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Gender, sex and equal health: including boys in the HPV vaccination programme in Swedish primary schools

In Gender & Sex, Sex & relationships education, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Young people

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Ylva Odenbring & Lisa Lindén (2023) Gender, sex and equal health: school nurses’ strategies and experiences of including boys in the HPV vaccination programme in Swedish primary schools, Sex Education, 23:5, 617-630, DOI: 10.1080/14681811.2022.2106959 Abstract: Since autumn 2020, boys in the fifth year of school (11-year-old students) in Sweden have been offered human papillomavirus (HPV)...

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Practice Guide: Reproductive Coercion and Abuse

By J Pope

In Reproductive health, Sexual, gendered & partner violence

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Australian Institute of Family Studies, May 2023 This practice guide describes the evidence on reproductive coercion and abuse (RCA). It covers: (a) what RCA is; (b) strategies used by perpetrators; (c) the impacts of experiencing RCA; (d) factors that influence a person’s risk of experiencing RCA; and (e) how to ask about RCA victimisation. Finally, some tips are provided for supporting clients...

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Queensland overhauls sex education with the Respectful Relationships Education Hub

By J Pope

In Sex & relationships education, Young people

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Queensland Government, October 2022 The Queensland government has overhauled the way respectful relationships and sexual consent is taught in schools. Revamped educational materials — such as lesson plans — are available for Queensland teachers to use with students from next year. The Respectful Relationships Hub also contains resources for parents and carers, and for students. In March 2021, the...

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Opening Doors: Ensuring LGBTIQ-inclusive family, domestic and sexual violence services

By J Pope

In LGBTIQ+ issues, Sexual, gendered & partner violence

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Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University, October 13th 2022 LGBTIQ people experiencing family, domestic and sexual violence (FDSV) should be able to choose from and readily access a range of services that provide expert support in ways that respect and affirm their lives, bodies, identities and relationships. However, there remain significant gaps in access to...

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New fact sheet: Gender and Sexual Diversity 101

By J Pope

In Gender & Sex, LGBTIQ+ issues

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SHINE SA, June 2022 SHINE SA have recently put together a new Information Sheet: Gender and Sexual Diversity 101. This resource is for those who want to know more about gender diversity and sexual diversity. The fact sheet covers: What is gender diversity? Terms to get you started- Gender (including gender identity, gender expression, and gender roles) Sex (including intersex people) Download...

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Descriptive norms about condom use predict odds of [adolescents] using a condom

By J Pope

In Safer sex, Sex & relationships education, Young people

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McCarthy Molly, Kauer Sylvia, Fisher Christopher (2022) Descriptive norms about condom use predict odds of using a condom during last sexual experience in a large, national survey of adolescents from Australia. Sexual Health, online early, Abstract: Background: Reducing sexually transmitted infections among adolescents is an important public health goal in Australia and worldwide. This study...

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