Sexual health a public health perspective / edited by Kaye Wellings, Kirstin Mitchell and Martine Collumbien.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Maidenhead : McGraw Hill/Open University Press, |
| Description | xiii, 203 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Wellings, Kaye. |
| Other author/creator | Mitchell, Kirstin. |
| Other author/creator | Collumbien, Martine. |
| Other author/creator | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. |
| Series | Understanding public health series Understanding public health. ^A628723 |
| Contents | pt. 1. Conceptual and theoretical aspects of sexual health -- 1. Sexual health: theoretical perspectives / Kaye Wellings -- pt. 2. Sexual health outcomes -- 2. Sexually transmitted infections / Kaye Wellings ... [et al] -- 3. Unplanned pregnancy / Anna Glasier and Kaye Wellings -- 4. Sexual violence / Claudia Garcia-Moreno, Kirstin Mitchell, and Kaye Wellings -- 5. Sexual function, pleasure, and satisfaction / Kirstin Mitchell -- pt. 3. Risk and vulnerability -- 6. Young people / Kirstin Mitchell, Kaye Wellings, and Maria Zuurmond -- 7. Men who have sex with men / Will Nutland and Martine Collumbien -- 8. Sex workers / Elisabeth Pisani -- 9. Mobile populations / Joanna Busza -- 10. Structural influences on sexual health / Martine Collumbien ... [et al]. -- pt. 4. Interventions to improve sexual health -- 11. Communication and language / Kaye Wellings -- 12. Promotion of sexual health / Martine Collumbien and Wendy MacDowall -- 13. Sex education: theory and practice / Simon Forrest and Kaye Wellings -- 14. Sexual health services / Rebecca French and Kirstin Mitchell -- pt. 5. Measuring and assessing sexual health status -- 15. Researching sexual behaviour / Kaye Wellings and Martine Collumbien -- 16. Evaluating sexual health Interventions / Chris Bonell ... [et al]. |
| Abstract | This timely book introduces social aspects of the study of sexual health and their application to public health practice. The book addresses five key themes: Conceptual and theoretical aspects of sexual health, Sexual health outcomes of risk and vulnerability, Improving sexual health status and Measuring and assessing sexual health status. The authors consider each of these themes within their cultural and historical context and illustrate topics with international examples and case studies. |
| General note | Published in association with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780335244812 (pbk) |
| ISBN | 0335244815 (pbk) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |