Increasing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in primary care: A study protocol for a multi-level intervention using the multiphase optimization strategy (MOST) framework.

Background: In the United States, over 1.2 million people are living with HIV. This disease disproportionately affects men who have sex with men (MSM), people of color, youth and young adults, and transgender individuals.

Triglycerides/Glucose and Triglyceride/High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Indices in Normal and Preeclamptic Pregnancies: A Longitudinal Study.

Metabolic changes have been correlated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The aim of the present study is to determine the TyG and TG/HDL-c indices in a cohort of healthy pregnant ( = 142), preeclamptic ( = 18), and healthy nonpregnant women ( = 56). Preeclamptic women were selected from the same cohort.

Sexual behavior of Colombian high school students.

This paper presents the results of a survey on the sexual behavior of Colombian high school students. It documents significant gender differences in the sexual behavior of Colombian adolescents as compared with the more egalitarian sexual behavior of their American and European counterparts. The study indicates that prostitutes are playing a decreasing role in the sexual lives of Colombian males as a result of a trend toward premarital coital permissiveness among Colombian females.

Effectiveness of an independent sexology course for Colombian medical students.

The outcome of an independent sexology course for Colombian medical students was evaluated by means of the Sex Knowledge and Attitude Test (SKAT), stressing the 'material' or 'substantial', rather than statistical, significance of changes after instruction. The results indicate that the course was as effective in producing increases in the students' sexual knowledge as previous non-independent courses, and as effective as them, or more, in modifying positively the students' sexual attitudes. These results are at variance with those of most sex education programmes described so far in the literature, whose effectiveness is in doubt due to the small magnitude of changes after instruction.