OBJECTIVE This review aims to provide the latest global and regional estimates of the incidence and trends in induced abortion, both safe and unsafe. A related objective is to document maternal mortality due to unsafe abortion. The legal context of abortion and the international discourse on preventing unsafe abortion are reviewed to highlight policy implications and challenges in preventing un...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate current club drug use and its potential association with the transmission of HIV/STD among Changsha men who have sex with men (MSM). METHOD A cross-sectional survey was conducted by using self-administered questionnaires including information regarding socio-demographics, club drug use, high-risk behaviors, and HIV/STD infections. Multiple methods including venue-based, ...

Young women in southern Africa between the ages of 15 and 24 are on average three to six times more likely to be infected with HIV than their male cohorts (UNAIDS 2004). While biological factors may account for women’s greater susceptibility to HIV, there is clear empirical evidence that age-mixing between young women and older men plays an important role in observed differences in this epidemi...

OBJECTIVES Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) prolongs life and reduces infectiousness, in some contexts, it has been associated with increased sexual risk taking. DESIGN Retrospective case-control study. SETTING Nairobi-based dedicated female sex worker (FSW) clinic. PARTICIPANTS HIV-infected FSWs before and after ART initiation (n=62); HIV-infected and -uninfected control FSWs not st...

In this article we explore women's perceptions and experiences of sexual violence in marital relationships and its effects on reproductive health. We conducted a qualitative study composed of key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and in-depth interviews in two low- to middle-income areas of Karachi, Pakistan. Results show sexual coercion and nonconsensual sex were common and not li...

Background: To analyse knowledge, attitudes and sexual practices on HIV/AIDS, and estimate HIV prevalence among residents of Sucre (Bolivia). Methodology: Population-based survey of residents aged 15–49 randomly selected during 2008/2009. Blood samples were collected on Whatman-filter paper and tested with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Knowledge on HIV/AIDS, sexual risk practices and discr...

This study was a crossectional survey conducted among 716 senior secondary school adolescents in Ibadan from March to August 2005. The result of 695 that was analyzed revealed that the mean age of 15 +/- 2.6years. 28.3% of the respondents had previous sexual exposure with higher proportions being male (p = 0.00043). Majorities' first sexual exposure was unplanned. Family settings and educationa...

Occupational accidents are all unplanned events that cause or have the potential to injury, illness, damage other losses, both for workers and company. This study aims determine factors associated with work in Cement Production at PT. Bosowa Maros. The type of research used is quantitative an analytic observational approach using a cross sectional design. population this cement production Semen...