Factors Affecting Male Involvement in Family Planning at Kazo Health Center IV in Kazo Town Council Kazo District. by Ndyaguma, Laban

“…The services should be user friendly to men in order to be utilized to the maximum Male only clinics should inform men about all family planning methods and provide condoms and vasectomy and counsel men with respect and sensitivity, more so Education, men need a lot of information on family planning so that they are well informed.…”
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Impact of digital exposure on premarital sex and contraception use among unmarried Indian youth by Pragati Dattatraya Ubale, Punit Mishra, Aditi, Rajib Acharya, T.V. Sekher

“…Propensity Score matching addresses selection bias, estimating the impact of digital exposure on premarital sexual activities and condom use. Results The findings show that youth exposed to mobile phones and the internet are more likely to engage in premarital sex and use condoms during their first sexual encounter. …”
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The impact of Covid-19 on harm reduction policies in Iran: an interrupted time series analysis by Siavash Beiranvand, Meysam Behzadifar, Aidin Aryankhesal, Seyed Jafar Ehsanzadeh, Masoud Behzadifar

“…Monthly records of harm reduction services (condoms, syringes, methadone) from January 2017 to February 2023 were extracted. …”
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Achieving Universal Access for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Tuberculosis: Potential Prevention Impact of an Integrated Multi-Disease Prevention Campaign in Kenya by Reuben Granich, Nicolas Muraguri, Alexandre Doyen, Navneet Garg, Brian G. Williams

“…People with HIV were offered on-site CD4 cell counts, condoms, co-trimoxazole, and HIV clinic referral. …”
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HIV status and contraceptive use in Zimbabwe among sexually active adolescent girls and women: Secondary analysis of Zimbabwe Demographic Health survey data by G Musuka, G Murewanhema, Z Mukandavire, I Chingombe, D Cuadros, F Mutenherwa, T Dzinamarira, R Eghtessadi, N Malunguza, M Mapingure

“…Statistically significant differences were noted in the use of condoms, with those who are HIV-positive having a higher use of condoms compared with those who are HIV-negative. …”
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Sexual Practices and HIV Prevention Strategies Used by Female Sex Workers in Lagos, Nigeria: An Assessment of the Willingness to Use a Microbicide by Ekama SO, Sheth AN, Ilomuanya MO, Okwuzu JO, Musa AZ, Idigbe I, Ezeobi PM, Oladele DA, Ezechi OC, Salako BL

“…Descriptive statistics were used to present the results, and a multiple logistic regression model was used to determine the factors associated with willingness to use a microbicide.Results: A total of 461 female participants with a mean-age of 29.63 ± 8.8 years were included in the analysis of which 34.3% had > 4 sexual partners, 91.8% used condoms, 53.6% engaged in anal sex, 69.6% had experienced condom rupture, and 31% would “accept unprotected sex” if the male partner refuses to use a condom. …”
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Sexual practices and risky sexual behaviours among public secondary school adolescents in a local government area in Ekiti State, Nigeria by Ojo JO, Ipinnimo TM, Alao TA, Alabi OS, Adeojo OM, Ilevbare MO, Olorunfemi BN, Esan FJ, Adejumo JO, Dailo CO, Ubulom KA, Ogbonna KO, Adebayo TO, Mesileya AO, Ajewole OO, Stephen-Douglas SJ, Chukwuonye CVS, Oluwagbemi OD

“…Out of the sexually exposed, 9.5% had their first sexual experience with a stranger, 16.7% had multiple sexual partners, 25.0% inconsistently made use of condoms and 46.4% had engaged in sex in exchange for material/ financial gains. …”
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Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis B virus: Epidemiological Considerations and Implications for Control with Vaccine by Franklyn N Judson

“…Specific interventions designed to prevent sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (eg. testing for infection status and counselling, choosing partners carefully, avoiding prostitutes, use of condoms, and diagnostic and treatment services for other sexually transmitted diseases) should further reduce hepatitis B virus sexual transmission in men and women. …”
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Mathematical Modelling of Tuberculosis and Hepatitis C Coinfection Dynamics with No Intervention by Mohammed Kizito, Hasifa Nampala, Pius Ariho

“…These could include screening and isolation, wearing of face masks for TB cases and screening, sterilization of surgical instruments, and use of condoms for HCV-infected humans.…”
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Social constructions of “being faithful” among university students and the implications for their reception of partner-fidelity messages by Abraham Mulwo, Keyan Grey Tomaselli, L Dalrymple

“…The discussions are based on the results of a PhD study conducted at three universities in KwaZulu-Natal to explore students’ responses to communication and media strategies relating to the prevention of infection with HIV through abstinence, being faithful to one partner and the correct and consistent use of condoms. Study findings show that a significantly high proportion (39.0%) of the study participants who indicated having had sex in the previous 12 months had more than one sexual partner in the same period. …”
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Topical Microbicides for the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV by André Désormeaux, Rabeea F Omar, Michel G Bergeron

“…To reduce significantly the probability of acquiring infection, condoms should be used during all risky sexual intercourse. …”
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THE PHENOMENON OF DIMLY LIT STALLS ALONG THE NORTH COAST ROAD (CASE STUDY OF INDIRECT FEMALE SEX WORKERS) AGAINST THE SPREAD OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN JENU SUBDISTRICT TU... by Aris Puji Utami, Hanim Nur Faizah, Moh. Wafi Mubarok

“…Conclution: The sexual behaviour of female sex workers indirectly in the stalls along the pantura was classified as negative because all participants revealed to have had sexual intercourse without condoms and economic difficulties. Female sex workers also have low knowledge of STI.…”
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Magnitude and pattern of usage of contraception and counselling services in an urban health centre in East Delhi: A secondary data analysis by Garima Singh, Subham Kansal, Arihant Jain, Kanishka Garg, Manan Tayal, Boyana T. Tejaswi, Anita S. Acharya, Ananya R. Laskar, Jyoti Khandekar

“…This study explores the pattern of usage of contraceptives viz. condom, injectables, centchroman tablets, oral contraceptive pills and sterilization, including tubectomy and vasectomy. …”
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Accessibility to, Acceptability of, and Adherence to HIV/AIDS Prevention Services by Men Who Have Sex with Men: Challenges Encountered at Facility Level by P. C. N. Otambo, A. Makokha, M. Karama, M. Mwangi

“…Over 70% of MSM reported that TB drugs, antiretroviral drugs, lubricants, condoms, and other STI treatment services were accessible. …”
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Estimating HIV Incidence during Pregnancy and Knowledge of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission with an Ad Hoc Analysis of Potential Cofactors by Thomas Obinchemti Egbe, Rose-Mary Asong Tazinya, Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane, Eta-Nkongho Egbe, Eric Akum Achidi

“…Ninety percent of the participants did not use condoms throughout pregnancy but had a good knowledge of PMTCT of HIV. …”
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Analyzing HIV/AIDS dynamics with a novel Caputo-Fabrizio fractional order model and optimal control measures. by Azhar Iqbal Kashif Butt, Muhammad Imran, Komal Azeem, Tariq Ismaeel, Brett Allen McKinney

“…Finally, we formulate a fractional optimal control problem to examine strategies for minimizing HIV/AIDS infection while keeping costs at a minimum. We adopt the use of condoms and changes in sexual habits as optimal controls. …”
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Correlates of HIV Risk Reduction Self-Efficacy among Youth in South Africa by Julia Louw, Karl Peltzer, Witness Chirinda

“…Male respondents () with high self-efficacy were more likely to have been tested for HIV, have concurrent sexual partners, have had a transactional sex partner in lifetime, a low HIV risk perception, difficulty in having condoms, agreed with coercive sex, high relationship control, and had loveLife face-to-face programme participation. …”
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Systematic optimization and evaluation of a Dutch sexual health intervention: Role model stories for chlamydia prevention, testing, and treatment by Gido Metz, Rosa RLC Thielmann, Hanneke Roosjen, Sarah E. Stutterheim, Rik Crutzen

“…These stories aimed to motivate young individuals to undergo sexually transmitted infection testing, use condoms, and notify sexual partners. Once the stories were posted online, we tracked use data between July and September 2022 and investigated end-user perspectives through a think-aloud study combined with semistructured interviews ( N  = 20, M age  = 19.7, SD age  = 2.65). …”
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Knowledge about sexually transmitted infections in adolescents from the Naiguatá Parish. La Guaira. Venezuela, 2021 by Bárbara Teresa Zabala Enrique, Natasha Sànchez Bouza, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Magdalena Omayda Albelo, Josè Demiàn Rodrìguez Medina, Yusimì Cabada Martìnez

“…AIDS, syphilis and gonorrhea were identified as sexually transmitted infections; recognized the use of condoms as a form of prevention and death (66.9%) and pelvic inflammation (53.5%) as the main complications of these diseases.…”
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Characterization of sexual and reproductive behaviour in female high school students by Perla Caridad López Hernández, Eneida Bravo Polanco, Carmen Benítez Cabrera, Lisbet Cepero Äguila

“…A considerable group experienced unprotected sexual intercourse (57.4%), representing more than half of the total and only 42.6% protect themselves, mainly using condoms. Menstrual regulations were performed in 55.5% of the students as well as pregnancy interruptions through the uterine cavity curettage method in 22.2% of them. 5.6% had had an abortion. …”
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