Determinants of women’s empowerment in Nepal by van Dongen, D, Obrizan, M, Shymanskyi, V

“…Education level and wealth were correlated with increased empowerment in control over sexuality and safe sex, though not in the other two domains. Access to media showed mixed effects, reducing empowerment in decision-making but enhancing it in control over sexuality and safe sex. …”

Reproductive Health Promotion Behavior of Infertility Women and Normal Women by Chaenam Lee, Naeyoung Lee

“…In logistic regression, total RHPB (odds ratio [OR], 0.21) and safe sex of RHPB (OR, 0.66) were significant factors influencing infertility. …”
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Socio-economic, demographic, and behavioural determinants of women's empowerment in Mozambique. by Sofia Castro Lopes, Deborah Constant, Sílvia Fraga, Nafissa Bique Osman, Daniela Correia, Jane Harries

“…<h4>Results</h4>Three domains of women's empowerment were identified, namely (1) Beliefs about violence against women, (2) Decision-making, and (3) Control over sexuality and safe sex. Region, rurality, the experience of intimate partner violence (IPV) and partner's controlling behaviours were associated with Beliefs about violence against women, while Decision-making and Control over sexuality and safe sex were also associated with education, age and wealth. …”
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Cultural practices, gender inequality and inconsistent condom use increase vulnerability to HIV infection: narratives from married and cohabiting women in rural communities in Mpum... by Sphiwe Madiba, Nomsa Ngwenya

“…Results: We found that although women reported negotiating safe sex in their relationships, they dreaded the possible consequences of suggesting condom use with their partners. …”
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The World Starts With Me: A multilevel evaluation of a comprehensive sex education programme targeting adolescents in Uganda by Leerlooijer Joanne N, Ruiter Robert AC, Bos Arjan ER, Rijsdijk Liesbeth E, de Haas Billie, Schaalma Herman P

“…The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of WSWM on socio-cognitive determinants of safe sex behaviour (delay; condom use and non-coercive sex).…”
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HIV-related needs for safety among male-to-female transsexuals (mak nyah) in Malaysia by Yik Koon Teh

“…The interviews were guided by an interview schedule that had seven main topics: brief background; hormone-taking behaviour; safe sex; health care; substance abuse; harassment from authorities; and HIV prevention. …”
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Young Women, Sexual Behaviour and Sexual Decision-Making by Lesley Hoggart

“…One of the conclusions was that young people in the UK are engaging in "risky" rather than "safe" sex. Although New Labour has since developed policies designed to help young people avoid what is seen as risky sexual activity, there is a tension in sexual health policy between the overall aim of providing young people with the knowledge and confidence to practice "safe sex", and an underlying belief amongst many in the undesirability of "underage sex". …”
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I love you, you, and perhaps you : exploring the motivations and social networks of polyamourous behavior of Asian women in Singapore. by Lee, Felicia Qiu Xuan., Ng, Yi Peng., Tan, Rosaline Zhao Zhi., Ng, Evon Swee Chia.

“…Their social networks comprised people who were similar to them, although they did not heed safe sex advice from these like-minded people. Asian culture had inhibited them from disclosing such personal and intimate information to their parents or family members. …”
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Bridging the gap between adolescent sexuality and HIV risk: the urban Malaysian perspective by Ng, C.J., Kamal, S.F.

“…Most participants were concerned about pregnancy rather than sexually transmitted diseases or HIV infection when they interpreted safe sex. Reasons for not practising safe sex include trust between sex partners, complacency, low perception of risk, and negative attitudes towards condom use. …”

Internet Advertisements for Public Sexual Encounters Among Men Who Have Sex With Men by Martin J. Downing PhD

“…The current study explored the extent to which men who advertise for public or commercial sexual encounters initially communicate to potential partners their safe-sex intentions. Advertisements for sexual encounters ( n = 99) were collected from a publicly accessible website and examined for content related to venue type, sexual behavior, and indications of sexual safety or risk. …”
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Sex in the shadow of HIV: factors associated with sexual risk among adolescents in a community-traced sample in South Africa by Toska, E

“…Among female adolescents (N=843), the patterns of association between disclosure (to and from) and safe sex were the same: HIV-positive status-aware adolescent girls were more likely to report safe sex than the rest of adolescent girls (OR1.86 CI1.26-2.74, p=0.002). …”

Sexual behavior among unmarried business process outsourcing employees in Chennai: Gender differences and correlates associated with It by Bimal Charles, Saumya Rastogi, Asirvatham Edwin Sam, Joseph D Williams, Aarthi Kandasamy

“…Conclusions: The study concludes that there is a significant gender dimension in the premarital sexual behavior among the BPO employees and that even as the sexual behavior of the young people is transitioning; their ability to negotiate safe sex behavior is also increasing. It is recommended to enhance efforts to advocate safe sex behavior among young adults employed in the BPO industry.…”
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Intimate partner violence against married and cohabiting women in sub-Saharan Africa: does sexual autonomy matter? by Richard Gyan Aboagye, Louis Kobina Dadzie, Francis Arthur-Holmes, Joshua Okyere, Ebenezer Agbaglo, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu

“…This study sought to determine how women’s capacity to refuse sex, negotiate for safe sex practices such as insisting on partner to use condom, and feeling justified in asking a partner to use condom is associated with the potential of experiencing violence from an intimate partner. …”
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LIFESTYLE OF HEALTH WORKERS FROM PEDIATRIC UNITS DURING THE PANDEMIC: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY by Milena Oliveira Coutinho, Michael Daian Pacheco Ramos, Larissa de Souza Correia, Jorge Lopes Cavalcante Neto

“…Men scored significantly lower than women in the ‘tobacco and toxics’ (p = 0.046) and ‘alcohol’ (p < 0.001) domains but higher in the ‘sleep, seat belt, stress, and safe sex’ domain (p = 0.01). Younger health workers (18 to 34 years old) scored significantly higher than older workers (35 to 64 years old) in the ‘tobacco and toxics’ domain (p = 0.03). …”
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Sexual issues: let's hear it from the Malaysian boys by Low, Wah Yun, Ng, Chirk Jenn, Fadzil, Kamal Sohaimi, Ang, Eng Suan

“…Background This paper explored adolescents’ sexuality with specific reference to their attitudes towards sex, safe sex, their risk-handling skills, sources of sexual information and how this information influenced their knowledge and attitudes. …”

Heading towards the Safer Highways: an assessment of the Avahan prevention programme among long distance truck drivers in India by Pandey Arvind, Mishra Ram, Sahu Damodar, Benara Sudhir, Sengupta Uttpal, Paranjape Ramesh S, Gautam Abhishek, Lenka Satya, Adhikary Rajatshurva

“…</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>These evaluation study results highlight the ability of intensive program to reach truckers who have sex outside marriage with HIV prevention interventions and promote safe sex behaviors among them. Truckers who practice safe sex behaviors with an exposure to intensive program are less likely to suffer from STIs and HIV, which has implications for HIV prevention program with truckers’ population in India and elsewhere. …”
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Use of Smartphones to Increase Safe Sexual Behavior in Youths at Risk for HIV by José L. José L. Hernández-Torres, Raquel A. Benavides-Torres, María G. Moreno-Monsiváis, Nancy Rodríguez-Vázquez, Roxana Martínez-Cervantes, Adriana M. Cárdenas-Cortés

“…Objective: to evaluate the effect of a randomized controlled clinical trial with the use of smartphones to increase safe sex intentions and safe sexual behavior. Methods: experimental design with two treatment groups with 177 young people who requested the rapid HIV test in a non-governmental organization in the city of Monterrey, Mexico. …”
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Adoption of safer sex practices among male youngsters - an abstract by Ednaldo Cavalcante de Araújo

“…It was intended to survey and carefully examine the difficult questions concerning the adhesion of male youngsters to safe sex practices, and at the same time, search for adequate subsidies to understand, modify, and/or supplement the nature of informations related to HIV and AIDS. …”
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Personal factors influencing female students’ condom use at a higher education institution by Danelia M. McCarthy, Rehanna T. Felix, Talitha Crowley

“…Background: South African female students’ consistent condom use is low, possibly due to personal factors, such as knowledge about sexual reproductive health, attitudes towards safe sex, risk perceptions and condom use, self-efficacy. …”
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Strategies to prevent HIV transmission among heterosexual African-American women by Peters Ronald J, Meshack Angela F, Essien E James, Ogungbade GO, Osemene Nora I

“…Finally, the women stated that they were motivated to practice safe sex because of fear of contracting sexually transmitted diseases and HIV, desire not to become pregnant, and personal experience with someone who had contracted HIV.…”
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