Promoting safer sex in the context of heterosexual anal intercourse: A scoping review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne Stewart ◽  
Gillian Douglas ◽  
Tammy O'Rourke ◽  
Carolyn Gammel
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Safer Sex ◽  
Anal Intercourse ◽  
Heterosexual Anal Intercourse

Heterosexual Anal Intercourse and Sensation Seeking Among Men

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen L. Hess ◽  
Grace L. Reynolds ◽  
Dennis G. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Anal Intercourse ◽  
Heterosexual Anal Intercourse

AIDS and the Adolescent

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 305-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
C A Graham
Keyword(s):  
Sex Education ◽  
Interpersonal Skills ◽  
Safer Sex ◽  
Anal Intercourse ◽  
Sexual Activities ◽  
Multiple Partners ◽  
Adolescent Behaviour ◽  
Safer Sex Practices ◽  
Perceived Relevance ◽  
Hiv Aids

Recent findings on young people's response to HIV/AIDS and its perceived relevance to their sexual lives are reviewed. Research into adolescent sexual behaviour suggests a trend, over the last 2 decades, for an earlier age of first intercourse and a greater number of recent and lifetime sexual partners. Older cohorts of adolescents and those with either multiple partners or more ‘steady’ partners have been found to have lower rates of condom use. Data on the prevalence of specific sexual activities such as anal intercourse, while sparse, suggests a considerable number of young people engaging in behaviours carrying some risk of HIV infection. It is clear that sex education programmes which simply advocate ‘safer sex’ practices without addressing the interpersonal skills and emotional implications of negotiating such practices, and which do not provide a positive view of sexual health, are failing to influence adolescent behaviour. Recent research has highlighted a number of issues that need addressing if sex education and HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns are to be effective.

Assessing the role of anal intercourse in the epidemiology of AIDS in Africa

2003 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 431-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Brody ◽  
John J Potterat
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Anal Intercourse ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Heterosexual Transmission ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Health Care Practices ◽  
Heterosexual Anal Intercourse ◽  
Public Health Authorities ◽  
Sub Saharan

Public health authorities have long believed that the preponderance of AIDS cases in Africa are attributable to 'heterosexual transmission'; most people silently assume this rubric to indicate penile–vaginal intercourse only. Recent epidemiologic analyses suggest that the majority of HIV cases in sub-Saharan Africa may be due to non-sterile health care practices. The present paper reviews the anthropological, proctologic, and infectious disease literature, and argues that both homosexuality and heterosexual anal intercourse are more prevalent in Africa than has traditionally been believed. The authors hypothesize that perhaps the majority of HIV transmission not accounted for by iatrogenic exposure could be accounted for by unsuspected and unreported penile–anal intercourse. Given the authors' findings, properly conducted studies to measure this HIV transmission vector, while controlling for iatrogenic exposure confound, are clearly warranted in Africa and in countries with similar epidemiologic characteristics.

scholarly journals Correlates of Heterosexual Anal Intercourse Among At-Risk Adolescents and Young Adults

2009 ◽  
Vol 99 (6) ◽  
pp. 1131-1136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celia M. Lescano ◽  
Christopher D. Houck ◽  
Larry K. Brown ◽  
Glenn Doherty ◽  
Ralph J. DiClemente ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Anal Intercourse ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Heterosexual Anal Intercourse ◽  
At Risk Adolescents

31. Lifetime prevalence of anal intercourse among sexually active female youth and young female sex workers: a comparative systematic review and meta-analysis

Sexual Health ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 585
Author(s):  
Branwen Nia Owen ◽  
Paddy M. Brock ◽  
Zara Shubber ◽  
Rebecca F. Baggaley ◽  
Ailsa R. Butler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Anal Intercourse ◽  
Young Female ◽  
Average Risk ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Heterosexual Anal Intercourse

Background Anal cancer incidence has increased over the past twenty years. Heterosexual anal intercourse (AI) is a risk factor for HPV and HIV infection but is under-researched and ill-understood. We compare AI practices among young, sexually active general population females and female sex workers (FSW). Methods: We searched PubMed for heterosexual AI studies among young females, including FSWs (mean age <25 years), to December 2012. Study estimates were pooled using a random-effects model. Results: Fifty-four studies (42 average-risk, 6 higher-risk, 6 FSWs) were included. Most studies among general population youth were conducted in North America using self-administered questionnaires. All FSW studies were conducted in Africa and Asia using face-to-face interviews (FTFI). Pooled estimates of lifetime AI prevalence were larger among average-risk (23.6%, 95% CI 20.4–26.7) and higher-risk youth (25.5%, 95% CI 11.7–39.2) than FSWs (12.8%, 95% CI 8.4–17.3), but highly heterogeneous (I2 >90%). However, pooled AI estimates by continent of average-risk youth (Asia = 13.9%, 95% CI = 1.7–29.5; Africa = 18.4%, 95% CI 0.9–35.8) were more similar to those of FSWs (Asia = 16.0%, 95% CI 10.3–21.6; Africa = 9.7%, 95% CI 3.8–15.7). Estimates of average-risk youth reporting via FTFI (12.1%, 95% CI 0.7–23.5) were likewise similar to those among FSWs (12.8%, 95% CI 8.4–17.3). Pooled AI prevalence estimates among FSWs were higher in studies conducted after 2001 than in earlier studies. Conclusions: AI is common among sexually active females and may be increasing; it could therefore be an important determinant of HPV transmission and anal cancers. AI is as or more common among the general population youth than young FSWs but this may be confounded by continent, interview method and other unmeasured variables.

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