Sexual Behavior
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Lifetime risk factors for HIV/sexually transmitted infections among male-to-female transgender persons.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: To describe and evaluate risk factors for HIV/sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among male-to-female (MTF) transgender persons. METHODS: Using the life chart interview, potential lifetime risk factors for HIV/STIs among MTFs were ... Read more...

A survey of adolescent experiences of human papillomavirus vaccination in the Manchester study.

4 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: There is little information on girls' experiences of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in the prevention of cervical cancer. We investigated the views of adolescent girls who had been offered the vaccine as part of a feasibility ... Read more...

Changes in at-risk behavior for HIV infection among HIV-positive persons in Italy.

29 Sep 2009 Many HIV-positive persons reportedly continue to engage in at-risk behavior. We compared the sexual and drug-using practices of HIV-positive persons before and after the diagnosis of HIV infection to determine whether their behavior had changed. To ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Sexual Behavior'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Lifetime risk factors for HIV/sexually transmitted infections among male-to-female transgender persons. 30 Oct 2009
• Permanent sterilization of mentally disabled individuals: a case study. 30 Oct 2009
• The National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project: an introduction. 30 Oct 2009
• Clinical practice. Postexposure prophylaxis for HIV infection. 27 Oct 2009
• Concurrency driving the African HIV epidemics: where is the evidence? 22 Oct 2009
• A survey of adolescent experiences of human papillomavirus vaccination in the Manchester study. 4 Oct 2009
• "Follow me": the life of courtesans and virgins in the classical world. 29 Sep 2009
• Pollyanna or Fright Night? Over-optimism versus negativity in the sexual health setting. 29 Sep 2009
• Changes in at-risk behavior for HIV infection among HIV-positive persons in Italy. 29 Sep 2009
• Sexual behavior model among young Thai women living in slums in Bangkok, Thailand. 29 Sep 2009
• [Involvement of human papillomavirus in upper aero-digestive tracts cancers] 29 Sep 2009
• [Sexological problems in neurological disorders: neurosexology] 28 Sep 2009
• A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials of DHEA treatment effects on quality of life in women with adrenal insufficiency. 20 Sep 2009
• The efficacy of HIV/STI behavioral interventions for African American females in the United States: a meta-analysis. 15 Sep 2009
• STD prevalence, risky sexual behaviors, and sex with women in a national sample of Chinese men who have sex with men. 15 Sep 2009
• Enhancing cultural and contextual intervention strategies to reduce HIV/AIDS among African Americans. 15 Sep 2009
• [Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB): more than a date rape drug, a potentially addictive drug] 14 Sep 2009
• Test-retest reliability of a sexual behavior interview for men residing in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States: the HPV in Men (HIM) Study. 7 Sep 2009
• Biomarker validation of reports of recent sexual activity: results of a randomized controlled study in Zimbabwe. 7 Sep 2009
• "There's no pamphlet for the kind of sex I have": HIV-related risk factors and protective behaviors among transgender men who have sex with nontransgender men. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Sexual Behavior'

Definition: Sexual activities of humans.

Descriptor UI: D012725

Alternative terms: Sexual Behavior; Behavior, Sexual; Sexual Activities; Sexual Activity; Activities, Sexual; Activity, Sexual; Sex Behavior; Behavior, Sex; Oral Sex; Sex, Oral; Sexual Orientation; Orientation, Sexual; Sex Orientation; Premarital Sex Behavior; Behavior, Premarital Sex; Anal Sex; Sex, Anal;

Related Mesh Headings: Sex; Sexual Partners; Reproductive Behavior;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics; ethnology; history; psychology; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: F01.145.802;

History Note: 2004 (1966)

Technical Notes: human only: SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL is available; do not confuse X ref SEXUAL ORIENTATION with GENDER IDENTITY (see note there)