Delaying sexual onset: outcome of a comprehensive sexuality education initiative for adolescents in public schools.

Background: A common risk behavior in adolescence is the early initiation of unprotected sex that exposes adolescents to an unplanned pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections. Schools are an ideal place to strengthen adolescents' sexual knowledge and modify their behavior, guiding them to exercise responsible sexuality. The purpose of this article was to evaluate the knowledge of public secondary school teachers who received training in comprehensive education in sexuality (CES) and estimate the counseling's effect on students' sexual behavior.

[International financial cooperation in the fight against AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean].

This study analyzed the financial contribution by the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria and its relationship to eligibility criteria for funding in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2002-2010. Descriptive analysis (linear regression) was conducted for the Global Fund financial contributions according to eligibility criteria (income level, burden of disease, governmental co-investment). Financial contributions totaled US$ 705 million.

[Contributions of training to the promotion of health in State Health Services: comparative analysis in eight states in Mexico].

Objective: To evaluate the results of the training provided by the National Public Health Institute (INSP per its abbreviation in Spanish) in health promotion to institutional staff of local health services during 2007 and 2008.

Materials And Methods: A non -experimental evaluative research with comparison group was conducted, in which quantitative and qualitative methods were used.

Results: In states intervened a better conceptualization of health promotion, social participation and components of the Health Promotion Operating Model was observed; participatory action research was the basic strategy to work in the community and management showed a tendency to be more participatory and inclusive.

[Mesoamerican Public Health Institute: technical support and capacity strengthening arm of the Mesoamerican Public Health System].

Objective: The Mesoamerican Public Health Institute (IMSP) was constituted in 2009 as the technical organ of the Mesoamerican Public Health System (SMSP) and the Virtual Network of Academic Institutions. Health system capacity strengthening needs and preliminary training results were assessed in the first phase.

Material And Methods: The SMSP Master Plans were content-analyzed for each priority and members of the Malaria and Dengue Working Group were surveyed.