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Men who have sex with men (MSM)
Higher rates of HIV in US black gay men may be due to smaller choice of partners and more age mixing

Limited partner choice, wider age gaps between partners, and mistaken beliefs about HIV status in regular partners are all driving the substantially higher rates of HIV in

Published
19 hours ago
By
Gus Cairns
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
Blackmail, violence and stigma restrict access to sexual health services for gay men, Global Health and Rights Study reports

The Global Forum for MSM and HIV has released an analysis of its 2012 Global Men’s Health and Rights Study (GMHRS) concentrating on young men under 30 who

Published
01 May 2013
By
Gus Cairns
Young people
Personal, social, health and economic education requires improvement in English schools

Today, Ofsted is publishing ‘Not yet good enough’, a report which evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education and makes recommendations on how the subject can be taught well in English schools.

Published
01 May 2013
From
OFSTED press release
Young people
New survey on HIV education: Progression, regression or stagnation?

There is room for optimism in the overall progress of the global education sector's response to HIV, says a new in-depth study of 39 countries around the world. However, a worrying degree of stagnation in some areas still exists and much more needs to be done if the sector is to fulfil its critical role in helping to intensify HIV prevention.

Published
01 May 2013
From
UNAIDS
Behaviour change interventions
UNITED STATES: 7 States Trying to Gut Sex Ed and Promote Abstinence

In 2013, at least seven states have proposed stopping comprehensive sex education in favor of an abstinence-based or anti-abortion approach. The seven states are Arkansas, Kansas, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, and Texas.

Published
01 May 2013
From
CDC National Prevention Information Network
Confidentiality, consent and medical ethics
Uganda: Govt Demands Students' HIV Status

Heads of schools are grappling with an unusual instruction, after the government ordered them to declare the HIV status of all their people, including students.

Published
22 April 2013
From
AllAfrica
Sexually transmitted infections
HPV Vaccine Showing Successes in Australia

The US government’s goal of vaccinating young girls against the human papillomavirus has been disappointing, with less than a third of teenagers having completed a full course of HPV vaccine. But now the United States can look to Australia, which six years into a successful nationwide HPV vaccination campaign has experienced a sharp decline in the number of new cases of genital warts among young men and women.

Published
19 April 2013
From
New York Times
Young people
Georgia Arnold: Fighting HIV the MTV Way

Using the global reach and youth appeal of the MTV brand, we're producing creative content to challenge misconceptions about HIV and improve sexual health among young people.

Published
19 April 2013
From
Huffington Post
Young people
New York: Sex education banned in public school buildings owned by Catholic Church

A longstanding yet little-known agreement between church and city officials says that students at the dozens of city schools that lease church-owned buildings must head off campus for sex education.

Published
08 April 2013
From
New York Daily News
Young people
Responding to the Publication of the Government's PSHE Education Review

Personal, Social Health and Economic (PSHE) education is vital for children and young people. It is as important as reading, writing and arithmetic (and IT) yet it continues to be the 'Cinderella subject' of the school curriculum; neglected and ignored. Last month, the Government announced it would not be making PSHE education statutory in primary or secondary schools. Brook, like many organisations, believes this undermines children's rights, their health and their safety.

Published
05 April 2013
From
Huffington Post
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