Health :: Married people have the most sex
Most people are married and married people have the most sex. Sexual activity in young single people tends to be sporadic, but is greater in industrialised countries than in developing countries.
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Health :: Late marriages lead to premarital sex
Trends towards earlier sexual experience are less pronounced and less widespread than sometimes supposed (in many developing countries the trend is towards later onset of sexual activity for women), but the trend towards later marriage has led to an increase in the prevalence of premarital sex.
Health :: People need to learn more about sexual behaviour in developing countries
Information about sexual behaviour is essential to inform preventive strategies and to correct myths in public perceptions of sexual behaviour.
HIV :: 100% condom-use programme in Thailand
The 100% condom-use programme in Thailand, implemented nationally in 1991, has been widely recognised and documented as an impressive success in achievement of behaviour change. The programme aimed to bring about 100% condom use in commercial sex.
HIV :: Uganda’s success in reducing HIV cases
Uganda’s success in reducing HIV prevalence and improving reproductive-health status compared with neighbouring countries has been attributed to the selective emphasis on the abstinence and being faithful strands of the ABC strategy in the country’s HIV programmes.
Pregnancy :: Teenage pregnancy rates lowered in the USA
Rates of teenage pregnancy in the USA are high by comparison with those in other industrialised countries, but have fallen by 30% in the past decade, from a peak of 117 per 1000 in 1990, to 82 per 1000 in 2001.
SIDS :: Steps to reduce risk for SIDS in infants
Though SIDS cannot be prevented, parents of infants are encouraged by pediatricians and popular parenting books to take several precautions in order to reduce the likelihood of SIDS or cot death.
Chemotherapy :: Understanding Chemotherapy for breast cancer
Chemotherapy for breast cancer was first introduced 30 years ago, and doctors have been refining the treatment ever since. Countless studies have asked which drugs work best and when they should be given, but many women still have not realized the full benefits of chemotherapy.
Pregnancy :: Reasons to include Amniocentesis test during ANC
Amniocentesis, or an Amniotic Fluid Test (AFT), is a medical procedure used for prenatal diagnosis, in which a small amount of amniotic fluid is extracted from the amnion around a developing fetus. It is usually offered when there may be an increased risk for genetic conditions in the pregnancy.
Diabetes :: Benefit of Gluten-Free Diet in Type 1 Diabetic Children With Celiac Disease
Patients with celiac disease showed clinical improvements with a Gluten-Free Diet, GFD reported in a Denmark study. This study was performed to 1) determine the prevalence of celiac disease in Danish children with type 1 diabetes and 2) estimate the clinical effects of a gluten-free diet (GFD) in patients with diabetes and celiac disease.