To date, only one national study has examined patterns of adult sexual knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in New Zealand in the hope of improving sexual and reproductive health outcomes for all New Zealanders. This study was performed nearly two decades ago. The aim of this study is to explore current patterns of sexual health and wellbeing among a sample of adults from the Christchurch metropolitan area. Seven hundred and sixty seven participants were selected from the General and Maori electoral registers and invited to participate in an Internet-based self-administered anonymous survey. Data was collected on sexual health, knowledge, attitudes and behaviour and compared to five previous national studies in adult sexual health and wellbeing. Twenty-five men and 17 women responded to the survey. Overall, sexual health and wellbeing behaviours reported in this study are higher than those found in the five comparative studies. However, it is not clear whether this finding is an accurate reflection of the current sexual and reproductive health status of the sample population or whether participation bias has overestimated the rate of behaviours in question. In conclusion, the results from this study provide sufficient motive to continue on researching a possible shift in patterns of adult sexual health and behaviour over the last two decades in New Zealand.

Thesis (Th. M.)--Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1981. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 102-110).

Thesis (Th. M.)--Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1981. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 102-110).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2005. / Supervisor: Robert Moser. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

This is a qualitative investigation into women’s awareness of sexual violence during emerging adulthood. Sexual violence refers to any sexual act that is experienced as a threat or violation and takes away an individual’s ability to control intimate contact (Adams, 2005). Current estimates suggest that one in six adult women in the United States has been the victim of rape or attempted rape in her life (Department of Justice, 2015). Women in emerging adulthood (18-28 years old) are three to four times more likely than all women to experience sexual assault, and sexual violence is more prevalent than other crimes on college campuses (Cantor, Fisher, Chinball, Townsend, Lee, 2015). Given the ubiquity of sexual violence, some researchers (e.g., Brison, 2002; Adams, 2005) have argued that the threat of sexual violence harms women. There is a growing body of literature, essays, documentaries, and news reports documenting college women’s experiences of sexual assault. However, the dearth of empirical psychological literature on the impact of women’s knowledge of the possibility of sexual violence impacts them has implications for practitioners and researchers working with women affected by sexual violence. Therefore, a phenomenological approach using semi-structured individual interviews was used in this qualitative investigation of how women in emerging adulthood are aware of the possibility of sexual violence. The study was guided by the following questions 1. How do women in emerging adulthood encounter sexual violence in their lives? 2. How are women in emerging adulthood taught to think about, prepare for, and deal with unwanted sexual encounters? 3. What social forces perpetuate rape culture? Six women in emerging adulthood and enrolled in university courses were interviewed for this study. During the interview process, participants described how they learned about sexual violence, how they think about it in the present day, how their awareness impacts their movement in the world, and how sexual violence impacts their relationships with others. The content of the interviews was analyzed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) as described by Smith, Flowers, and Larkin (2009). Results from the data analysis yielded four superordinate themes: (a) Lack of dialogue about sexual violence, (b) Living with the possibility of sexual assault, (c) Discrepant understandings of sexual violence, and (d) Sexual assault and interpersonal relationships. These themes reflect an awareness of sexual violence that is informed by dominant representations of what sexual assault looks like. Participants’ narratives reflect the struggle of trying to understand their own experiences of sexual violation in a culture that represents narrow depictions of what counts as sexual violence. The participants also expressed hope and optimism for change in the future.

Orientador : Alejandro Engel Bratter / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Matematica, Estatistica e Ciencia da Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-14T10:23:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Falcao_EulinaRosa_M.pdf: 1951893 bytes, checksum: f2760d600a70701516226b5aef7834b8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1977 / Resumo: No presente trabalho discute-se a importância da informação científica na compreensão do desenvolvimento I da função sexual, dentro de um contexto de educação geral. A partir de um estudo a respeito de educação sexual, desenvolve-se uma experimentação com 150 indivíduos universitários de formação profissional variada e com experiência profissional de 2 a 7 anos. A experimentação processa-se tomando por base as pressuposições seguintes; a informação científica é básica e fundamental na compreensão da sexualidade humana e na aceitação de comportamentos pertinentes evolução da sexualidade; - o profissional da educação desconhece a informação científica e a importância dela na compreensão do comportamento do educando e na prevenção de disfunções sexuais. Conclui-se que, sendo a reeducação a base para o êxito terapêutico no tratamento das disfunções sexuais e a informação científica a base dessa reeducação, talvez a educação possa trabalhar no sentido de prevenir problemas de desajustamento e disfunções sexuais. Este trabalho resulta de estudo sobre Resposta Sexual Humana e de experiência realizada em Cursos com profissionais de Educação. Na introdução justificamos a delimitação do tema de estudo escolhido para elaboração do texto informativo. Na parte I apresentamos o resultado da experiência realizada com os textos que compõe a parte II. / Abstract: Not informed / Mestrado / Mestre em Ensino de Ciências e Matemática

Trabajo de Investigación Requisito para optar al Título de Cirujano Dentista / Introducción: La odontología, como disciplina en constante evolución, está en la búsqueda de nuevas miradas más integradoras del ser humano. Uno de los temas importantes de considerar es la sexualidad, ya que la cavidad oral participa en algunas prácticas sexuales. Desde el ejercicio de la odontología, la salud sexual ha estado alejada de sus intereses, teniendo escasa representación en la formación académica e instalándose desde lo curativo pero no desde lo preventivo. Por ejemplo, no se tiene información acerca de la prescripción del uso de protección para sexo oral, lo cual ayuda a reducir el riesgo de adquirir o transmitir infecciones. En este contexto, la presente investigación tuvo por objetivo evaluar el grado de conocimiento, las conductas y motivos en relación a los métodos preventivos y al riesgo asociado a las prácticas de sexo oral, en estudiantes de odontología de una universidad chilena. Material y métodos: Se realizó un estudio cuantitativo, transversal y analítico que tuvo por instrumento una encuesta anónima y autoaplicada de salud sexual. La muestra estuvo constituida por 50 estudiantes que accedieron voluntariamente participar. El instrumento indagó acerca de las condiciones en relación a salud sexual, con énfasis en las prácticas de sexo oral. Antes de aplicar la encuesta se realizó una evaluación del instrumento a través de un juicio de expertos y un pilotaje. Los análisis estadísticos fueron realizados utilizando los programas IBM SPSS v20 y Excel. Resultados: En cuanto a los conocimientos de métodos preventivos para prácticas de sexo oral, además del condón, las otras barreras mecánicas fueron poco conocidas por los/las estudiantes, no superando el 13% de casos que reportaron identificarlas. El 90% de la muestra reportó haber practicado sexo oral alguna vez, de estos, un 78% declaró no haber usado nunca alguna barrera de protección durante esta práctica. De los/las que reportaron haber usado una barrera, el 100% indicó que utilizó condón, así como también que el uso de esta barrera fue infrecuente. Conclusiones: Los conocimientos, conductas y motivos en salud sexual de los/las participantes denotan un conocimiento deficiente en relación a los métodos preventivos para prácticas de sexo oral y al riesgo asociado a esta práctica. / Adscrito al Proyecto PRI-ODO 18/002

Orientador : Maria Amelia Azevedo Goldberg / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-16T03:01:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Souza_PericlesLuizSalesde_M.pdf: 16299241 bytes, checksum: f776b3eec09f3a7dd0587cddd970f11c (MD5) Previous issue date: 1983 / Mestrado

In the reflective section of this paper I show that healthcare for gender-based violence, especially sexual assault patients has largely been a neglected area of service delivery in South Africa. There are substantial gaps in service provision in many parts of the country with repeated reports that the process of seeking health care and justice exposes such patients to further trauma. I suggest that in South Africa, as well as elsewhere, it is time for nursing to take the lead in building multidisciplinary partnerships in clinical practice, education, and research in the area of sexual assault and violence. It shows why it is imperative that the underlying intention of upholding and promoting patient advocacy and family health care remains a core value of nursing. It argues that the role of “forensic skill and knowledge” in the nursing sector is vital tool in the struggle against gender-based violence. In the empirical section, a survey was conducted to examine and articulate the question of the Sexual Assault Care and Practice (SACP) programme being a benefit (or not) to Sexual assault caregivers; to determine whether there has been retention of the knowledge by nurses and doctors who participated in the SACP programme; to evaluate whether there is or is not an improvement in service provision for sexual assault clients, to evaluate if the participants felt the SACP programme to have been of benefit and to identify hindrances to programme implementation. As noted by this study, survivors of sexual assault and violence continue to be in need of expert forensic services, and knowledge concerning the management and care of survivors appears to benefit from a formal training programme. No determination could be made from this survey concerning the perceived benefits of the programme or hindrances to care. This may reflect the current status of the programme in South Africa and provides cause for reflection.

Orientador: Celestino Alves da Silva Júnior / Doutor