ґ~~>у ollege students were asked what the phrase "kinky sex" meant to them and how they would feel if their partner asked them to engage in "kinky" sex. Where, ex­actly, do most college students draw the line in the bedroom? Male: Kinky includes anything that involves going beyond what you’re used to. I feel […]

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If you already have a sexually transmitted infection, early detection and management of the infection are important and can help lessen the possibility of infecting others. Be sure to notify your sexual partners as soon as a positive diagnosis is made to help reduce the chances that someone else will become infected. As we discussed […]

There are a total of 510,000 people estimated to be living with HIV and AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa, although it has been difficult to collect actual numbers (UNAIDS, 2005b). Intravenous drug use, the sharing of needles, men having sex with men, prostitution, and low condom usage have all helped to fuel […]

There are close to 2 million adults and children living with HIV in Latin America, and another 300,000 in the Caribbean (UNAIDS, 2005b). Brazil accounts for half of the to­tal HIV cases in Latin America. Typically this is due to IV drug use and unsafe sex prac­tices between both heterosexual and homosexual couples. Men who […]

One of the biggest problems in many parts of Africa is that because of cost, only a small percent of the many people with HIV are receiving HAART therapy. In addition, millions of infected men and women are not being treated for opportunistic diseases. The South African government does not provide HAART therapy drugs to […]

The United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS estimates that unless improvements are made in treatment and prevention, from 2000 to 2020, 68 million people in the 45 most heavily affected countries will die of AIDS. The global total of young people living with HIV/AIDS could experience a 70% increase by 2010 (Summers et al., 2002). What […]

Families and friends of people with AIDS often do not receive the same social support as do families and friends of people with other devastating illnesses, such as cancer or Alzheimer’s disease. There is a great social stigma attached to AIDS, and many care­givers find that they have to deal with this pain on their […]

Ithough you probably have never heard about microbicides, they are one of the most promising new developments in the fight against STIs (Trager, 2003). Microbicides are chemical substances that can significantly reduce STI transmission when applied vaginally or rectally. They come in many forms, such as creams, gels, suppositories, lubricants, and dissolving film (Gottemoeller, 2001) […]

In order to prevent the further spread of AIDS, people’s behavior must change. Many programs have been started to achieve this goal, including educational pro­grams, advertising, and mailings. In 2003, Viacom (which owns CBS, Black Entertainment Television, Nickelodeon, and MTV) and the Kaiser Foundation be­gan a multimedia AIDS awareness and educational campaign. Public service an­nouncements […]