Sexual Hygiene Research Articles

Safety assessment of female sexual hygiene product containing cannabidiol in new zealand white rabbit and clinical trial

Cannabis is an herb known for its significant pharmacological effects. This study evaluated the safety of a female sexual hygiene product containing cannabidiol on the skin of experimental animals and humans. Irritation symptoms were tested using three female New Zealand white rabbits. In human trials, irritation and sensitivity symptoms were assessed in 30 healthy female volunteers. The results from the animal study indicated that body weight and clinical symptoms remained normal, with only slight irritation noted in the primary irritation index of the skin (PII = 0.6). In human trials, transepidermal water loss was observed during the induction phase but decreased over time. No abnormalities were found during the induction phase; however, irritation occurred during the challenge phase, which resolved after 8 h. It was concluded that the rinse-off product caused slight irritation when applied for more than 4 h in animals and 24 h in humans, which differs from its intended use of immediate rinse-off, where no irritation was observed.

Teaching Self-Care and Hygiene During Puberty for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have limitations in communication and social interactions caused by the presence of neurobiological disorders. Parents of adolescents of ASD also experience challenging times to discuss puberty, especially in their children’s sexual development, masturbation, self-care and hygiene, and other important sexuality-related topics. However, adolescents with ASD have the right to be treated with respect and to learn information about sexuality education in order to be able to take good care of themselves. The purpose of this article is to discuss puberty and how to teach self-care and hygiene in adolescents with ASD. Based on the literature studies, self-care and hygiene teaching methods that can be provided by parents and teachers, including through social narratives, visual support, social stories, and video modelling. It is expected that teachers and parents can provide appropriate learning methods for adolescents with ASD, so that they can develop daily living activities especially in caring for themselves when going through puberty.

An Overview Review of Understanding the Need for Adolescents Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions

Adolescents are the most vulnerable group, who are denied to access information and guidance related to sexual and reproductive health needs because of the social taboos that lead them to encumbrances. This review study helps to understand the different perspectives of sexual and reproductive health based on cultural, sociological, physiological, and economical aspects. The paper explains sexuality from the theoretical perspectives. Adolescence is the transitional stage where physiological, biological, and psychological changes occur, at the same time proper knowledge about sexual and reproductive health should be provided with importance of sexual and reproductive health interventions. It intricates the availability and effectiveness of adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH). The methodology is a systematic review with PRISMA guidelines sourced from various databases of PubMed databases, Research Gate, Science Direct, BMC Public Health, Web of Science, SAGE, Scopus, WHO library, and other websites relevant to this study. The recent literature highlighted the importance of sexual and reproductive health interventions among adolescents. The study has concluded with the findings impact of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) intervention programmes and to develop an increase in effective ASRH programmes, which will help the adolescents to know the importance of sexual hygiene and reproductive hygiene.

Masculinity and (Hetero)Sexuality in the Late Imperial Russian Military

AbstractThis article examines how sexual health became an important component of ideal military masculinity in the final decades of the Russian Empire. Rising rates of venereal diseases (VD) in the military in the final years of the nineteenth century forced the Russian imperial state to increasingly turn their attention to the sexual health and hygienic habits of military personnel. State officials enlisted the help of military physicians, who prepared sex education brochures and lectures with the aim of reducing venereal infection. Sex education materials encouraged conscripts to abandon the habits and practices of rural life and embrace “modern” hygienic manhood. Physicians saw military personnel as an important link to the Empire’s vast lower-class population and regarded the inculcation of new norms of health and hygiene within military populations as a key method for improving public health more generally, especially in the countryside. Within this context, expert knowledge became intertwined with visions of ideal military masculinity, and good sexual health and hygiene were presented as important markers of manhood.

Knowledge and Practice regarding Post-Partum Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Device among Antenatal Women Attending AMDA Hospital, Jhapa

Introduction: Family planning was set up in 1936. It was at first known as the sex hygiene and birth regulation society. Intrauterine contraception is one of the most cost-effective methods of contraception. PPIUCD can be inserted in 48 hours postpartum, referred to here as postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device. Failure to plan a pregnancy can adversely affect the health of the family as a whole. High parity is related to increased maternal, perinatal and infant deaths and is associated with nutritional problems of both mother and child. Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess knowledge and practice regarding PPICUD among the Antenatal mothers attending AMDA Hospital, Damak, Jhapa. Methodology: A cross-sectional observational design was used for the study. One hundred sixty-four antenatal mothers will be taken in the study. Self-administered questionnaire and interview method used for the study. Data will be summarized using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Results: One hundred sixty-four antenatal mothers participated in the study, 121 antenatal mothers (73.8%) had moderate, 20 antenatal mothers (12.2%) had adequate and 23 antenatal mothers (14%) had inadequate knowledge. there was a significant association between knowledge with age, sex, religion, educational status, marital status, type of family, occupation, type of family, monthly income, parity, pervious source of information. Conclude: The study concludes that awareness and knowledge among antenatal mothers are high but the usage is low. Many educational and motivational activities are needed.

“But Everything Else, I Learned Online”: School-Based and Internet-Based Sexual Learning Experiences of Heterosexual and LGBQ + Youth

Building upon scholarship on sex education, our research aims to understand how youth with a range of sexual identities have experienced school-based sex education, how they have explored sexual content online, and how they see the two in relation to each other. We thus ask: (1) How do youth with varied sexual identities recall experiencing formal school-based sex education from elementary through high school offerings? (2) How do heterosexual and LGBQ + youth utilize the Internet and social media sites for sexual learning? Through in-depth interviews with college students, we find that heterosexual and LGBQ + youth report that formal sex education was both limited and heteronormative; LGBQ + youth felt particularly unprepared for sexual experiences and health hygiene, and sometimes found ways to translate the information provided for their own needs. Despite some overall similarities in online sexual explorations, experiences of online sexual learning proved quite divergent for youth of different sexual identities. Heterosexual youth were likely to search for information on sexual pleasure and entertainment; in contrast, LGBQ + youth sought information to fill in knowledge gaps about non-conforming sexualities, and often used the digital space for identity discovery, confirmation, and affirmation. For both groups, online explorations interacted with offline ones through a back-and-forth in which youth tested out in one arena what they had learned in the other. These findings highlight the dynamic interaction between formal school curriculum, informal online sexual learning, and sexual scripts, identities and practices.

Utilization of cervical cancer screening services and its associated factors in Iran: a case–control study

BackgroundConsidering the high incidence rate of cervical cancer (CC) in Iran, screening is an effective way of reducing the impact of the disease due to early detection. Thus, the recognition of the factors affecting the use of cervical cancer screening (CCS) services is essential.The present study aimed to determine the associated factors of CCS in women living in the suburbs of Bandar Abbas in the south of Iran.MethodsThe present case–control study was conducted between January and March 2022 in the suburban areas of Bandar abbas. Two hundred participants were assigned to the case group and 400 participants were assigned to the control group. A self-constructed questionnaire was used to collect the data. This questionnaire contained demographic information, reproductive information, knowledge of CC, knowledge of CCS and access to the screening. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were run to analyze the data. The data were analyzed in STATA 14.2 at a significance level of p < 0.05.ResultsThe mean and standard deviation of participants’ age in the case group was 30.33 ± 4.892, and in the control group was 31.35 ± 6.149. The mean and standard deviation of knowledge in the case group was 10.21 ± 1.815 and in the control group was 7.24 ± 2.447. The mean and standard deviation of access was 43.72 ± 6.339 in the case and 37.17 ± 4.828 in the control group. The results of multivariate regression analysis showed the following factors increased the odds of CCS: knowledge (OR medium = 18.697, OR high = 13.413), access (OR medium = 4.028, OR high = 8.126), being married (OR = 3.193), being educated (OR diploma = 2.587, OR university degree = 1.432), middle and high SES (OR Middle = 6.078, OR Upper = 6.608), and not smoking (OR = 1.144). Also, women's reproductive status, including history of sexually transmitted diseases (OR = 2.612), use of oral contraceptives (OR = 1.579), sexual hygiene (OR = 8.718).ConclusionsIn the light of the present findings, it can be concluded that besides increasing suburban women’s knowledge, their access to screening facilities should be improved. The present findings showed the need to remove the barriers to CCS in women of low SES to increase the rate of CCS. The present findings contribute to a better understanding of factors involved in CCS.

EVALUATION OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND ANXIETY AMONG PATIENTS WITH CERVICAL CANCER.

Background: - As per World Health Organization, 4th most common type of cancer is cervical cancer globally whereas in India it is the 2nd most common type. It can be defined as the occurrence of malignant cells in the cervix – the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina and can be of two types, they are Squamous cell carcinoma and Adenocarcinoma. It can be cured or managed if diagnosed at an early age. Multiple sexual partners and bad sexual hygiene are some of the most common causes of this type of cancer in India. Women diagnosed with cervical cancer faces psychological problems e.g., depression, anxiety, stress etc. All these factors play significant role to decrease quality of life of the individual. Numerous studies have been done on these psychological issues but there is a paucity of research on their quality of life and anxiety particularly in Indian scenario. The objectives of the Aims &amp; Objectives - present study were to assess and compare the quality of life and anxiety between the cervical cancer and normal people. Methodology: - In the present cross-sectional study, total of 120 subjects were taken according to pre decided inclusion and exclusion criteria, in which, 60 patients diagnosed with cervical cancer by Radiotherapist with age range 18-60 years, females, literate and illiterate belonging from the rural and urban population were included in present study. 60 normal subjects were matched accordingly and assessed by General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), then whose score was &lt;3 was included in the study after that both groups were assessed on WHOQ OL-BREF and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale. Findings of the present study suggests that cervical cancer patients have poor quality of Results &amp; Conclusion: - life and increased anxiety than normal patients

Disorderly Conduct: Women’s Health and Women’s Rights (1883-1930)

The Victorian Era (1837-1901) is stereotypically characterized by propriety and sexual repression. Yet, during this time conduct literature for girls containing information on sex education as well as care for one’s body was widely circulated and read in response to fears over the spread of promiscuity, STDs, and prostitution. The authors of this literature exhibit acknowledgement of the need for women’s education on sexual hygiene rather than previously-enforced ignorance, and they also defined aspects of femininity and motherhood in tandem with sexuality in an effort to guide girls on “proper” womanhood. These books reinforced and shaped thought on gender roles which appear to have had persisting influence on the movements for female suffrage and labor rights that continued into the twentieth century. I investigate this issue using two conduct books as well as material from the collection of labor activist Margaret Dreier Robins (1868-1945). This investigation exposed many common values between the former medium and Robins’s reform efforts as head of the National Women’s Trade Union League, such as the importance of a gender-defined society, the centrality of collectivism and motherhood to the definition of femininity, as well as the harmful endorsement of eugenics in the production of healthy and democratic future generations. By comparing this literature, this paper begins to gather evidence on how the messaging of this conduct literature internalized in childhood could have shaped the direction of the progressive women’s movement.

Medical Counseling on Sexual Enrichment Aids: Women's Preferences and Medical Practitioner Expertise.

To investigate women's preferences and experiences regarding health counseling of safe sexual enrichment aid use and hygiene and current counseling behaviors of medical practitioners on this topic. This study used mixed methodology, leveraging quantitative data from a cross-sectional survey of 800 women and semi-structured qualitative interview data from 24 women across sexual practice groups. Additionally, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of 192 medical practitioners to understand current counseling behaviors and attitudes. The majority of women (96.2%, 607/631) had never been counseled by a practitioner on safe sexual enrichment aid use and hygiene but would feel comfortable receiving counseling on the subject under certain circumstances. Overwhelmingly, women indicated the need for a nonjudgmental practitioner. Many cited the importance of having a female practitioner and preferred one within obstetrics and gynecology. Among medical practitioners, counseling on this topic was infrequent; 27.0% (52/192) stated that they counsel patients on safe sexual enrichment aid use and hygiene when discussing safe sex, and 21.4% (41/192) reported that this topic is included when counseling women after a sexually transmitted infection diagnosis. Only 7.4% (14/188) and 6.4% (12/188) had received training on this topic or were aware of any professional guidelines or recommendations, respectively. Evidence-based guidelines should be developed that practitioners can use to counsel patients, ensuring that women are able to engage in sexual enrichment aid use safely.

Aligning Faith with Medicine: Medical Ethics, Reproduction and Catholic Morality in Francophone and Anglophone Normative Literature, c. 1840–1960*

This paper focuses on intersections of medical ethics and religious commitments by charting conceptions of the Catholic doctor in French and English‐language normative texts from the mid‐nineteenth to the mid‐twentieth century. Behavioural norms for doctors were increasingly emphasised in writings on pastoral medicine, especially regarding obstetrics and advice on sexual hygiene, with the Ten Commandments and the Sacraments forming the initial ethical framework. From the 1890s, Catholic medical deontology emerged as a genre in its own right, reflecting a distinct identity of Catholic doctors in medical faculties and in their own professional societies. Simultaneously, the range of topics broadened. While traditional issues of reproductive ethics such as medical abortion and emergency baptism remained central concerns, eugenic sterilisation and euthanasia posed new challenges. Catholic doctors were now expected to take on a social role that went beyond the care of their individual patients, especially in questions of population politics. A popular contributor to the eugenics debate was the French medical scientist Alexis Carrel.

Reproductive and Sexual Health Education in Students with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review

This research feeds a systematic review research that aims to find learning methods used by teachers in learning Reproductive Health Education and Sexual in students with intellectual disabilities. Eight articles published between 2013 and 2021 were used in the study. The results of the study describe in learning Reproductive and Sexual Health Education can use training methods and role-playing with learning materials are awareness and prevention of sexual crimes, hygiene, and self-care, escape and recovery from sexual crimes experienced. The conclusion that can be drawn based on this study is the methods used in learning Reproductive and Sexual Health Education are training and role-playing, but teachers must learn the curriculum, norms, and rules, as well as plan the learning programs to be carried out.

A Qualitative Exploration of Street Children Life in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the light of Urie Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory

The number of street children is increasing at alarming rate in the country. The several composite factors drive these children to the street life where they are confronted with the numerous threats. This study proposed to explore the root causes alongside the risks connected with street life. A qualitative study design was used to interview 50 street children from 5 hotspot sites of Peshawar, which includes Haji Camp Adda, Gulbahar, Karhano Market, University Town and Firdous Bazaar. This study is based on Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory focusing on the quality and context of the child's environment. There are two types of street children available, on and off the Street children. The determinants included strict parenting style, orphan by father, large family size and backing family. The negative attitude of society, physical and sexual abuse, weather conditions, health and hygiene and long working hours are the high rank factors. Such the challenges and exposure adversely affect child personality and development. Constitution guaranteed basic rights of free and compulsory education and a dire need to provide a safe and protected environment with a comprehensive social rehabilitation and reintegration program for street children

School-Based Interventions for Promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents in India: A Review

In India, the prevalent stigma and taboos regarding sexuality prevent adolescents from acquiring information about sexual and reproductive health. This review assessed the school-based interventions for adolescents designed to enhance their sexual health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Studies were gathered from 4 online databases: PubMed, DOAJ, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect. Relevant studies conducted in India among adolescents, published in peer-reviewed journals between 2000 and 2020, available in the public domain and written in English, were considered for the review. 14 studies were selected through database searches that fulfilled the eligibility criteria. Findings highlighted that school-based sexuality education positively influences adolescents to develop their knowledge, attitude, and behavior related to sexual and reproductive health outcomes. Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) programs and interventions are limited to small-scale experiments conducted in a few schools. The researchers recommend educating adolescents about pregnancy prevention, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), sexual hygiene, and reproductive health. Comprehensive reproductive health education programs should be implemented in every school setting to ensure that all school-going adolescents are convinced of the importance of sexual and reproductive health.

The Politics of Nordsploitation: History, Industry, Audiences

The Politics of Nordsploitation: History, Industry, Audiences

A Systematic Review of Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management (MHHM) as a Human Right for Adolescents Girls

Despite its relationship with several development issues and sexual health, menstrual health and hygiene management among adolescents have until recently been ignored by practitioners and researchers. This paper is a systematic review of existing literature and argues that menstrual health and hygiene management is a human rights issue. 28,745 articles were screened, with 84 articles included in the full-text review and quality assessment. The results indicate that using a cross-cutting, human rights framework to address inadequate menstrual health and hygiene management is fundamental to promoting menstrual health and hygiene management with dignity among girls and women across the globe.

Incidence and survival in oral and pharyngeal cancers in Finland and Sweden through half century

BackgroundCancers of the oral cavity and pharynx encompass a heterogeneous group of cancers for which known risk factors include smoking, alcohol consumption and human papilloma virus (HPV) infection but their influence is site-specific with HPV mainly influencing oropharyngeal cancer. Their incidence and survival rates are not well known over extended periods of time.Patients/methodsData were obtained for Finnish (FI) and Swedish (SE) patients from the Nordcan database recently updated through 2019. Age-adjusted incidence trends (FI from 1953, SE from 1960) and relative survival rates for years 1970 through 2019 were calculated.ResultsWe observed a prominent increase in oral and oropharyngeal cancers in FI and SE men and women but the trend for oral cancer was interrupted for SE men in 1985 and possibly also for FI and SE women in 2015. The trend changes in male and female oral cancer was confirmed in data for Denmark and Norway. Relative survival for these cancers has improved overall but they differed for one cluster of oral, oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal cancers with 60–70% 5-year survival in the last period and hypopharyngeal cancer with 25% male survival. In all these cancers, survival for old patients was unfavorable.Discussion/conclusion We hypothesize that reduction in smoking prevalence helped to stop the increase in oral cancer especially in men. As the prevalence of smoking is decreasing, HPV is becoming a dominant risk factor, particularly for the increasing oropharyngeal cancer. Prevention needs to emphasize sexual hygiene and HPV vaccination.

Impact of Sexual Hygiene Behaviors on Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnant Women

Impact of Sexual Hygiene Behaviors on Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnant Women

The association of long non-coding RNA in the prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Oral cancer is considered one of the most prevalent cancers in India. This is mainly because India suffers from high usage of tobacco, which is one of the main causative agents of oral cancer, and lacks proper health and sexual hygiene in rural areas. Non-coding RNAs are reported to be involved in the various mechanism and causality of cancer. Numerous reports have identified viable prospects connecting non-coding RNA (ncRNA) with cancer. Specific ncRNAs like long non-coding RNA or lncRNAs are recently being prioritized as potential associations in the cause of cancer. This review aims at presenting a concise perspective on the basics and the recent advancements of the lncRNA research pertaining specifically to oral cancer, its recurrence, and the future possibilities of knowledge it might possess.

Behavioral interventions towards knowledge and awareness of reproductive cancer care: A study on select Indians using an online survey

The behavioral aspects of human beings influence the incidences of cancer cases directly and indirectly. The factors like positive thinking and motivation were found to change the behavior toward knowledge and awareness of cancer. The main objective of the study is to assess the knowledge and awareness of select Indians about reproductive cancer. The online survey method assessed various components of knowledge and awareness about reproductive cancer. A Google Form has been distributed through social media platforms such as e-mail, Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. The coded data has been computed in SPSS (version 25) by IBM (USA) for the analysis. Univariate and bivariate data analysis has been drawn to justify the objective. Nearly 68 percent of the respondents were aware of reproductive cancer. Among them, 17 percent know about cervical cancer, and 12.5 percent have awareness about breast cancer. Electronic and print media (41.2 percent) were major sources of information about reproductive cancer. Nearly 48 percent of respondents reported that multiple sexual partners and poor sexual hygiene were risk factors for reproductive cancer. Around 57 percent of respondents reported reproductive cancer is preventable, 59 percent knew about cancer screening, and 63.5 percent knew the treatment process. The gender of the respondents was associated (p-value = 0.002) with awareness of reproductive cancer. It has been found that there is a significant association between knowledge of screening tests and the treatment process of reproductive cancer. The marital status of respondents is strongly associated (p-value = 0.000) with the awareness of reproductive cancer. The factors like knowledge of reproductive cancer and awareness proceed as an important role in cancer prevention. A gender-neutral cancer awareness program is needed to increase cancer awareness irrespective of marital status.