of acquiring HIV infection.(1) According to a...

4.5 years ... and counting.(FYI)(experimental vaccine for human papillomavirus prevention)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... An experimental vaccine that prevents infection with the two strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) that cause most cases of cervical cancer maintains its effectiveness for at least 4.5 years, according to results of an ongoing study.(1)...

Ur ok; no ct.(FYI)(text messaging to notify clients of sexually transmitted diseases)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Using text messaging to notify clients of STD test results can save clinics time and money, as well as reduce the amount of time it takes for infected individuals to begin getting treatment, according to a study examining the experience of a...

Mind-body problem.(FYI)(psychosocial stress may cause bacterial vaginosis)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Psychosocial stress may be a factor in the development of bacterial vaginosis, a condition that can lead to adverse obstetric outcomes, genital tract infections and increased susceptibility to STDs.(1) In a yearlong longitudinal study of...

What the British know (and think) about HIV.(FYI)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Seventy-nine percent of British adults surveyed in 2005 knew " that HIV can be transmitted through unprotected sex between men, and the same proportion knew that the vires can be spread through unprotected heterosexual intercourse--lower...

Why not screen for abuse?(FYI)(pregnant women's opinion on computerized self-interviews to test domestic violence )(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... A study of postpartum women in two maternity facilities may help alleviate doubts about the acceptability and effectiveness of universal domestic violence screening for pregnant women.(1) In computerized self-interviews completed within 72...

Toys, drugs and other risks.(FYI)(sexually transmitted diseases)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Many people who use devices or drugs to enhance sexual experience also engage in other behaviors that may increase their STD risk, according to results of a 2003-2004 telephone survey of Seattle-area 18-39-year-olds.(1) Nearly three in 10 of...

Mirror, mirror on the wall ...(FYI)(influence of body image on college students' sexual behavior )(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... College students' sexual behavior and attitudes may be linked to their body image, and some associations differ for males and females.(1) In a survey of 434 first-year students, those who were sexually experienced were significantly more...

Exploring the link between substance use and abortion: the roles of unconventionality and unplanned pregnancy.
June 1, 2006... About half of the more than six million pregnancies that occur each year in the United States are unintended, and half of these are terminated by abortion.(1) Several studies have found a relationship between abortion and prior substance...

Correction.(Correction notice)
June 1, 2006... In "Asian American Adolescents' First Sexual Intercourse: Gender and Acculturation Differences," by Hyeouk Chris Hahm, Maureen Lahiff and Rose M. Barreto [2006, 38(1):28-36], reference 4 should be Eng TR and Butler WT, eds., The Hidden...

Boyfriends, girlfriends and teenagers' risk of sexual involvement.
June 1, 2006... Various problems arise when young females have older male partners. For example, sexual relationships between females aged 15 or younger and males three or more years their senior are less likely to be voluntary, less likely to involve...

Greater expectations: adolescents' positive motivations for sex.
June 1, 2006... The public health focus on HIV and other STDs over the past decade has led to an extensive literature on adolescents' perceptions of the risks associated with sexual behaviors. (1) However, while perceived risks tell us what motivates...

Disparities in rates of unintended pregnancy in the United States, 1994 and 2001.
June 1, 2006... The ability to choose whether and when to bear children is a fundamental aspect of reproductive health. Although some unintended pregnancies come to be wanted, many do not and may result in undesired consequences. About half of unintended...

Early adolescents' cognitive susceptibility to initiating sexual intercourse.
June 1, 2006... Delaying the onset of sexual intercourse is the primary prevention goal of most sexual health programs for teenagers, especially those focusing on abstinence education. Programs are most effective among adolescents who have not yet initiated...

Contraceptive use and pregnancy risk among U.S. high school students, 1991-2003.
June 1, 2006... Teenage birthrates and pregnancy rates have declined remarkably since 1991. Between 1991 and 2003, birthrates among 15-19-year-olds dropped by 33 % to 41.7 per 1,000, the lowest rate ever recorded since the National Center for Health Statistics...

Early predictors of sexual behavior: implications for young adolescents and their parents.(VIEWPOINT)
June 1, 2006... In this issue of Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Marin and colleagues examine sixth-, seventh- and eighthgrade characteristics as predictors of sexual activity in ninth grade among roughly 2,500 students in California (page 76)....

Blacks have a greater risk of stillbirth than whites following a cesarean, and higher stillbirth recurrence.(DIGESTS)
June 1, 2006... Women whose previous delivery had been by cesarean had a rate of stillbirth in their subsequent pregnancy similar to that of women who had had a vaginal delivery, according to a longitudinal study of Missouri births. (1) However, black women...

Under Texas parental notification law, minors' abortion rate falls, but risk of late abortion rises.(DIGESTS)
June 1, 2006... Abortion rates fell among all teenagers in Texas after a parental notification law for minors took effect in the state at the beginning of 2000, but declines among young women who were subject to the law were greater than declines among those...

Living in a poor neighborhood is a risk factor for overdue pap screening in black women.(DIGESTS)
June 1, 2006... Black women who live in neighborhoods with high poverty rates are more likely than their counterparts in low-poverty areas to have not been screened for cervical cancer within the past two years, according to a nationwide study. (1) In...

Many people with herpes use condoms only during symptomatic outbreaks.(DIGESTS)
June 1, 2006... Three-fourths of individuals who know that they have genital herpes either abstain from vaginal sex or always use condoms when they have symptoms, but only one-fifth do so when they are free of symptoms. (1) In an international cross-sectional...

Second-trimester abortion: logistics and lack of symptoms are factors.(DIGESTS)
June 1, 2006... By the time they suspected and confirmed their pregnancies, more than half of patients seeking a second-trimester abortion at a California clinic had already missed the opportunity to have a first-trimester abortion. (1) In a study that asked...

Bulk of health care costs for people with HIV are for drugs, hospitalization.(DIGESTS)
June 1, 2006... Annual expenditures on primary health care for individuals attending an outpatient HIV clinic in Alabama amount to nearly $20,000 per patient; the drugs used for highly active anti-retroviral treatment (HAART) account for more than half of the...