• Participants are eligible if they are 18 years of age or over, assigned as male at birth, have had anal sex with men, are living with HIV, are willing to apply for the HIVST kit at ART clinics, and are willing to provide personal contact information for follow-up. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Outness' was associated with ever having an HIV test and age, education and number of gay friends, while IH (controlling for the number of non-steady unprotected sex partners and perceived lack of control over safe sex) was associated with condom use for anal intercourse. (bmj.com)
  • Background Apart from penile-anal intercourse, other anal sexual practices (rimming, fingering and saliva use as a lubricant for anal sex) are common among men who have sex with men (MSM). (bmj.com)
  • Conclusions Saliva use as a lubricant for anal sex is a common sexual practice in MSM, and it may play an important role in gonorrhoea transmission. (bmj.com)
  • Almost half of rectal gonorrhoea cases may be eliminated if MSM stopped using partner's saliva for anal sex. (bmj.com)
  • 4 , 5 However, a recent mathematical model has shown that gonorrhoea would not be eliminated by consistent condom use during penile-anal sex as transmission can occur between other anatomical sites. (bmj.com)
  • 6 This is consistent with a recent empirical study showing gonorrhoea positivity in MSM is increasing after adjusting for condom use during anal sex. (bmj.com)
  • 7 These studies suggest that sexual practices other than penile-anal sex, such as digital-anal ('fingering') and oral-anal ('rimming') sex, may play a key role in gonorrhoea transmission in MSM. (bmj.com)
  • Gonorrhoea transmission is still occurring in the setting of condom use for penile-anal sex. (bmj.com)
  • Biological sex affects clinical outcome of treatment of many diseases, and knowledge about sex differences in effects of treatment can contribute to safer and more tailored treatment for the individual patient. (fhi.no)
  • We found substantial differences across treatment studies in terms of the consideration of sex, and it is our conclusion that the effect of sex is not reported on in a systematic way. (fhi.no)
  • Knowledge about sex differences in effect and outcome of treatment can contribute to safer and better tailored treatments for the individual patient. (fhi.no)
  • To what extent included studies report sex-specific differences in treatment results. (fhi.no)
  • Our findings provide anatomic evidence of sex differences in interhemispheric connectivity. (ajnr.org)
  • Several neuroimaging studies have used the midsagittal area of the corpus callosum to show differences in morphology related to sex ( 12 , 13 ), handedness ( 14 ), aging ( 15 , 16 ), and pathologic states ( 17 ). (ajnr.org)
  • Significant age differences existed in mean height and weight in both sexes. (ispub.com)
  • Differences in anatomical distribution, gender, and sidedness between ruptured and unruptured intracranial aneurysms in a defined patient population. (uib.no)
  • The distribution of the river blenny (Salaria fluviatilis) in the Ceyhan River basin and the morphological differences between the sexes were investigated. (tubitak.gov.tr)
  • According to principal component analysis, the differences between the sexes resulted mainly from the measurements related to dorsal fin depth, head depth, body depth, and caudal peduncle depth. (tubitak.gov.tr)
  • The Census data describe both different-sex (DS) and same-sex (SS) couples by the race or ethnicity of the "householder," who was Person 1 on the Census form. (ucla.edu)
  • On multivariable regression analysis, a higher CSR was associated with prolonged RTL duration (HR 0.30, 95% CI 0.13-0.69, p = 0.004). (thejns.org)
  • The findings of this trial will contribute to implementing HIVST secondary distribution services among MLWH in China and facilitating HIV case identifications. (biomedcentral.com)
  • On the basis of these findings, we propose an evolutionary model for the long-term preservation of homomorphic sex chromosomes. (nature.com)
  • Findings were interpreted using pearson correlation coefficient and linear regression with commonality analysis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Until now, no systematic reviews or reports have documented to what extent Norwegian health research conducts and reports findings from sex-based analyses, or whether studies have samples that are representative of the population they are studying in terms of sex. (fhi.no)
  • Business players play a very crucial role in the non-commercial segment of condom distribution. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • Here, we profile eight genomes of the bivalve mollusc family of Pectinidae in a phylogenetic context and show 350 million years sex-chromosome homomorphy, which is the oldest known sex-chromosome homomorphy in the animal kingdom, far exceeding the ages of well-known heteromorphic sex chromosomes such as 130-200 million years in mammals, birds and flies. (nature.com)
  • Genotype information and phylogenetic analysis for 2013 were summarized. (canada.ca)
  • For this analysis we used both the data set from March 31, as well as data from the dashboard including 439 deaths reported by 11:00 on 21 April 2020. (springer.com)
  • a Age distribution and sex of COVID-19 deaths in Austria that were registered up to 31 March 2020. (springer.com)
  • b Age distribution of COVID-19 deaths in Austria that were registered up to 21 April 2020 (both sexes pooled). (springer.com)
  • c COVID-19 deaths per 10,000 in the respective age and sex group in the Austrian population (deaths reported up to 31 March 2020) and 95% confidence intervals. (springer.com)
  • The prevalence of obstructive airways disease was increased in people exposed to famine in mid gestation (odds ratio adjusted for sex 1.7, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.1 to 2.6) and tended to be higher in those exposed in early gestation (odds ratio 1.5, 95% CI 0.9 to 2.6). (bmj.com)
  • The environmental conditions in this upwelling region may have induced this population of A. spinimanus to show different characteristics and behaviors from other populations on the Brazilian coast, since alterations linked to the periods of reproduction and recruitment, as well as the population structure and distribution, may reveal different survival strategies of the species. (scielo.br)
  • La présente étude avait pour objectif d'estimer la prévalence des facteurs de risque courants pour les maladies non transmissibles en population adulte en milieu urbain dans la province de l'est de Nangarhar (Afghanistan). (who.int)
  • Rates were directly standardized to the age distribution of the 1970 U.S. population and were analyzed by state, age group, sex, year, and race. (cdc.gov)
  • Location, sidedness, and sex distribution of intracranial arachnoid cysts in a population-based sample. (uib.no)
  • This report provides a population estimate of LGBT African American individuals and African American same-sex couples in the United States, along with a general overview of their socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. (ucla.edu)
  • This report uses the best available data to provide a population estimate of LGBT African-Americans and African-American same-sex (SS) couples in the United States, along with a general overview of their socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. (ucla.edu)
  • African-American individuals in same-sex couples tend to live in areas where there are higher proportions of African-Americans, as opposed to areas with higher proportions of the broader LGB population. (ucla.edu)
  • Counties where there is a higher proportion of African-American same-sex couples than the national average tend to be in areas where there are fewer African-American households overall, meaning the same-sex households make up a large part of the African-American population in those areas. (ucla.edu)
  • Overall, the age-adjusted incidence of IMD from 2012 to 2019 was 0.34 cases per 100,000 population per year when standardized to the Canadian 2011 population age distribution (95% CI: 0.32-0.36). (canada.ca)
  • Information is lacking about the benefits and risks of genetic testing, the efficacy of early interventions, and the population distribution of genotypes and other risk factors associated with disease conditions. (cdc.gov)
  • We provided basic morphological information on Eurasian Tree Sparrow from the Iberian Peninsula, and sexed a sample of individuals using molecular methods, with the aim of deriving sexing criteria in the field. (mdpi.com)
  • When sex-based analyses are conducted this should be made clear in methods, results and discussion. (fhi.no)
  • There is no standardized way of applying sex in health and medical research, and the implementation of methods to get sex-specific knowledge is not well documented in a Norwegian context. (fhi.no)
  • The full description of methods is available in the Global Tuberculosis Report 2013 and the data sets are available from the WHO global TB database ( www.who.int/tb/country/en/ ). (who.int)
  • A descriptive analysis of measles counts and incidence by age group, immunization history, hospitalization and province/territory, as well as a summary of 2013 outbreaks, was conducted using enhanced measles data captured through the Canadian Measles and Rubella Surveillance System. (canada.ca)
  • Participants 181 495 MSM, IH data analysis subsample 144 177. (bmj.com)
  • To characterize the distribution of deaths from melanoma in the United States, CDC analyzed national mortality data for 1973 through 1992. (cdc.gov)
  • The county-level maps use U.S. Census 2010 data measuring same-sex couples. (ucla.edu)
  • This article focuses on recent IMD data from 2012 to 2019 and explores trends over time, seasonality, spatial distribution and clinical presentation of cases and mortality. (canada.ca)
  • Hiatt T and Nishikiori N. Epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in the Western Pacific Region: analysis of 2012 case notifcation data. (who.int)
  • 3 At this critical period of strategy renewal, a thorough analysis of surveillance data provides valuable information on the current epidemiological situation, programmatic progress and future directions. (who.int)
  • Throughout the year of 2014 and beyond, we plan to conduct a series of further regional analyses on various topics such as subnational data analysis and utilization, the situation of drug-resistant TB, contact investigation and other forms of TB screening activities to stimulate the utilization of surveillance data for informed programme decision-making. (who.int)
  • The current contribution aims to enrich the knowledge of Glyphocrangon in the southwestern Atlantic, by reporting its occurrence and bathymetric distribution in the Potiguar Basin, northeastern Brazil. (scielo.br)
  • To analyse the association between sickness absence and sex segregation of occupation and of work site, respectively, and to analyse work environmental factors associated with high sickness absence. (bmj.com)
  • Next, we conducted a sex-specific analysis for obesity and its associated factors using backward elimination multivariate logistic regression models. (cdc.gov)
  • Other exposure categories have also been increasing, including heterosexual sex among people not from a country where HIV is endemic, which has been increasing in both number of new infections and the proportion of the total. (cdnaids.ca)
  • When dichotomized based on frequency distribution, a higher proportion of patients with low CSR achieved RTL by 7 days postinjury (82.2% vs 69.9%, p = 0.007), a difference not seen at 14 days (92.2% vs 87.3%, p = 0.133). (thejns.org)
  • The long-term undifferentiation of molluscan sex chromosomes is potentially sustained by the unexpected intertwined regulation of reversible sex-biased genes, together with the lack of sexual dimorphism and occasional sex chromosome turnover. (nature.com)
  • The evolutionary dynamics of sex chromosomes suggest a mechanism for 'inheritance' turnover of sex-determining genes that is mediated by translocation of a sex-determining enhancer. (nature.com)
  • Fig. 3: Turnover and macroevolution of scallop sex chromosomes. (nature.com)
  • Eligible participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to one of two groups: standard secondary distribution group and secondary distribution group with monetary incentives. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Fig. 5: Divergence of sex chromosome and rSBG duplication across animal groups. (nature.com)
  • During the same period, the increase in the rate of deaths from melanoma was greater for white males than for other racial and sex groups Figure_1 . (cdc.gov)
  • 5 male and 4 female animals in the control and 5 animals/ sex in the high dose groups were observed without administration for additional four weeks (recovery observations). (europa.eu)
  • Distribution of cases in different age groups, sex, and site of lesion was analyzed. (ajol.info)
  • In one of the first studies of sex segregation and health, Hall 1 found that men in male dominated, white collar jobs had the highest work control of all groups, while women in the same group had the second highest work control. (bmj.com)
  • The smallest difference in sickness absence was found in occupational groups with a relatively equal sex distribution (40-60% of either sex). (bmj.com)
  • Finally, it has been shown that sickness absence with pregnancy related disorders varied with regard to level of sex segregation in the different occupational groups. (bmj.com)
  • and distribution of staff in professional and higher category posts across main occupational groups. (who.int)
  • The age and sex breakdown for smear-positive TB case rates by country shows generally higher rates with increased age and declining rates over time for all age groups. (who.int)
  • Based on Product, the market is segmented into Sex Toys, Female Contraceptives, Male Condoms, Lubricants & Sprays and Other Products. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • Older age, male sex, comorbidities, previous hospitalisations for respiratory failure, and admission to a ward not appropriate to treat respiratory diseases were the most important predictors of 30-day mortality. (ersjournals.com)
  • African-American female same-sex couples report household median incomes $20,000 less than African-American male same-sex couples ($51,000 vs. $72,000). (ucla.edu)
  • African-American same-sex couples raising children report household median incomes $15,000 lower than comparable African-American different-sex couples ($47,300 vs. $63,020). (ucla.edu)
  • Obesity is quantified with the body mass index (BMI), yet BMI does not reflect the fat distribution in the visceral abdominal volume (VAV) and subcutaneous abdominal volume (SAV). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Whether study samples have a sex-distribution that appropriately reflects incidence. (fhi.no)
  • In addition, the current marginal age distribution and marginal gender distribution (but not the gender distribution per age group) of deaths is continuously published on the dashboard of the Ministry of Health [ 2 ]. (springer.com)
  • The mortality tables show for each age and sex the number of people who die in the next year of life (Fig. 2 a, red and blue lines) per 10,000 people in that age and sex group. (springer.com)
  • Previous work from our group has reported that the volume of distribution is increased in neonates with sepsis (Lingvall et al , 2005). (bmj.com)
  • In this study, none of the covariates associated with the intravenous volume expanders improved the pharmacokinetic model, suggesting that those volume expanders do not affect the volume of distribution of gentamicin in this group of septic neonates. (bmj.com)
  • Previous studies have reported that the increased administration of intravenous fluids to septic patients affects the volume of distribution of drugs. (bmj.com)
  • Biological sex affects clinical outcome of treatment of many diseases. (fhi.no)
  • Enriched metabolic pathways for both total fat (%) and fat distribution included protein synthesis, branched-chain amino acids biosynthesis and metabolism, glycerophospholipid metabolism and sphingolipid metabolism. (lu.se)
  • Analysis of variance showed that all of the standardized morphometric measurements were significantly different among the samples. (tubitak.gov.tr)
  • The use of two measurements, wing length and badge width, allows the correct sexing of more than 90% of the tree sparrows in the Iberian Peninsula using only the usual tools used in ringing programs. (mdpi.com)
  • Being a species frequently captured for ringing, having a reliable method to determine sex from conventional biometric measurements would facilitate its study and be very useful for the correct management and conservation of this declining species. (mdpi.com)
  • Our study will provide information on the effectiveness of monetary incentives in expanding HIVST secondary distribution among MLWH. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Bridges's study focused on seasonal effects on suicide risk by examining the monthly distribution of suicides in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s via a "harmonic time series model" with six observable harmonic cycles within each consecutive year. (wikipedia.org)
  • Therefore, this retrospective study explores the relationship of body mass index (BMI), visceral fat volume (VAV) and subcutaneous fat volume (SAV) and serum levels of sex steroids and lipids in patients with endometrial cancer. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study shows that serum estradiol is correlated with BMI and other fat-distribution measures in postmenopausal endometrial cancer patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Therefore the aim of this study was to explore the relation between BMI, visceral and subcutaneous fat volumes and serum levels of sex steroids and lipids in endometrial cancer patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We conducted our study in Cuba's La Salina Wildlife Refuge during 2015-2019, to understand the role this refuge might play as a lemon shark nursery area, by documenting the distribution and length structure of juveniles. (springer.com)
  • Important considerations are the inclusion of both men and women in the study sample, as well as use of sex stratified analyses. (fhi.no)
  • Whether there is a marked difference between observational studies and randomized studies in terms of use of sex-based analyses and study samples. (fhi.no)
  • Analysis of the opinion of the nursing professionals on the current open visiting regime in the icu under study in relation to the three areas of influence studied using the questionnaire. (elsevier.es)
  • Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-based untargeted metabolomics was employed to profile the metabolic signatures of total fat (%) and fat distribution in 3447 participants from three Swedish cohorts (EpiHealth, POEM and PIVUS) using a discovery-replication cross-sectional study design. (lu.se)
  • In the US, some of the major brands in sexual wellness market are anticipated to see lucrative demand owing to the increasing use of sex toys by both men and women. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • Working with more women also had a positive association to increased frequency of sick-leave spells in a multivariate analysis including several known indicators of increased sick-leave. (bmj.com)
  • Östlin and colleagues 3 studied myocardial infarctions and found a higher risk for both women and men in sex segregated occupations. (bmj.com)
  • Five metabolites showed different associations with fat distribution in men and women: quinolinate, (12Z)-9,10-dihydroxyoctadec-12-enoate (9,10-DiHOME), two sphingomyelins and metabolonic lactone sulfate. (lu.se)
  • Clinicians can encounter sex and gender disparities in diagnostic and therapeutic responses. (nih.gov)
  • Overall, how African-American same-sex couples fare compared to their different-sex counterparts varies significantly depending on the gender of the couple and whether the couple is raising children. (ucla.edu)
  • The pleiotropic constraint of regulation of reversible sex-biased genes is widely present in ancient homomorphic sex chromosomes and might be resolved in heteromorphic sex chromosomes through gene duplication followed by subfunctionalization. (nature.com)
  • Microarray-based gene expression profiling and DNA copy number variation analysis of temporal fossa arachnoid cysts. (uib.no)
  • The market research report covers the analysis of key stake holders of the market. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • There were more (n= 178) publications that did not report any sex-based analyses on treatment outcome, compared to publications that did report at least one sex-based analysis. (fhi.no)
  • This report summarizes the results of that analysis. (cdc.gov)
  • Female African-American individuals in same-sex couples are three times more likely to report veteran status than those in different-sex couples. (ucla.edu)
  • The base model estimated clearance of 0.086 l/h and volume of distribution of 1.14 litres, which is consistent with reported literature values. (bmj.com)
  • Whether sex-based analyses are conducted in studies on selected diseases, and how results from analyses are used and incorporated in the discussion and conclusion. (fhi.no)
  • Analyses of the changes in blood dioxin levels between the initial and follow-up sampling events provided mixed results. (cdc.gov)
  • Notably, we found that female cells were overrepresented in disease-associated subpopulations, and that transcriptional responses were substantially different between sexes in several cell types, including oligodendrocytes. (nature.com)
  • The objectives of this scoping review were to investigate the use of sex-specific analyses in studies on outcome and effect of treatment in a Norwegian context. (fhi.no)
  • The objectives of this scoping review were to investigate the use of sex-specific analyses in studies and effects of treatment in a Norwegian context. (fhi.no)
  • Objectives Internalised homonegativity (IH) is hypothesised to be associated with HIV risk behaviour and HIV testing in men who have sex with men (MSM). (bmj.com)
  • Few studies have evaluated interventions to enhance the implementation of secondary distribution. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Network-based interventions, such as secondary distribution, have shown promise to expand HIV self-testing (HIVST) among partners of MSM living with HIV (MLWH) but have not been widely implemented. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We found 133 studies from Norway with at least 50 patients in the time period 2017 - 2022 on outcome of treatment where there was at least one sex-based analysis. (fhi.no)
  • However, neither serum sex steroids nor lipid levels were measured in these studies. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Currently studies aiming for the comprehensive metabolomics profiling of measured total fat (%) as well as fat distribution in both sexes are lacking. (lu.se)
  • A Principal Components Analysis indicated that environmental variables were strongly correlated with seasons, affecting the abundance of this species, which was high during summer and autumn. (scielo.br)
  • To ensure adequate sex-specific knowledge it is necessary that sex as a variable is considered in health and medical research. (fhi.no)
  • We sought to define a reliable and easily repeatable method for CCA measurement and to examine the effects of sex, age, handedness, and cerebral volume. (ajnr.org)
  • Further analysis was conducted by hospital of admission. (bmj.com)
  • They were killed 2 and 24 hours after exposure ended and the tissue distribution of C- 14 activity was determined. (cdc.gov)
  • Arachnoid cysts do not contain cerebrospinal fluid: A comparative chemical analysis of arachnoid cyst fluid and cerebrospinal fluid in adults. (uib.no)
  • African-American individuals are in same-sex couples in the U.S. (ucla.edu)
  • Charlesworth, B. The evolution of sex chromosomes. (nature.com)
  • Jablonka, E. & Lamb, M. J. The evolution of heteromorphic sex chromosomes. (nature.com)
  • Daish, T. & Grützner, F. Evolution and meiotic organization of heteromorphic sex chromosomes. (nature.com)
  • As the human resources annual reports have been available for more than 10 years, it also provides an analysis of some aspects of the evolution of the workforce. (who.int)