1. Talking to your child before an assault happens is the best prevention: • Children are best protected by giving them the knowledge and skills necessary for their safety. • Let your child know that safety rules apply to all adults including family members. • Encourage your child to tell someone about secrets that are making her/him feel bad. • Let your child know that you are available to tal...

Background and Objectives: Most physicians believe that telling lies and withholding the truth is not permissible. However, it appears that holding the phenomenon telling the truth to be absolute or unconditional is not acceptable either. This study was conducted to examine Qom City physicians’ attitudes with regard to revealing the influential news to patients. Methods: This was a des...

This ethnographic research among rural South African men and women seeking care for STDs explores constraints to communication among partners and defines predominant patterns of sexual networking. A series of fifteen open-ended interviews explored topics related to sexual networking and partner communication. Patterns of sexual networking showed clear gender variation, with men more likely to d...