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BMC Med Educ
December 2024
Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Background: Sexual health is an important aspect of human well-being. In terms of sexual health and healthcare, sex workers might need more specialized care than others, given their higher risk for both discrimination and various sexually transmitted diseases. However, little is known about the quality of healthcare professionals' training regarding sexual health and healthcare of sex workers in Germany.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFViolence Vict
January 2025
School of Social Work, Faculty of Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
Over the past few years, there has been a growing awareness of the extent and consequences of sexual assault. Sexual assault has long-term consequences for the survivor's mental health and brings into question the resources available to survivors for dealing with the consequences of the assault. The positive effects of spirituality and forgiveness on mental health are well documented; however, few studies have examined how sexual assault survivors use spiritual beliefs and forgiveness to cope with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and stress symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Family Med Prim Care
November 2024
Department of Psychiatry, PHC, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Background: The POCSO (Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences) Act was introduced in 2012 as a measure to safeguard and prevent interests of children affected by sexual crimes. Both medical and dental professionals are capable of identifying such cases.
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and awareness of child sexual abuse related to POCSO Act among both medical and dental professionals in India.
Front Psychol
December 2024
Ashridge Centre for Coaching, Hult International Business School, Berkhamsted, United Kingdom.
In this article we explore some of the processes involved in dealing with Social Difference (SD) in coaching. Using examples from our own practice, we consider several factors, including the identity work involved in navigating the experience of SD in one-to-one coaching. Dealing with experiences of difference, including social class, gender, race, ability, and sexuality can invoke complicated and powerful feelings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOpen Access J Contracept
December 2024
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.
Current literature suggests that emergency contraception, defined as a therapy aimed at preventing an unwanted pregnancy after unprotected or insufficiently protected intercourse, is used more by cancer survivors than by the general population. This may be related to reduced use of contraception in women after cancer diagnosis and, when it is used, to a choice of less effective methods, even in the absence of contraindications to hormonal options. The purpose of this review is to analyze the use of contraception in these patients, its predictors and the preferred methods, as well as to try to define timing and characteristics of an effective contraception counseling.
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