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In Episode 17, Rachael Eastham, a doctoral student at University of Lancaster in the Division of Health Research, talks to Karen about her study on ‘The negotiation of the fertile body: women’s life history experiences of using contraception and managing pregnancy.’ Rachael’s ESRC-funded qualitative research, with women aged 18-45 years, revealed fascinating accounts of th... »
In Episode 15 karen talks to Dr Britta Wigginton, an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Psychology, at The University of Queensland. She is first author of a paper entitled ‘A qualitative analysis of women’s explanations for changing contraception: the importance of non-contraceptive effects‘, published in the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care. Using... »
Wishing everyone a lovely festive break. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Network this year. The Round-up will return Friday 8th January 2016. Published journal articles Participant views and experiences of participating in HIV research in sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative systematic review NALUBEGA S, & EVANS C, JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Report... »
Published journal articles An outbreak of high-level azithromycin resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in England Stephanie A Chisholm, Janet Wilson, Sarah Alexander, Francesco Tripodo, Ali Al-Shahib, Ulf Schaefer, Kieren Lythgow, Helen Fifer STI (online first) ‘Eh! I felt I was sabotaged!’: facilitators’ understandings of success in a participatory HIV and IPV prevention intervention in urban South Af... »
Published journal articles Conceptualising quality of life outcomes for women participating in testing for sexually transmitted infections: A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research Louise J. Jackson, Tracy E. Roberts Social Science & Medicine HIV after 40 in rural South Africa: A life course approach to HIV vulnerability among middle aged and older adults Sanyu A. Mojola,... »
Published journal articles A longitudinal daily diary analysis of condom use during bleeding-associated vaginal sex among adolescent females Devon J Hensel, Amanda E Tanner, Ashley Sherrow, J Dennis Fortenberry STI Antiretroviral therapy adherence in a sample of men with low socioeconomic status: The role of task-specific treatment self-efficacy Eric Houston & Adam W. Fominaya Psychology, Heal... »
Published journal articles Reproductive health Views of general practitioners on providing contraceptive advice and long-acting reversible contraception at the 6-week postnatal visit: a qualitative study Hannah Lunniss, Sharon Cameron, Zhong E Chen Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care Continuing pregnancy after mifepristone and “reversal” of first-trimester medical aborti... »
Recently published research Epidemiology Which sexually active young female students are most at risk of pelvic inflammatory disease? A prospective study Phillip E Hay, Sarah R Kerry, Rebecca Normansell, Paddy J Horner, Fiona Reid, Sally M Kerry, Katia Prime, Elizabeth Williams, Ian Simms, Adamma Aghaizu, Jorgen Jensen, Pippa Oakeshott STI Tinea genitalis: a new entity of sexually transmitted in... »
Published journal articles Cost-effectiveness of a repeat HIV test in pregnancy in India Smita Joshi, Vinay Kulkarni, Raman Gangakhedkar, Uma Mahajan, Sushma Sharma, Devendra Shirole, Nomita Chandhiok BMJ Open (open access) Women and HIV/AIDS: Issues and Challenges in the Road Ahead Helen Land Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services Identifying HIV-Infected Women’s Psychosocial Stressors: ... »
Published journal articles Sexual health – general Iranian College Students’ Attitudes Toward Premarital Sex, Marriage, and Family Before and after the Islamic Revolution Mohammadreza Hojat, Seyed Vahid Shariat & Sara Ansari Int J of Sexual Health Sexual and reproductive health knowledge and information seeking behavior among Middle Eastern female university students: a systematic revie... »
