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Rethinking Rites of Passage: Substance Abuse on America's Campuses
This study raises concerns about the increased levels of substance abuse, particularly alcohol abuse, on American college campuses.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
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June 01, 1994
Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 1999
This report presents 1999 data on sexually transmitted diseases in the United States by age, gender, race, and geographic location.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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US Department of Health and Human Services
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September 2000
The Sexual Activity and Birth Control Use of American Teenagers
This paper examines trends in the sexual activity, contraceptive use, and rates of pregnancy, births and abortions of teenage girls.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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February 25, 2000
Dangerous Liaisons: Substance Abuse and Sex
This study looks at the association between substance abuse and risky sexual behaviour, especially among children, teens, women and homosexuals.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
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December 01, 1999
Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 1997
This report presents data on sexually transmitted diseases in the US by age, gender, race, and geographic location.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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September 1998
Trends in teen sexual behaviour and condom use
Using data from the 1996/1997 National Population Health Survey and the 2003 and 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey, this report suggests that teen sexual intercourse has declined as has the number of teens having sexual intercourse before the age of 15.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Statistics Canada
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September 2008
Trends and Recent Estimates: Contraceptive Use Among U.S. Teens
This research brief explores patterns of contraceptive use among American teenagers.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Child Trends
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August 2006
Emerging Answers 2007: Research Findings on Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
This report examines 115 sexual education programs in the United States and determines their effectiveness in preventing teen pregnancy and STDs.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
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November 7, 2007
Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2003 Suppliment
This report presents data on syphilis infections and trends in the United States in 2003.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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December 2004
Trends in the Prevalence of Sexual Behaviors: NYRBS 1991-2007
This chart provides data from the Risk Behaviour Survey on current and lifetime sexual behaviour including contraceptive use and school acquired knowledge of STDs among American students in grades nine to twelve.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Center for Disease Control, Department of Health and Human Services
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2008
A Critical Examination of Responses to Prostitution in Four Countries: Victoria, Australia; Ireland; the Netherlands; and Sweden
This report examines three philosophical approaches to prostitution including abolition, regulation and legalization.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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City and Woman Abuse Studies Unit, London Metropolitan University
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2003
“Abstinence” or “Comprehensive” Sex Education
This paper refutes the methodology and conclusion of a Mathematica Policy Research study that followed up on teens that participated in one of four abstinence education programs and found that they were no more likely to abstain from sexual active than teens who did not participate.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Institute for Research and Evaluation
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June 8, 2007
The National HIV Prevalence and Risk Survey of South African Children
This report presents the results of a survey investigating South African children's experience of HIV/AIDS.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Human Sciences Research Council
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2004
Global Summary of the HIV and AIDS Epidemic, 2006
This brief provides the global data and estimates for HIV and AIDS for 2006.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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World Health Organization
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December 2006
Freeze Frame: A Snapshot of America’s Teens
This study examines how various facets of teen life, including health, family, peers, media, school, community and religion, influence teen’s sexual choices.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
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September 2005
The Entertainment Media as "Sex Educators?" And, Other Ways Teens Learn About Sex, Contraception, STDs, and AIDS
In question & answer format, this paper examines the different sources of sex education for adolescents and looks specifically at the impact of the media in this area.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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June 24, 1996
Sex, Marriage, and Fathering: A Profile of Latin American and Caribbean Men
This report provides information about the sexual health, behaviours, attitudes, and needs of men in seven different Latin American and Caribbean countries.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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2004
Preventing Teenage Pregnancy, Childbearing, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases: What the Research Shows
This paper argues the importance of improving adolescent sexual health, and offers strategies for accomplishing this goal.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Child Trends
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May 01, 2002
HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Sexual Behavior Among Junior Secondary School Students in South Africa
This article examines sexual activity, safe sex practices, and HIV and AIDS knowledge and awareness among South African adolescents.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Science Publications
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2005
Adolescent pregnancy
This article aims to address the different options available for teens before and after an unplanned pregnancy, and discusses the significant physical and psychosocial risks that adolescent pregnancy carries for youth.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Canadian Paediatric Society
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April 2006
A Longitudinal Study of the Prevalence, Development, and Persistence of HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk Behaviors in Delinquent Youth: Implications for Health Care in the Community
This paper examines the prevalence and characteristics of drugs and sex that put delinquent youth at risk of STD infection.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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May 2007
Federal Distortion of Homosexual Footprint (Ignoring Early Gay Death?)
The authors of this paper argue that the ‘footprint’ or statistical profile and demographic impact of the homosexuals are inaccurate because of irregularities in government data collection.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Family Research Institute
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March 23, 2007
Educating Responsibility: Is Abstinence Education Best for Our Children
This paper presents a case for abstinence education, suggesting that the message should be accompanied by opportunities for volunteer work and extra-curricular activities.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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American Values
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September 1, 2004
The Condom Controversy: Safe Sex or Russian Roulette?
This paper examines the decline of sexual health despite government funded initiatives to improve sexual health through condom promotion.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Family Education Trust
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August 2002
Facing the Facts…Young People and the ‘Morning-After Pill’
This paper examines the prevalent use of the morning-after pill among teens under 16 years of age in Britain.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Family Education Trust
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2004
Sex, Condoms and STDs Among Young People
Using estimates from data collected by the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey, this paper reports on condom use and the prevalence of sexually transmitted disease among 15 to 24 year olds.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Statistics Canada
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May 2005
Disparities in Attitudes Towards People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA): A Nationwide Study
This study examines social and cultural factors that affect people's attitudes and behaviours toward individuals living with AIDS.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Human Sciences Research Council
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2003
Understanding Teenage Sexuality in Ireland
This study examines Irish teenagers' ideas about sexuality, sex education, and factors that influence their sexual behaviour and choices.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Crisis Pregnancy Agency
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November 2004
A Study of Sexual Health Issues, Attitudes, and Behaviours: The Views of Early School Leavers
This report examines sexual attitudes, behaviours, and beliefs of Irish teenagers who did not complete a secondary education.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Crisis Pregnancy Agency
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November 2004
Not Yet: Programs to Delay First Sex Among Teens
This report provides detailed information about the cost, availability, and content of programs that have experienced success at delaying sexual initiation among adolescents.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
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September 2004
Ominous Convergence: Sex Trafficking, Prostitution and International Family Planning
This article examines the problem of sex trafficking and its frequent equation with prostitution.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Allan Guttmacher Institute
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February 2005
Perceived Risk of Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infection Among Sexually Experienced Young Adults In the United States
This article provides evidence that many sexually active young people are unaware of their risk of contracting gonorrhea or chlamydia.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Allan Guttmacher Institute
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November/December 2004
Implications of Racial and Gender Differences in Patterns of Adolescent Risk Behavior for HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases
This article examines race and gender variations in adolescent risk-taking behaviour and explores the possibility of a connection between a population's risky behaviour and rate of sexually transmitted disease infection.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Allan Guttmacher Institute
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November/December 2004
Infrequency of Sexually Transmitted Disease Screening Among Sexually Experienced U.S. Female Adolescents
This article provides statistical information pertaining to the number of sexually active adolescents and young adults who receive screening for sexually transmitted diseases, particularly for chlamydial infection.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Allan Guttmacher Institute
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November/December 2004
HPV—Human Papillomavirus: Why it Matters to Adolescent Sexual Health and Education
This paper provides information about Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and outlines factors that affect the risk of infection.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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North Carolina Family Policy Council
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July 2003
Condom Use and Abstinence Among Unmarried Young People in Zimbabwe: Which Strategy, Whose Agenda?
This paper compares Zimbabwean young peoples' views about condom use and abstinence to the beliefs underlying government policies and religious beliefs.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Population Council
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2003
Pregnant or Positive: Adolescent Childbearing and HIV Risk in South Africa
This study explores the extent to which adolescent childbearing preferences are affected by their perceived risk of acquiring HIV.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Population Council
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2002
School, Neighborhood, Family and Individual Determinants of Self-Reported STD Among Adolescents: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
This paper documents the relatively high rates of sexually transmitted disease among adolescents and examines the effects of age, gender, race/ethnicity, family background, school and neighbourhood characteristics, and age at first intercourse on STD aquisition.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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California Center for Population Research
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2004
Comparing the Lifestyles of Homosexual Couples to Married Couples
This paper provides statistics to demonstrate the differences between committed homosexual couples and married heterosexual couples.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Family Research Council
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March 01, 2004
Prevention of Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection: Report to Congress
This report describes human papillomavirus (HPV) characteristics, transmission, and prevention methods, and also reveals that condoms are not necessarilly effective in protecting against HPV.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Department of Health and Human Services
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January 01, 2004
Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Unsafe Sexual Behaviors Among Young Women and Men in South Africa
This paper discusses the relationship between low socio-economic status and participation in sexual activities that increase the risk of pregnancy and/or sexually transmitted disease among young adults in South Africa.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Population Council
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2004
AIDS and Older Persons: An International Perspective
This paper looks at older people's experience with AIDS, both through personal infection and, more commonly, through the illness and death of their adult children.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Population Studies Center
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January 2002
Combined Use of Condoms with Other Contraceptive Methods Among Inner-City Baltimore Women
This paper examines how the increase in Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD's), particularly among adolescents, has dictated a reassessment of the need for various protective methods.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Alan Guttmacher Institute
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April 01, 1995
Consistency of Self-Reports of Sexual Activity Among Young Adolescents in Jamaica
This article examines self-report data in regard to adolescent sexual activity in Jamaica, and finds that this method of data collection results in inconsistent reporting, especially among boys.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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March 2000
Prostitution in NSW: The Impact of Deregulation
This paper provides information on the New South Wales prostitution law reforms which have been moving towards decriminalisation.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Australian Institute of Criminology
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2003
Homosexual Parenting
This article examines the issues of homosexual adoption and parenting and their impact on children.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Australian Family Association
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July 2001
Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2001
This report presents 2001 data on sexually transmitted diseases for the
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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September 2001
Sexually Transmitted Infections in Canada: Recent Resurgence Threatens National Goals
This article discusses the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in Canada in light of 1997 national goals for prevention.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality
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Fall 2000
Sexual Health and Canadian Youth: How Do We Measure Up?
This article looks at Canadian youth rates of STD infection, pregnancy, abortion, prevalence of sexual activity, and age at first intercourse.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality
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Spring/Summer 2001
Public Policy Implications of HIV/AIDS in Adolescents
This article discusses the risk of HIV/AIDS infection to young people, the role that adolescents play in spreading the disease, and the options for intervention programs based in schools.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Future of Children
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Winter 1994
The Mwomboko Research Project: The Practice of Male Circumcision in Central Kenya and its Implications for the Transmission and Prevention of STD/HIV
This report discusses the practice of circumcision in Central Kenya and its implications for the transmission or prevention of HIV.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Counceli for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa
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1997
Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
This 2004 report examines the AIDS epidemic on a global scale.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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UNAIDS
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June 2004
National HIV and Syphilis Antenatal Sero-Prevalence Survey in South Africa 2003
Using data from a 2003 South African survey of pregnant women, this report describes the trends of HIV and syphilis among its participants.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Department of Health: Republic of South Africa
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2003
Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance - United States, 2003
This article examines health-risk behaviours among youth, such as: violence, substance abuse, sexual activity, diet, and physical inactivity.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Epidemiology Program Office, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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May 21, 2004
Multiple Sexual Partners Among U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults
This article provides information regarding the sexual experiences of American young people and the number of sexual partners they have had.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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December 01, 1998
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Adolescents in Developed Countries
This article provides information about the incidence of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis among young people in a number of developed countries.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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February 01, 2000
Current or Past Physical or Sexual Abuse as a Risk Marker For Sexually Transmitted Disease in Pregnant Women
This article provides evidence that pregnant women with a history of physical and/or sexual abuse have an elevated risk of having a sexually transmitted disease.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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April 01, 2002
Sexual Initiation with Older Male Partners and Subsequent HIV Risk Behavior Among Female Adolescents
This article provides evidence that adolescent girls whose first sexual encounter was with a partner several years older than them were more likely to have sex at a younger age and less likely to use a condom.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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October 01, 1997
Contraception and Sexual Health, 2002
This report presents the findings of a 2002 survey that asked women and men about their sexual health and use of contraceptives.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Office for National Statistics
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2003
Into A New World: Young Women's Sexual and Reproductive Lives
This summary of a longer report discusses the sexual and reproductive lives of young women in countries around the world.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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1998
Confronting a Hidden Epidemic: The Institute Of Medicine’s Report on Sexually Transmitted Diseases
This article discusses the serious and growing problem of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States, and argues that Americans need to practice healthier sexual behaviour.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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April 01, 1997
Adolescent Sexual Health
This chapter, from the book The Health of Children and Young People, discusses teen sexual activity, fertility, and pregnancy as well as the transmission of STDs amongst youth.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Office of National Statistics
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March 01, 2004
Contraception and Sexual Health, 1999: A Report on Research for the Department of Health Using the ONS Omnibus Survey
This report presents the findings of a 1999 survey that asked women and men about their sexual health and use of contraceptives.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Office of National Statistics
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2001
The Truth About STDs
This fact sheet provides information about the incidence, transmission, symptoms, and treatment of the eight most common sexually transmitted diseases.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
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March 01, 2003
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report
This paper examines HIV and AIDS statistics in the US by state, means of exposure, gender, race/ethnicity, age, and vital status.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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2002
In Their Own Right: Addressing The Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Men Worldwide
This booklet provides a comprehensive analysis of the reproductive health needs of men in 45 developed and developing countries around the world.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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2003
Teenage Sexual and Reproductive Behavior in the United States
This fact sheet outlines the sexual behaviour of adolescents in the US including related issues such as STD's, condom use, teenage pregnancy, and age of sexual initiation.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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February 01, 1997
Heterosexually Active Men’s Beliefs About Methods For Preventing Sexually Transmitted Diseases
This study asked heterosexual men about their perceptions of the effectiveness of different methods for preventing sexually transmitted diseases.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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June 01, 2003
Reproductive Health and Intimate Partner Violence
This article demonstrates that domestic violence can result in harm to mothers and children during pregnancy, and can increase a woman's likelihood of acquiring a sexually transmitted disease.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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December 01, 1999
The Estimated Direct Medical Cost of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among American Youth, 2000
This article estimates that the direct cost of new cases of sexually transmitted disease among youth, ages 15 to 24, was about $6.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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February 01, 2004
Conflicting Advice? Australian Adolescents’ Use of Condoms or the Pill
This article examines the types of contraception used by Australian young people, and looks also at the factors that affect their choice of method.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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August 01, 1999
Trends in Contraceptive Use In the United States: 1982–1995
This study looks at changes in the types of contraception used over time.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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February 01, 1998
Sex Education in the U.S.: Policy and Politics
This paper discusses the federal, state and local policies on sex education, including abstinence-only, abstinence-plus, and HIV/AIDS education programs.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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October 01, 2002
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among American Youth: Incidence and Prevalence Estimates, 2000
This article provides statistical information pertaining to the occurrence of sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Allan Guttmacher Institute
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February 01, 2004
Adolescent Health: State of the Nation - Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Related Risk Behaviors Among U.S. Adolescents, 1994
This paper discusses trends in adolescent pregnancy, birth, abortion, and STD infection and transmission in the US.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Center for Disease Control
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1994
The Effectiveness of Abstinence Education Programs in Reducing Sexual Activity Among Youth
This paper argues that abstinence education programs are effective in decreasing occurrences of adolescent sexual activity and the spread of STD's, ...
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Heritage Foundation
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April 05, 2002
Contraception and Sexual Health, 2000
This report presents the findings of a 2000 survey that asked women and men about their sexual health and use of contraceptives.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Office for National Statistics
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2002
Safer Sex, Condoms, and "the Pill"
This poll surveys teenagers attitudes towards contraceptives and condoms, their perceptions and misperceptions about protection, and factors influencing what, if any, protection they use.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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November 01, 2000
Characteristics of Women Who Obtain Induced Abortion: A Worldwide Review
In an effort to understand the reasons leading to abortion, this article analyzes data from various nations on the demographic and socioeconomic status of women who have had abortions or who are considering having one.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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June 01, 1999
Induced Abortion in Urban Nepal
This article examines the use of abortions as a method to control family size among Urban Nepal villages.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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September 01, 2001
Determinants of Unintended Pregnancy Among Women in Ecuador
This article outlines the social and health complications that result from unintended pregnancies in Ecuador.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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March 01, 1999
Abuse of Trust: Children and Youth in the Sex Trade
This article is about the 300,000 children and youth caught in the sex trade industry in North America.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Caledon Institute of Social Policy
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November 01, 2000
Gender Differences in the Timing of First Intercourse: Data from 14 Countries
This study found that a large percentage of teenagers in various countries around the world are, or have been, sexually active, thus placing them at risk for unwanted pregnancy or disease.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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March 01, 2000
Understanding U.S. Fertility: Continuity And Change in the National Survey Of Family Growth, 1988-1995
This article uses data from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) to analyse patterns of fertility, infertility, contraceptive use, unintended pregnancy, teenage pregnancy, concern about sexually transmitted disease, and women's use of health services from 1988 to 1995.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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February 01, 1996
Sexual Intercourse and the Age Difference Between Adolescent Females and Their Romantic Partners
This study finds that adolescent girls whose romantic partners are significantly older than them are more likely to have sex with their partner than are those who have a partner of the same age.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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December 01, 2002
Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the United States
This fact sheet gives a brief overview of the key facts about sexually transmitted diseases, including a list of the most common ones and their symptoms, their prevalence in the US, and their impact on women and young adults.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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February 01, 2000
Canadian Youth, Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Study: Factors Influencing Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours
This paper examines adolescent sexual health and activity including dating, the influence of parents and peers, sexual orientation, STD and HIV/AIDS knowledge and prevalence, and attitudes towards sex.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Council of Ministers of Education
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2003
Contraception and Sexual Health, 2001
This report presents the findings of a 2001 survey that asked women and men about their sexual health and use of contraceptives.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Office for National Statistics
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2003
Understanding Changes in Sexual Activity Among Young Metropolitan Men: 1979–1995
This article documents trends in male attitudes towards such issues as premarital sex, abortion, and nonmarital childbearing.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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December 01, 1998
Investing in Adolescent Health: A Social Imperative for California's Future
This paper discusses the importance of ensuring good adolescent health, makes recommendations for providing health services to teens, and suggests specific strategies to address seven different areas of adolescent health.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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National Adolescent Health Information Center
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2000
National Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults: Sexual Health Knowledge, Attitudes and Experiences
This paper examines the sexual knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of today’s adolescents and addresses topics such as pregnancy, STD's, AIDS, the use of birth control, the influence of substance use on sexual choices, and experiences with peer pressure to engage in sexual activities.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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2003
Gender Roles: A Series of National Surveys of Teens About Sex
This article presents the results of a public poll of teenagers on their sexual attitudes and practices including concerns about STD's, the use of contraceptives, and views on gender roles in relationships.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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December 01, 2002
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
This document briefly outlines teen's knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases, their perceptions of the risks of such diseases, and their personal concerns about STDs and transmission.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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August 01, 2001
Adding it Up: The Benefits of Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care
This booklet describes the medical and non-medical benefits of providing contraceptive services, maternal health services, and sexually transmitted disease services in developing countries.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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February 01, 2004
Contraception and Sexual Health, 1998: A Report by Social Survey Division on Research Using the ONS Omnibus Survey Produced on Behalf of the Department of Health
This report presents the findings of a 1998 survey that asked women and men about their sexual health and use of contraceptives.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Office of National Statistics
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2000
Trends in Teen Sexual Behaviour
This paper gives an overview of trends in teenage sexual activites, including contraceptive use, frequency of sexual activity, pregnacies, and abortions.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Welfare Reform Academy
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May 01, 1998
Is Lack of Sexual Assertiveness Among Adolescent And Young Adult Women a Cause for Concern?
This study finds that a significant number of women believe that it is their partner's exclusive right to make decisions about contraception.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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August 01, 2002
Men’s Behavior Change Following Infection With a Sexually Transmitted Disease
This study looks at how race, religious affiliation, marital status, level of education, and age of first sexual encounter affect the likelihood that a man will change his sexual behaviour if he learns that he is infected with a sexually transmitted disease.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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August 01, 1997
The Health Status of California's Latino Youth
This report examines various adolescent health issues as they relate to Latino youth in California.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The California Adolescent Health Collaborative
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July 01, 2004
The World's Youth 2000
This report provides a profile of young people around the world, covering topics such as education, marriage, sexual activity, childbearing, sexually transmitted disease, sexual violence against women, and contraception.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Population Reference Bureau
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April 01, 2003
Promoting Sexual Responsibility Among Young People in Zimbabwe
This article discusses a campaign that creates awareness of contraceptive methods and general knowledge about reproductive health among Zimbabwian youth.
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Category:
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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March 01, 2001
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