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Sexual behaviour patterns and STI risk: results of a cluster analysis among men...
Blondeel, Karel; Dias, Sonia; Furegato, Martina; Seuc, Armando; Gama, Ana; Fuertes, Ricardo; Mendão, Luís; Temmerman, Marleen; Toskin, IgorObjectives Portugal has the highest HIV incidence rate in Western Europe. The proportion assigned to sexual contact between men recently increased to more than 30% of all HIV infections. Men who have sex with men (MSM) are vulnerable to the acquisition of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), increasing the per-contact risk of HIV infection. Building on syndemic theory, the aim of this analysis was to i...
Maternal and perinatal health research priorities beyond 2015: an international...
Temmerman, Marleen
The reproductive health report : the state of sexual and reproductive health wi...
Silva, Miguel Oliveira Da; Jahn, Albrecht; Olsen, Jorn; Karro, Helle; Temmerman, Marleen; Gissler, Mika; Bloemenkamp, Kitty; Hannaford, PhilipThe article focuses on the of the sexual and reproductive heath (SRH) report analyzing SRH policies within the European Union (EU) member states. It states that the report identifies disparities in five areas of SRH in EU member states including contraception use and its policies, teenage sexual behavior, and assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and induced abortions. The report's general and specific SRH r...
Sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in Belgium, the Czech Republic, E...
Fronteira, Inês; Silva, Miguel Oliveira da; Unzeitig, Vit; Karro, Helle; Temmerman, MarleenObjectives This pilot study, within the REPROSTAT 2 Project, aimed at investigating the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of school-based youths in four countries of the European Union. Methods Students of either sex, aged between 16 and 19 years and entering grade 10, 11 or 12 during the 2005–2006 school year participated in a cross sectional survey. A structured questionnaire was administered to a convenie...
Factors associated with teenage pregnancy in the European Union countries : a s...
Imamura, Mari; Tucker, Janet; Hannaford, Phil; Silva, Miguel Oliveira da; Astin, Margaret; Wyness, Laura; Bloemenkamp, Kitty W. M.; Jahn, AlbrechtBackground: As part of the REPROSTAT2 project, this systematic review aimed to identify factors associated with teenage pregnancy in 25 European Union countries. Methods: The search strategy included electronic bibliographic databases (1995 to May 2005), bibliographies of selected articles and requests to all country representatives of the research team for relevant reports and publications. Primary outcome mea...
Monitoring reproductive health in Europe : what are the best indicators of repr...
Albrecht, Jahn; Bloemenkamp, Kitty W. M.; Hannaford, Philip; Olsen, Jorn; Silva, Miguel Oliveira da; Temmerman, MarleenThe main impact of the World Health Organization’s Health for All 2000 programme was probably related to its focus upon using health indicators as health policy goals rather than productivity or cost alone. The vision was that healthcare planning would be prepared by people with expertise in public health, clinical medicine as well as economics and management. Health professionals should outline the paths to ac...
Reproductive health indicators in the European Union : The REPROSTAT project
Temmerman, Marleen; Foster, Lauren Beth; Hannaford, Philip; Cattaneo, Adriano; Olsen, Jørn; Bloemenkamp, Kitty W. M.; Jahn, AlbrechtOur objective was to develop a set of indicators for monitoring and describing reproductive health in the European Union (EU) that reflect common concerns of the different Member States. Ideally, the indicators would possibly draw upon existing data sources. The REPROSTAT project: (i) conducted a review of existing recommendations on reproductive health indicators; (ii) suggested a set of initial indicators in ...