Taking into account the biological and psychosocial changes during the transition from
childhood to adulthood adolescents would need a contraceptive method which ideally …

Purpose: To characterize the differences and similarities among college freshmen,
sophomores, juniors, and seniors regarding their sexual behavior including contraception …

In a nationally representative sample of sexually experienced youths aged 14-22, 37% of
young women and 52% of young men said the condom was the primary method used to …

Purpose Emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) prevent unplanned pregnancy but not
sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and the practice of ECP may affect condom use. This …

Background The nonuse of family planning methods remains a major public health concern
in the low-and-middle-income countries, especially due to its impact on unwanted …

This study examined the association between contraceptive method and satisfaction and
discontinuation. Few studies have examined these issues in the university setting and how …

Background Young people between the ages of 15 and 24 years are both the most at risk of
HIV and the greatest hope for turning the tide against HIV/AIDS. Although various surveys …

Public health research and policy in sub-Saharan Africa are generally disease-oriented, with
the focus being largely confined within the biological determinants of health. So far, little …

A study was performed to evaluate the impact of knowledge of HIV infection (diagnosis) on
contraception information and choices for HIV infected women. A questionnaire was given to …

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) represent a major public health problem in the world
and the advent and increase of human immunodeficiency virus infection during the last …