Unintended pregnancy is a global issue with serious ramifications for women, their families,
and society, including abortion, infertility, and maternal death. Although existing …

Adolescence and young adulthood are peak periods for risky sexual behaviors (RSB) and
borderline personality disorder (BPD) features. RSB is a major public health concern and …

Research has consistently shown that motives for security (ie, prevention focus) or pleasure
(ie, promotion focus) determine risk perception and behaviors in several domains, including …

Reports worldwide have been showing increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections
(STIs) and condomless sex in recent years. Research has identified several individual and …

This paper uses two surveys to examine sexual identity‐behavior discordance in Canada.
The first is the Sex in Canada survey (SCS), which is a private survey of 2,303 Canadians …

The increase in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission cases poses a serious
public health concern. Although several previous studies have been conducted with the aim …

Men's identification with and support for feminism has attracted the interest of masculinity
scholars. This study explores an under-researched dimension of this phenomenon …

Objective China has seen an increasing number of international students in recent years,
mostly from Africa and Asia. However, little is known about these students' HIV knowledge …

The way people perceive risks and make decisions about their health is regulated by two
motivational systems—prevention of harm or promotion of pleasure. People more focused …

Abstract Purpose In Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada, infection rates for chlamydia,
gonorrhea, and syphilis are three to ten times higher than the national averages and have …