Young people are, as a group, at risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unwanted pregnancy and binge-drinking. The primary method of contraception that offers protection against both pregnancy and STI transmission is condoms. Whilst research examining the relationship b…
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Within the social science literature, there is a growing body of empirical studies that show a positive association between gender norms and multiple sexual partnerships (MSP) in the past 12 months. Researchers have identified MSP as the chief sexual behavior that increases the …
Sexual/reproductive/health and rights are crucial public health concerns that have been specifically integrated into the Millennium Development Goals to be accomplished by 2015. These issues are related to several health outcomes, including HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence (GB…
Compared to other South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries, Nepal has a higher maternal mortality ratio, a lower rate of skilled attendance at birth, and the highest adolescent birth rate amongst all SAARC countries. Deaths during pregnancy are particul…
Women ages 18-24 are at the highest risk for sexual victimization (SV), with more than 20% of women affected during college. The self-medication model of alcohol use, whereby drinking is negatively reinforced through the reduction of distress, is widely supported as a method by …
Risky sexual behaviors (e.g., engaging in condomless sex) are a leading cause of disease (e.g., sexually transmitted infections) and burden on people and families in the United States and across the globe. The United States has a longstanding history of pathologizing human anato…
The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of a woman’s feminist identity on her sexual health behavior, experiences, and perspectives. Thirteen women (ages 18 – 24) were recruited through Oklahoma State University and were interviewed between the months of April and …
Sex, sexuality, and sexual health are integral parts of individuals’ overall well-being which has been shown to also impact their mental health in a variety of ways. However, psychology doctoral training programs have not implemented ways to integrate on sex, sexuality, and sexu…
In the face of a continued global reproductive health crisis (World Health Organization, 2006), it is important to turn research towards evaluating factors that may ameliorate this predicament, which especially affects emerging adults. In service of this goal and in light of a d…
Despite a decline in adolescent fertility rates in the United States, unplanned pregnancy rates remain among the highest in the developed world and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise. With U.S. sexuality education remaining inconsistent, exploring other platf…
This dissertation demonstrates how discourse surrounding Indonesian herbal indigenous medicine, or jamu, shapes Muslim women's health choices and sexual and gender subjectivities in contemporary Central Java, Indonesia. With jamu being composed mainly of roots from plants, "Our …