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Sexual Issues & Chronic Diseases
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Topics and/or research reports can be found near the bottom of this page. Thank you |
"Sexual behavior is not only of basic biological importance, but of central social importance. Not only does it perpetuate the human species, but it is the central behavior around which families are formed and defined, a vital aspect of the psychological well-being of individuals, and a component of a variety of social problems. Among current concerns tied in part to sexual behavior are the familial problems of marital harmony and divorce; criminal problems of rape, incest, child molestation, and prostitution; reproductive problems of infertility, sterility, unwanted and mistimed pregnancies, and abortion; and health problems related to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
About 17% of adults 18-59 have had an STD and the lifetime infection rate is likely to be over 20%. Moreover, with the advent of AIDS the medical problem of STDs has taken on increasing urgency. Deaths from AIDS rose at a rapid pace in the 1980s and early 1990s. By 1992 AIDS had become the number one cause of death among men 25-44. Only recent improvements in medical treatments have curbed the rising levels of HIV to AIDS conversions and lowered the death rate from AIDS. Most HIV infections have resulted from sexual behavior and heterosexual intercourse is increasingly becoming a mode of transmission
Because of both the importance of sexual behavior in general and the health crisis of AIDS in particular, we need to arm ourselves with a thorough, scientifically reliable understanding of sexual behavior and especially to study high-risk behavior. In this paper we will outline what is currently known about American sexual behavior." American Sexual Behavior: Trends, Socio-Demographic Differences, and Risk Behavior
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES:
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| Assessing Self-Efficacy for HIV Serostatus Disclosure | Four studies were conducted to systematically develop scales for assessing self-efficacy to disclose HIV status to sex partners and negotiate safer sex practices among men and women living with HIV/AIDS | Pdf 140 kb |
| Breaking the silence - Stigma, discrimination and HIV/AIDS |
Hers is not the sort of life anyone would wish on his or her
worst enemy. To describe it as rough would be an understatement.
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REFRAMING WOMEN'S RISK: Social Inequalities and HIV Infection |
Social inequalities lie at the heart of risk of HIV infection among women in the United States. As of December, 1995, 71,818 US women had developed AIDS-defining diagnoses. |
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