Concepciones culturales del VIH/Sida de adolescentes de Bolivia, Chile y México Conceitos culturais sobre o HIV/Aids de adolescentes de Bolívia, Chile e México Cultural conceptions... by Teresa Margarita Torres López, Carolina Reynaldos Quinteros, Aldo Favio Lozano González, Jazmín Aranzazú Munguía Cortés

“…The similarities among conceptions by youth from the three countries were: the risk factors (unprotected sexual practice and contact with specific population groups), the consequences (physical and social death, being the latter understood as social rejection of people living with HIV/AIDS) and the prevention of illness (based on information and condom use). CONCLUSIONS: For adolescent students, HIV/AIDS is a disease caused by sexual practices and drug use and involves harm, pain and death. …”
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Interventions for Promoting Reintegration and Reducing Harmful Behaviour and Lifestyles in Street‐connected Children and Young People: A Systematic Review by Esther Coren, Rosa Hossain, Jordi Pardo Pardo, Mirella MS Veras, Kabita Chakraborty, Holly Harris, Anne J Martin

“…Five studies investigate the effect of interventions to encourage safe or reduced sexual activity (e.g. numbers of partners, frequency of sex, HIV knowledge, unprotected sex, condom use and rates of abstinence). The results are mixed, lacking enough evidence to support any of the interventions. …”
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Evidence and gap map report: Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) interventions for strengthening HIV prevention and research among adolescent girls and young women (AGY... by Devi Leena Bose, Anhad Hundal, Sabina Singh, Shweta Singh, Kuhika Seth, Saif ul Hadi, Ashrita Saran, Jessy Joseph, Kriti Goyal, Solomon Salve

“…These included messaging around consistent condom use, limiting sexual partners, routine testing, and awareness. …”
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Uso de la anticoncepción con solo gestágenos en atención primaria: estudio GESTAGAP by Raquel Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Elena Polentinos-Castro, Amaya Azcoaga-Lorenzo, Cristina González-Fernández, Raquel Rodríguez Rodríguez, Vera González García, Isabel Zamarrón Méndez, Alicia Alonso López, Aranzazu Vigil-Escalera Villaamil, Diana Campodonico, Pilar Kloppe Villegas, Rafael Beijinho do Rosario, Juan Antonio López-Rodríguez, Martín Sebastian Pessagc, Sergio Pescador Saster, Rocío García-Gutiérrez Gómez, Belén Arellano Borreguero, Rafael Gómez Moreno, Cristina González Fernández, Cristina Muñoz Martínez de Salinas, Carmen Sanz Rodrigo, Carmen M. Muros Muñoz, M. José Iglesias Piñeiro, Pilar Sanz Velasco, M. Rosario Aylon Carrasco, Rafael López Navarro, Santiago Prada Mansilla, Beatriz Fernández Virgala, Concepción Bravo Pache, Carmen Vaillo Muñoz, Dolores Peñalva Merino, Elena Barrios Rueda, Francisca Melian Nuez, Rocío Triano Sánchez, Miguel Ángel Martínez Álvarez, Ana I. Moreno Gómez, Margarita Puerto Rodríguez, Gustavo Mora Navarro, M. Dolores Martín Álvarez, Sara Ascensión Pérez Medina, Raquel Cabral Rodríguez, Mónica Yanes Baonza, Emilia Arrébola Vivas, Alberto González Hernández, Celia Sala Arnaiz, Elena A. González Romero, Marta Chamorro Gavela, Alejandra Rodríguez Martín, Amaya Azcoaga Lorenzo, Elena Polentinos Castro

“…The type of contraceptive used included: progestins only: 14%, combined hormonal contraceptive: 74%, copper IUD: 2%, and condom 10%. The prevalence of use of “progestins-only” was 13.9% (95% CI: 10.6-17.2). …”
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Effects of preconception care and periconception interventions on maternal nutritional status and birth outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review by Zohra S. Lassi, Sophie G. E. Kedzior, Wajeeha Tariq, Yamna Jadoon, Jai K. Das, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

“…The education on sexual health and contraception interventions to delay the age at first pregnancy may make little or no difference on risk of unintended pregnancy (risk ratio [RR], 0.42; 95% confidence internal [CI], 0.07–3.26; two studies, =490; random‐effect; χ 2 p .009; I 2 = 85%; low certainty of evidence using GRADE assessment), however, it significantly improved the use of condom (ever) (RR, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.08–2.20; six studies, n = 1604; random‐effect, heterogeneity: χ 2 p .004; I 2 = 71%). …”
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Impact of social protection on gender equality in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review of reviews by Camila Perera, Shivit Bakrania, Alessandra Ipince, Zahrah Nesbitt‐Ahmed, Oluwaseun Obasola, Dominic Richardson, Jorinde Van de Scheur, Ruichuan Yu

“…They improve knowledge and attitudes towards sexually transmitted infections, increase self‐reported condom use among boys and girls, increase child nutrition and overall household dietary intake, improve subjective wellbeing among women. …”
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HIV/AIDS risk among female sex workers who use crack in Southern Brazil Riesgo frente al HIV/Sida entre mujeres trabajadoras del sexo que usan crack en el sur de Brasil Risco frent... by Monica Malta, Simone Monteiro, Rosa Maria Jeronymo Lima, Suzana Bauken, Aliamar de Marco, Gleisse Cristine Zuim, Francisco Inacio Bastos, Merrill Singer, Steffanie Anne Strathdee

“…Physical and sexual violence among clients, occasional and stable partners was widespread jeopardizing negotiation and consistent condom use. According to health providers, community leaders and public policy managers, several female sex workers who use crack are homeless or live in slums, and rarely have access to health services, voluntary counseling and testing, social support, pre-natal and reproductive care. …”
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The false choice between public health and civil liberties by Ava Kamb

“…In response, public health officials developed a new approach that better aligned civil liberties and public health through prioritizing HIV and AIDS education, building trust in marginalized communities, and encouraging voluntary condom usage. Consequently, “A simple dictum emerged: no public health policy that violated the rights of individuals could be effective in controlling the spread of HIV. …”
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Testing the efficacy and safety of BIO101, for the prevention of respiratory deterioration, in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia (COVA study): a structured summary of a study protoc... by W. Dioh, M. Chabane, C. Tourette, A. Azbekyan, C. Morelot-Panzini, L. A. Hajjar, M. Lins, G. B. Nair, T. Whitehouse, J. Mariani, M. Latil, S. Camelo, R. Lafont, P. J. Dilda, S. Veillet, S. Agus

“…(Note: medically acceptable methods of contraception that may be used by the participant and/or partner include combined oral contraceptive, contraceptive vaginal ring, contraceptive injection, intrauterine device, etonogestrel implant, each supplemented with a condom, as well as sterilization and vasectomy). 10. …”
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3447 Effects of intranasal ketamine on uncontrolled cancer related pain by Vinita Singh, Donald Harvey

“…Highly effective contraception methods include combination of any two of the following: Use of oral, injected or implanted hormonal methods of contraception or; Placement of an intrauterine device (IUD) or intrauterine system (IUS); Barrier methods of contraception: condom or occlusive cap (diaphragm or cervical/vault caps) with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/ vaginal suppository; Total abstinence; Male/female sterilization. 5. …”
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Using HIV/AIDS Education as a Model for Female Genital Cutting Education by Farley Moore

“…Without school-based education about HIV/AIDS, “… there would have been no turning back the epidemic among injection drug users in European capital cities; and the 20-30% declines in new infections recently reported in no less than 22 countries in sub-Saharan Africa…”[15] HIV education in schools includes information on condom use, drug injection, how to prevent HIV transmission, seeking testing, getting counseling after infection, and how to manage infection.[16] Education provides many more avenues for people at risk for HIV. …”
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