An age-structured model for the coupled dynamics of HIV and HSV-2 by Georgi Kapitanov, Christina Alvey, Katia Vogt-Geisse, Zhilan Feng

“…The model considers only heterosexual relationships and distinguishes three population groups: males, general population females, and female sex workers. …”
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Sentidos otorgados a personas trans: una experiencia en San Luis, Argentina by Yael Guadalupe Calvo, Pia Torres Caiazzo, Roxana Vuanello

“…Los resultados expresan representaciones referidas a que las personas trans se adecúen a las normas desde un enfoque binario, que adapten su identidad al modelo heterosexual evitando su presencia en el espacio social por la incomodidad que despiertan y algunas personas manifiestan su aceptación y reconocen a las personas sin marcar diferencias por su sexualidad, valorizando su condición humana. …”
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Modeling HIV outbreaks: The male to female prevalence ratio in the core population by Brandy Rapatski, James Yorke

“…What affects the ratio of infected men to infected women in the core population in a heterosexual HIV epidemic? Hethcote & Yorke [5] introduced the term 'core' initially to loosely describe the collection of individuals having the most unprotected sex partners. …”
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Sociodemographic and Behavioral Factors Associated with HIV Vulnerability according to Sexual Orientation by Maria Aparecida A. O. Serra, Antoninho B. Milhomem, Samae B. Oliveira, Francisca Aline A. S. Santos, Roberta Araújo e Silva, Ana Cristina P. J. Costa, Maria da Conceição S. O. Cunha, Antônio Uelton A. Silva, Roberto Wagner J. F. Freitas, Márcio Flávio M. Araújo

“…A substantial portion of the sample stated they were heterosexual (88.8%). These individuals demonstrated a lower chance of HIV infection (p<0.001), sexually transmitted infections (p<0.001), alcohol use (p<0.001) and condom use (p<0.001), compared to men who have sex with men and/or bisexuals. …”
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Examining a Ripple Effect: Do Spouses’ Behavior Changes Predict Each Other’s Weight Loss? by Anna E. Schierberl Scherr, Kimberly J. McClure Brenchley, Amy A. Gorin

“…We assessed whether spouses’ diet and activity changes impacted each other’s weight loss when both members attended an active weight loss program (TOGETHER) or only the primary participant attended treatment (ALONE). Methods. Heterosexual couples (N=132) enrolled in an 18-month randomized controlled weight loss trial were weighed and completed measures of dietary intake and physical activity at baseline and 6 months. …”
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Exploring Social-Ecological Pathways From Sexual Identity to Sleep Among Chinese Women: Structural Equation Modeling Analysis by Chanchan Wu, Pui Hing Chau, Edmond Pui Hang Choi

“…ResultsA total of 250 cisgender heterosexual women (CHW) and 259 SMW were recruited from July to September 2021. …”
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Final-year university students’ mental health and access to support as they prepared to graduate by Megan J. Magier, Madelyn Law, Sarah Pennisi, Tanya Martini, Markus J Duncan, Hussain Chattha, Karen A Patte

“…Sexual/gender diverse students reported greater depressive symptoms than cisgender heterosexual students. Students without stressful childhood or current financial situations had lower depression and anxiety scores than their peers that experienced stressful financial situations, respectively. …”
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Transmission of HIV and HCV within Former Soviet Union Countries by Lazzat Aibekova, Aizada Bexeitova, Arailym Aldabergenova, Gonzalo Hortelano, Zhangwen Ge, Feng Yi, Yiming Shao, Jack DeHovitz, Sten H. Vermund, Syed Ali

“…We show involvement of three major populations in transmission: injection drug user, heterosexual, and trans-border migrants. Conclusion. …”
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Masculinité et relations de genre dans la société secrète abakuá by Géraldine Morel

“…Women are excluded from the ritual system but are very important socially because they are central to a heterosexual construction of masculinity based on sexuality and family. …”
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Pervasive systemic disparities: medical-related gaslighting, trauma, and distrust among LGBTQ+ people in the United States by Dustin Z. Nowaskie, Dehandra Blackwood, Frank Garcia

“…Participants answered questions about their healthcare, including experiences with medical-related gaslighting, trauma, and trust.ResultsCompared to cisgender and heterosexual people (n = 857), LGBTQ+ people (n = 815) reported significantly higher rates of medical-related gaslighting (46.5% vs. 26.5%, ORs 1.75–2.80) and trauma (18% vs. 8.9%, ORs 1.63–2.66). …”
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Queer caregiving with older adults: A scoping review of the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ family and friend caregivers by Steven Hall, Natasha Hubbard Murdoch, Darien Dyck, Adam Stacey

“…Caregiving research has traditionally focused on heterosexual caregivers, often overlooking the distinct experiences of LGBTQ+ caregivers. …”
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Factors Influencing Survival Status of HIV/AIDS after HAART in Huzhou City, Eastern China by Meihua Jin, Zhongrong Yang, Jing Li, Xiaoqi Liu, Zhenqian Wu

“…The results indicated that respondents who were elderly (HR = 1.053, 95% CI: 1.037–1.069, P<0.01), who had heterosexual transmission (HR = 2.422, 95% CI: 1.314–4.465, P<0.01) and whose current WHO clinical stage was stage III or IV (HR = 2.399, 95% CI: 1.215–4.735, P<0.05) were more likely to have died; respondents whose baseline CD4+ T-lymphocyte count was equal to or more than 200 cells/μL (HR = 0.412, 95% CI: 0.275–0.616, P<0.05) were unlikely to have died. …”
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Homosexual identity and network overlap predictors of HIV infection among older men from rural China: a case–control study by Yuan Li, Jia He, Yi Yang, Shuangfeng Fan, Jing Xi, ShiJiao He

“…Background The number of newly reported older (≥50 years old) people living with HIV/AIDS in China has been steadily increasing, and heterosexual transmission has been identified as the major route.Methods In this study, based on biopsychosocial model, a case–control study (74 cases vs 296 controls) was applied to find out predictors (21 potential ones) of HIV infection among older men from rural China. …”
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Incidence of syphilis in the Cienfuegos province. 2013-2017 by Yoelvis Castro Bruzón, José Andrés Fuentes Soto, Yaneisy Rodríguez Cabrera, Sahily de la Caridad Ortega Medina

“…Regarding sexual behavior, it was found that heterosexuals contributed more cases, as well as non-use of the condom in terms of risk factors was the most frequent. …”
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Increased birth rank of homosexual males: disentangling the older brother effect and sexual antagonism hypothesis by Raymond, Michel, Turek, Daniel, Durand, Valérie, Nila, Sarah, Suryobroto, Bambang, Vadez, Julien, Barthes, Julien, Apostolou, Menelaos, Crochet, Pierre-André

“…One intriguing feature of homosexual men is their higher male birth rank compared to heterosexual men. This can be explained by two non-exclusive mechanisms: an antagonistic effect (AE), implying that more fertile women have a higher chance of having a homosexual son and to produce children with a higher mean birth rank, or a fraternal birth effect (FBOE), where each additional older brother increases the chances for a male embryo to develop a homosexual orientation due to an immunoreactivity process. …”
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Impacts of stigma and discrimination on people with obesity who smoke cigarettes by Liza A. Kolbasov, Arryn A. Guy, Cara M. Murphy

“…Participants (N = 63; predominantly women (81.0 %), White (63.5 %) or Black/African American (31.7 %), and heterosexual (85.7 %) with 50 % having a yearly income below $50,000) completed the measures of stigma (i.e., Weight Bias Internalization Scale and Internalized Stigma of Smoking Inventory), discrimination (i.e., Everyday Discrimination Scale), and symptoms of depression, weight, smoking, nicotine dependence, and concerns about gaining weight while quitting smoking were measured. …”
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Value judgment of life quality of women diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in Maceio, Alagoas, Brazil by Cecilio Argolo Júnior, Sonia Maria Soares Ferreira, Vívian Wanderley Teixeira de Albuquerque, Jessyca Ítala Barros Wanderley da Silva

“…The risk of contamination by HIV virus has been increasing between heterosexual partners, affecting mainly poor women from rural areas. …”
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Analysis of syphilis epidemiological characteristics among the resident population in Ruian City, 2014‒2023 by HONG Wansheng, CHEN Jiangmin, ZHOU Limin, HU Yunlei, CHEN Chunnan, CHEN Liangchai, LI Jun, HUANG Jieru, ZHOU Zumu

“…The most likely route of infection was heterosexual transmission, accounting for 85.84%.ConclusionThe incidence of syphilis among females in Ruian City shows a declining trend, but the overall situation remains concerning. …”
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STEP 1: The Scottish Trauma & Orthopaedics Equality Project: demographics and working patterns of a national workforce by Monu Jabbal, Jennifer Cherry, Deborah Eastwood, Chloe E. H. Scott, Phil Walmsley, Emily Baird

“…A total of 321 of respondents (91%) identified as heterosexual, 14 (4%) preferred not to say, and 18 (5%) identified as LGBTQ+ or preferred to self-describe. …”
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Acceptability of digital vending machines to improve access to sexual and reproductive health in Brighton, UK: a qualitative analysis by Jaime H Vera, Richard Cooper, Syra Dhillon, John Mear, Gillian Louise Dean, Rhys D Wenlock

“…Data analysis took place on NVivo, using a thematic approach.Results 12 users completed the interview. 42% within the age 18–25 years with equal male and female identifying distributions. 33% were heterosexual, 25% homosexual and 33% bisexual. VM acceptability was high with anonymity and instant access as main benefits. …”
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