Sentences with phrase «related sexual risk»

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Several studies of young unmarried mothers have found that between 20 and 25 per cent became pregnant again within two years (with the rate going much higher among certain minority groups) The repeat of pregnancy appears to be related to a lack of knowledge about the risks of sexual intercourse, limited opportunity for further education, boredom with homelife, and the unavailability of a strong female support group.

The other thing I want you to know is about a very disturbing statistic, that children who live in a home with a non-biologically related male - your boyfriend, a stepfather, a stepbrother, have 11 times the risk of sexual, physical or emotional abuse.

There has been a 60 % reduction in tribunal claims relating to racial and sexual orientation, highlighting once again how this measure causes harm to groups who are most at risk of discrimination in the workplace.

To measure risky online self - presentation the research team, which also included PhD student Clara Cutello, Dr Michaela Gummerum and Professor Yaniv Hanoch from the School of Psychology, designed a risk exposure scale relating to potentially inappropriate images or texts, such as drug and alcohol use, sexual content, personal information, and offensive material.

Binge drinking is a major public health issue because it is an important risk factor for alcohol - related injuries, accidental death, unsafe sexual behaviour, and long - term substance abuse problems.

«Substance - related problems such as binge drinking, driving under the influence of alcohol, and risky sexual behavior are more important than others due to their association with reckless driving, automobile accidents, physical injuries and even death, as well as risk for sexually transmitted disease and unplanned pregnancy.»

There are also a number of new risk factors reported with sexual dimorphism, such as the hepatokine fetuin A, which was shown to be related to T2DM onset only in women in the Rancho Bernardo Study (42).

Successful and safe BHRT, however, necessitates laboratory testing to assess the patient's current hormonal status, monitor treatment, and ensure that hormones are being metabolized in ways that reduce risks for cancer, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, other age - related diseases and declines in cognitive and sexual function.

The problem, however, when looking at simple correlations between social media use and STDs is that they fail to control for many other socioeconomic variables that can be related to sexual behavior and an increased risk of contracting an STD.

They do maintain that «to reduce sexual risk behaviors and related health problems among youth, schools and other youth - serving organizations can help young people adopt lifelong attitudes and behaviors that support their health and well - being.»

The procedure of spaying females and neutering male pets reduces unwanted sexual behaviour (marking territory, certain types of aggression and roaming), and eliminates or decreases the risk of hormone - related diseases (breast, testicular, prostate, uterine and ovarian cancers) and infections of the sexual organs.

In addition to direct monetary consequences, there are business risks and related costs to employers that don't deal with sexual harassment at all, or properly.

However, it also highlights positive developments in this area of law, including the fact that standards for parents and guardians have evolved over time as society has developed a better understanding of the impact of sexual abuse and the risks relating to when abuse may occur.

At all 3 follow - ups, the program had a positive impact on the majority of the psychosocial variables related to sexual risk - taking behaviors (e.g., HIV and STD knowledge, self - efficacy to get and use condoms, condom use norms, parent - child communication)(Coyle et al., 2001).

The current study involved in - depth qualitative file audit of 299 non-heterosexual counselling clients who attended drummond street (within a 3 year period from 2008 - 2011), with 220 risk and protective factors identified relating to the individual (cognitive and coping styles, physical health and health risk behaviours), family of origin, couple relationship and parenting, stressful life events, school and work factors, social connection to mainstream and queer communities, and queer - specific factors (such as exposure to homophobia and being currently in a «questioning» stage regarding sexual identity formation).

Kahn, T. J. & Chambers, H.J. (1991) Assessing reoffense risk with juvenile sexual offenders, Child Welfare, LXX (3), pp. 333 - 345 Kobayashi, J. Sales, B. D., Becker, J. V. Figueredo, A. J. & Kaplan, M. S. (1995) perceived parental deviance, parent child - bonding, child - abuse, and child sexual aggression, Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 7 (1), pp. 25 - 43 Rasmussen, L. A. (1999) Factors related to recidivism among juvenile sexual offenders, Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 11, pp. 6sexual offenders, Child Welfare, LXX (3), pp. 333 - 345 Kobayashi, J. Sales, B. D., Becker, J. V. Figueredo, A. J. & Kaplan, M. S. (1995) perceived parental deviance, parent child - bonding, child - abuse, and child sexual aggression, Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 7 (1), pp. 25 - 43 Rasmussen, L. A. (1999) Factors related to recidivism among juvenile sexual offenders, Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 11, pp. 6sexual aggression, Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 7 (1), pp. 25 - 43 Rasmussen, L. A. (1999) Factors related to recidivism among juvenile sexual offenders, Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 11, pp. 6Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 7 (1), pp. 25 - 43 Rasmussen, L. A. (1999) Factors related to recidivism among juvenile sexual offenders, Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 11, pp. 6sexual offenders, Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 11, pp. 6Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 11, pp. 69 - 85

Victims of abuse are at high risk for poor health, related not only to the physical trauma they have endured, but also to high rates of other social risk factors associated with poor health.22 Abused children have high rates of growth problems, untreated vision and dental problems, infectious diseases, developmental delay, mental health and behavioural problems, early and risky sexual behaviours, and other chronic illnesses, but child welfare and health care systems historically have not addressed the health needs of dependent children.23 - 33 Compared to children in foster care, maltreated children who remain at home exhibit similarly high rates of physical, developmental and mental health needs.34

Dr. Brown's research publications have included: Self - cutting and sexual risk among adolescents in intesive psychiatric treatment; Promoting safer sex among HIV - positive youth with hemophilia: Theory, intervention, and outcome; Predictors of retention among HIV / hemophilia health care professionals; Impact of sexual abuse on the HIV - risk - related behavior of adolescents in intensive psychiatric treatment; Heroin use in adolescents and young adults admitted for drug detoxification; and Children and adolescents living with HIV and AIDS: A review

PMP offers parents instruction and guidance in general parenting skills related to decreased sexual risk behavior among youth (e.g., relationship building, monitoring) and sexual communication skills necessary for parents to effectively convey their values and expectations about sexual behavior — as well as critical HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention messages — to their children.

Although an abundance of literature supports the concept of a narrow intervention focus on specific risk behaviors, the nature of adolescent HIV / sexually transmitted disease risk reduction calls for a broader approach toward risk reduction.9 In keeping with this approach, most HIV prevention programs that address risk behaviors in addition to these that directly place an individual at risk for transmission of infection have done so by relating them to these behaviors (ie, drug use increasing the likelihood of unsafe sexual practices4).

Nelson, E.C., Heath, A.C., Lynskey, M.T., Bucholz, K.K., Madden, P.A.F., Statham, D.J. and Martin, N.G. (2006) Childhood sexual abuse and risk for licit and illicit drug - related outcomes: A twin study.

Researchers looked at various Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's include (a) psychological abuse, (b) physical abuse, (c) sexual abuse, (d) substance abuse by a household family member, (e) mental illness of a household family member, (f) spousal or partner violence, and (g) criminal behaviour resulting in the incarceration of a household member) and how they are related to adulthood health risk behaviours and disease outcome.

Specific risks that relate to the internet are highlighted in the document, including online sexual exploitation, cyberbullying and sexting.

Differences in Abuse and Related Risk and Protective Factors by Runaway Status for Adolescents Seen at a U.S. Child Advocacy Center (PDF - 167 KB) Edinburgh, Harpin, Garcia, & Saewyc (2014) International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience, 1 (1) Offers a study that examined the abuse prevalence and characteristics, and risk and protective factors, among both runaway and non-runaway adolescents evaluated at a Child Advocacy Center in Minnesota to assess runaways for potential sexual assault or sexual exploitatRisk and Protective Factors by Runaway Status for Adolescents Seen at a U.S. Child Advocacy Center (PDF - 167 KB) Edinburgh, Harpin, Garcia, & Saewyc (2014) International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience, 1 (1) Offers a study that examined the abuse prevalence and characteristics, and risk and protective factors, among both runaway and non-runaway adolescents evaluated at a Child Advocacy Center in Minnesota to assess runaways for potential sexual assault or sexual exploitatrisk and protective factors, among both runaway and non-runaway adolescents evaluated at a Child Advocacy Center in Minnesota to assess runaways for potential sexual assault or sexual exploitation.

Risk reduction for substance use and trauma - related psychopathology in adolescent sexual assault victims: Findings from an open trial.

Target Population: Trauma - exposed adolescents aged 13 - 18 years who experience co-occurring trauma - related mental health problems (e.g., posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD], depression), substance use problems, and other risk behaviors (e.g., risky sexual behavior, non-suicidal self - injury)

A meaningful emphasis on education and counseling that communicates the social science research and practical application of topics related to healthy relationships, to committed, safe, stable, healthy marriages, and the benefits of avoiding sexual risk or returning to a sexually risk - free status, especially (but not only) when communicating with adolescents;

Project STRIVE seeks to improve the stability and quality of residential life, reduce the number of runaway episodes, and minimize HIV - related sexual and substance use risk behaviors among recently homeless adolescents.

Excessive drinking in adolescence can cause substantial harm to individuals and is associated with future alcohol - related problems.1 — 3 Drinking in adolescence is particularly risky because it is much more likely to be heavy and episodic (binge).4, 5 Excessive drinking during adolescence, while the brain is still developing, can be a major cause of trauma, physical injuries, hospitalisation, prolonged disability and premature death.1 — 3, 6 Alcohol contributes substantially to motor vehicle collisions, homicides, suicide, assault, sexual risk - taking and many other problems in Canada and the USA.7 — 16

The team found that higher levels of adolescent / mother discordance in religious importance were related to increased emerging adult sexual risk - taking compared to those with similar levels of adolescent / mother religiosity — this occurred only when mothers reported higher levels of religious importance than their children.

STRIVE seeks to improve the stability and quality of residential life, reduce the number of runaway episodes, and minimize HIV - related sexual and substance use risk behaviors among recently homeless adolescents.

The researchers» aim is to provide evidence that JPOs can effectively deliver an evidence - based intervention as a means to ultimately decrease AOD use and other public health - related behaviors (i.e., criminal behaviors, HIV / STI sexual risk behaviors) among these high - risk adolescents.

His primary research interests include the development and prevention of child antisocial behavior and related problem behaviors, such as substance use and abuse, academic failure, and high risking sexual behavior; Coercion Theory; the development of preventive interventions for incarcerated parents, their children, and the caregivers of their children; early childhood education and intervention; youth mentoring; preventive interventions for physical health problems; and the development and prevention of adjustment problems during adulthood, including substance abuse, intimate partner violence, and suicidality.

However, these studies were not conducted with adolescents in high - poverty urban settings, where early sexual initiation is more normative than in lower - poverty settings.20 In a high - risk sample of African American youths aged 9 to 15 years, Romer et al21 found that parental monitoring was related only to very early sexual initiation (aged ≤ 10 years) and not to subsequent initiation of sex or condom use.

Neither actor effects nor partner effects were significantly related to boys» and girls» perceptions of their peers» sexual risk behavior.

Using experimental methods researchers have found support for: childhood stress (§ 6b) and father absence (§ 6c) lowering preferred age at first birth and increasing sexual risk taking [45,53]; attachment style (§ 6e) influencing parenthood - related thoughts [60]; cultural norms (§ 6m) discouraging reproduction outside stable unions [12]; women's reproductive autonomy (§ 6i) influencing their fertility preferences [47]; paternity uncertainty (§ 6j) discouraging parental investment by men [55]; high cost of children (§ 6l) encouraging delayed reproduction and lower fertility [36,47]; resource stress and limitation (§ 6o) affecting mating preferences [12,36,40,51]; and mortality risk and salience (§ 6p) encouraging a greater interest in children, earlier reproduction and higher fertility [6,41,42,45,57 — 59].

We explore whether such experiences are independent risk factors for IPV victimization and perpetration, even when accounting for aggressive behaviors and related risk taking, including drinking and sexual initiation, during early adolescence.

They are also more likely than other youths to engage in unsafe sexual practices and other risk behaviors.6,8,14 - 16 Further, youths who are depressed tend to experience difficulty relating to peers and are more likely than others to be involved in physical fights with peers.8, 14,15 The difficulties they face in their peer relationships and their tendency toward violent behavior are not well understood; however, there is some overlap between the issues faced by youths who are depressed and those faced by youths involved in aggressive behaviors such as bullying.

Findings from previous research demonstrate that quality of the parent — child relationship, parent — child communication, and peer support represent interacting social systems that are related to adolescent sexual risk behavior.