Review
Psychiatry
Giacomo Ciocca, Tommaso B. Jannini, Michele Ribolsi, Rodolfo Rossi, Cinzia Niolu, Alberto Siracusano, Emmanuele A. Jannini, Giorgio Di Lorenzo
Summary: A considerable amount of literature indicates that individuals with psychotic disorders often experience sexual dysfunctions, possibly due to long-term use of antipsychotic drugs. Research focusing on sexuality in ultra-high risk and first-episode psychosis reveals the impact of sexual dysfunctions during the transition period of illness.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Isolde Birdthistle, Daniel J. Carter, Nondumiso T. Mthiyane, Benedict O. Orindi, Sheru Muuo, Natsayi Chimbindi, Abdhalah Ziraba, Maryam Shahmanesh, Kathy Baisley, Sian Floyd
Summary: The study found that the DREAMS program significantly increased knowledge of HIV status among adolescent girls and young women in Nairobi, with a positive impact on younger participants in KwaZulu-Natal. However, the program did not show a significant effect on beneficiaries aged 18-22 in KwaZulu-Natal.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sarah Somerset, Wendy Jones, Catrin Evans, Cecilia Cirelli, Douglas Mbang, Holly Blake
Summary: This study explores the feasibility of providing HIV testing on construction sites and finds that the construction industry is a suitable venue for such testing. The research shows that providing onsite HIV testing and education can encourage more construction workers to get tested and reduce HIV-related stigma.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
David L. Rodrigues, Richard O. de Visser, Diniz Lopes, Marilia Prada, Margarida V. Garrido, Rhonda N. Balzarini
Summary: The way people perceive risks and make decisions about their health is regulated by two motivational systems-prevention of harm or promotion of pleasure. People more focused on prevention strive to avoid negative outcomes and enact more health-protective behaviors. In contrast, people more focused on promotion strive to attain positive outcomes and take more risks with their health.
ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Emily South, Mark Rodgers, Kath Wright, Margaret Whitehead, Amanda Sowden
Summary: The study focuses on identifying and summarizing systematic reviews targeting the reduction of risk behaviors in disadvantaged groups. It found that there is a lack of evidence for certain disadvantaged groups such as care leavers, Gypsies, Travellers, and refugees, as well as limited evidence on alcohol use. This suggests a need for more research to inform policy and practice in addressing risk behaviors in these populations.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Gerontology
Billy A. Caceres, Jasmine Travers, Yashika Sharma
Summary: The research found that sexual minority adults have a higher likelihood of multimorbidity compared to heterosexual cisgender adults, and these disparities vary across different age groups. The results emphasize the need for health promotion interventions to reduce adverse health outcomes among sexual minorities.
JOURNAL OF AGING AND HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Christian Graugaard, Mikkel Kjaer Bahnsen, Kirsten A. Boisen, Josefine Bernhard Andresen, Mikael Andersson, Morten Frisch
Summary: This study compared measures of sexuality and sexual health between Danish adolescents and young adults with and without a history of treatment for long-lasting or severe physical disease. The results showed that individuals with physical disease had similarities in fundamental aspects of sexuality, but also experienced various sexual difficulties and dysfunctions, early sexual debut, high sex partner numbers, discontentment with body or genital appearance, gender nonconformity, nonheterosexuality, and exposure to sexual assaults. Clinicians should address sexuality and relationships in AYA with chronic health conditions and provide preventive measures and counseling services specifically targeted at physically ill AYA.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Elsa Almas, Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad
Summary: This article discusses how to help couples who have experienced sexual violence and abuse to establish sexual relationships on their own terms, emphasizing the need to pay attention to the special needs of traumatized clients in therapy and to guide them in establishing satisfying sexual relationships in a safe and welcoming environment.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Fatma M. Shebl, Yiqi Qian, Julia H. A. Foote, Nattanicha Wattananimitgul, Krishna P. Reddy, Anne M. Neilan, Andrea L. Ciaranello, Elena Losina, Kenneth A. Freedberg, Emily P. Hyle
Summary: This study investigated the association between all-cause mortality and HIV acquisition risk groups among people without HIV in the United States. The study found that people with a history of drug injection, men who have sex with men, and heterosexual individuals at increased risk for HIV had higher all-cause mortality compared to those at average risk.
Review
Urology & Nephrology
Sandra Cristina Romano Marquez Reis, Juliana Martins Pinto, Isabel Aparecida Porcatti de Walsh, Shamyr Sulyvan de Castro, Maria Cristina Cortez Carneiro Meirelles, Vanessa Santos Pereira-Baldon
Summary: This study identified factors that predict the risk of sexual dysfunction in climacteric women, including dissatisfaction with sleep, advanced age, low education level, and having a partner.
JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Stefano Eleuteri, Federica Alessi, Filippo Petruccelli, Valeria Saladino
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic and its related restrictions have had a significant impact on individuals' health, well-being, and security, as well as their sexuality. Factors such as conflicts, emotions, psychological difficulties, and external circumstances have been found to contribute to a deterioration of sexual life, while happiness, satisfaction, and certain lifestyle changes have been associated with improvements. The pandemic has also led to an increase in the use of sex as a coping strategy and a rise in sexual activity among LGBT individuals potentially due to lower perceived risks of transmission.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Jessie V. Ford, Faysal El Kak, Debby Herbenick, Christopher Purdy, Stephen Tellone, Marlene Wasserman, Eli Coleman
Summary: This article discusses how to incorporate the value of sexual pleasure into healthcare services, and explores how pleasure is a fundamental reason for people engaging in sexual activities, in order to support individuals in creating safer and more enjoyable sexual experiences.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SEXUAL HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bindu S. Mayi, R. Weylin Sternglanz, Nathalia Aldana, Madhavi Menon
Summary: The study found that positive social relationships and conscientiousness are positively associated with mosquito repellent use, while negative social relationships are negatively associated with conscientiousness and mosquito repellent use. Future interventions should focus on enhancing positive social relationships to increase preventive health behavior.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lisette Farias, Gisela Nyberg, Bjorg Helgadottir, Susanne Andermo
Summary: This study aims to explore adolescents' experiences and participation in a multi-component school-based intervention in socioeconomically advantaged and disadvantaged areas in Sweden. The results showed that socioeconomic factors influence participants' possibilities to engage in the intervention activities as well as how they use their time in the activities. It is crucial to support adolescents' participation in physical activities by providing structure and engaging well-known teachers in the activities, especially in schools located in disadvantaged areas.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hilton Humphries, Lucia Knight, Celia Mehou-Loko, Makhosazana Mdladla, Sthembile Phakathi, Sindisiwe Mazibuko, Quarraisha Abdool Karim
Summary: Understanding the sexual relationships of young women, comparing the accuracy of sexual health knowledge between partners is critical in preventing HIV infections. This study identified key discrepancies in assumptions partners make about each other's sexual health information, such as age, HIV status, awareness of concurrent relationships, and general knowledge of partner's sexual health behaviors. Discussions about sexual health were found to be influenced by factors like relationship length, type of partner, power dynamics, and perceived fidelity. Ethical tensions exist in undertaking dyadic level research, suggesting a need for sex-positive and egalitarian sexual health interventions targeting both individuals and relationships.
GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)