POPULATION LITERACY ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AS MEASURED BY THE CARDIFF FERTILITY KNOWLEDGE SCALE (CFKS)

The health and reproductive potential of a nation depend on the literacy of the population. Sexual and reproductive health is a deeply personal issue, so people may find it difficult to find accurate information on this topic. This article identifies and study the factors that influence knowledge about fertility, which will provide an important basis for effective public education. The article analyzes the questionnaires of 738 respondents, including 652 women and 86 men. The literacy rate was low compared to Western countries. Men showed a higher awareness of reproductive health. It was also noted, that the respondents who received knowledge from journals, compared to other sources, showed a significant notable difference compared to other sources (television, Internet).

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Intersecting Mental Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health

Health Prospect ◽

10.3126/hprospect.v17i1.20564 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 18-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Amit Timilsina

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Reproductive Health ◽

Life Course ◽

Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Gender And Sexuality ◽

Life Course Perspective ◽

Health It ◽

Gender Based Violence ◽

Gender Based

Mental Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health are well-studied with accolades of literature on each topic; however, their interrelationships have been under-described. Mental Health problems can be result of concurrent or past Sexual and Reproductive Health ill event and vice versa. This article presents intersection between Mental Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health based on available literature. Intersections between Mental Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health and their impacts can be studied through life course perspective and needs prioritized attention in case of Gender Based Violence and for people living with disability. The article highlights the importance to explore other aspects such as emotions, gender and sexuality associated with Mental Health and to study and understand physiological and psychological context between Mental Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health. It also stresses the need of further research on intersection between Mental Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health.

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Women and substance use: a qualitative study on sexual and reproductive health of women who use drugs in Delhi, India

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018530 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (11) ◽

pp. e018530 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Vartika Sharma ◽

Avina Sarna ◽

Waimar Tun ◽

Lopamudra Ray Saraswati ◽

Ibou Thior ◽

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Keyword(s):

Reproductive Health ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Health Services ◽

Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽

Accurate Information ◽

Unsafe Sex ◽

Reproductive Health Services ◽

Community Based ◽

The Past ◽

Women Who Use Drugs

ObjectivesTo explore contextual factors that increase vulnerabilities to negative sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes and possible differences in SRH-related behaviours and the needs of women who use drugs (WUD) through non-injecting and injecting routes.DesignQualitative study design using semi-structured in-depth interviews.ParticipantsTwenty women who injected drugs in the past 3 months and 28 women who reported using drugs through non-injecting routes in the past 1 month.SettingInterviews were conducted at community-based, drop-in centres in Delhi, India.ResultsStudy findings illustrate that WUD were sexually active and had multiple sex partners including clients of sex work. Transient relationships were reported and many participants engaged in unsafe sex. Factors which affected safe sex behaviours included: gender power imbalance, limited agency for decision-making, lack of accurate information for correct self-risk assessment, and being under the influence of drugs. Despite high awareness, low and inconsistent contraceptive use was reported. Some participants were coerced to conceive while a few others reported their inability to conceive. Violence was a key determinant for SRH outcomes. Perception of certain adverse health outcomes (such as infertility) to be ‘common and expected among WUD’ influenced access to healthcare. Further, healthcare providers’ stigmatising attitudes and lack of women-centric services deterred women from uptake of healthcare services.ConclusionFindings highlight that SRH-related behaviours and needs of this group are a complex interplay of multiple determinants which need to be addressed at all levels: individual, family, community and institutional. It is imperative to roll out a ‘one-stop-shop’ for a comprehensive package of health services. Expansion of existing drop-in-centres could be considered for setting-up community-based women-centric services with appropriate linkage to drug dependence treatment and reproductive health services.

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Male hypogonadism – brief review of symptoms, types and ways of treatment

Journal of Education, Health and Sport ◽

10.12775/jehs.2021.11.09.070 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (9) ◽

pp. 538-543

Author(s):

Ewa Tywanek ◽

Paulina Trojanowska ◽

Jakub Wronecki ◽

Katarzyna Wiśniewska-Ślepaczuk ◽

Robert Jan Łuczyk

Keyword(s):

Reproductive Health ◽

Sexual Function ◽

Special Interest ◽

Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽

Late Onset ◽

The State ◽

Male Hypogonadism ◽

Health It ◽

Metabolic Balance ◽

The Individual

Appropriate concentration of androgens is necessary for general men’s health, especially for development and maintain reproductive and sexual function, as well as metabolic balance. The state of deficiency of testosterone or its inadequate action, as well as inability to produce good quality semen is called hypogonadism. Depending on the function of the testicles, production of androgens and sperm is also conditioned on hypothalamus-pituitary axis, metabolic status and age of the individual. Considering that, hypogonadism of primary, secondary, functional or late-onset origin may be recognised. As it concerns susceptible matter of sexual and reproductive health, it requires special interest of differently clinicians, i.e. endocrinologists, andrologists or urologists.

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