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Pride in Prevention: A guide to primary prevention of family violence experienced by LGBTIQ communities.

By J Pope
In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, LGBTIQ+ issues, Sexual, gendered & partner violence
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Pride in Prevention Evidence Guide Produced by Rainbow Health Victoria for the LGBTIQ Family Violence Prevention Project 2019–202, launched 30 Jun 2020 Authors: Marina Carman, Jackson Fairchild, Matthew Parsons, Claire Farrugia, Jennifer Power and Adam Bourne. The Pride in Prevention Evidence Guide  is now available to download. This project forges new ground in the primary prevention of family...

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COVID-19: A Gender Lens – sexual & reproductive health and gender inequality

By J Pope
In Reproductive health, Sexual, gendered & partner violence
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UN Population Fund (UNFPA), March 2020 Disease outbreaks affect women and men differently, and pandemics make existing inequalities for women and girls and discrimination of other marginalized groups such as persons with disabilities and those in extreme poverty, worse. This needs to be considered, given the different impacts surrounding detection and access to treatment for women and men. Women...

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Multiple factors explain why middle-aged heterosexuals with new sexual partners don’t use condoms

By J Pope
In Safer sex, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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nam/aidsmap New strategies and approaches are needed to address the sexual health needs of middle-aged heterosexuals starting new relationships, research published in Sexually Transmitted Infections suggests. The UK study involved men and women aged between 40 and 59 years with, or considering, new sexual partners after the break-up of a long-term relationship. In-depth interviews showed that...

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Tough man stereotype can hurt women and men: report

By J Pope
In Sexual, gendered & partner violence
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Our Watch, November 2019 Men who conform only to rigid stereotypes of how to be a man are more likely to have sexist attitudes and behaviours, which in turn makes them more likely to perpetuate violence against women, according to a new report by Our Watch and the Victorian Office for Women. The landmark study, Men in focus, is an extensive review of Australian and international research evidence...

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Preventive work for men’s sexual and reproductive health and rights within primary care

By J Pope
In Gynaecology & andrology, Reproductive health
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In everybody’s interest but no one’s assigned responsibility: midwives’ thoughts and experiences of preventive work for men’s sexual and reproductive health and rights within primary care BMC Public Health, Volume 19, Article number: 1423 (2019) Abstract Background Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) have historically been regarded as a woman’s issue. It is likely that these gender...

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