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Abstract
SummaryThe population is ageing and the rights, welfare and wellbeing of this age cohort are becoming more globally prominent and the focus of much policy development. Whilst research is leading the way and informing this in many spheres of an older person's life, this is not the case for sexual health. Campaigns of sexual health literacy and intervention are targeted at ‘at-risk’ cohorts, largely ignoring those over 60 years of age. With increases in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in this age group and the potentially serious nature of untreated conditions, this review highlights the need for increased research, health literacy and targeted interventions. Social, societal and physical barriers preventing older adults engaging with safer sex have been identified, highlighting the extent of the attitudinal and policy shifts required to provide age parity.
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Watts LA, Thiel de Bocanegra H, Darney PD, Hulett D, Howell M, Mikanda J, Zerne R, Policar MS. In A California Program, Quality And Utilization Reports On Reproductive Health Services Spurred Providers To Change. Health Aff (Millwood) 2012; 31:852-62. [DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Leslie A. Watts
- Leslie A. Watts is an analyst at the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) working on the statewide Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment (PACT) evaluation
| | - Heike Thiel de Bocanegra
- Heike Thiel de Bocanegra is an assistant professor at the Bixby Center and director of the UCSF evaluation of Family PACT
| | - Philip D. Darney
- Philip D. Darney is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at UCSF. He is director of the Bixby Center
| | - Denis Hulett
- Denis Hulett is a programmer analyst with the California Medicaid Research Institute at UCSF
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- Michael Howell is the data section manager of the UCSF evaluation of Family PACT
| | - John Mikanda
- John Mikanda is a state medical epidemiologist at the California Department of Public Health Office of Family Planning, in Sacramento
| | - Regina Zerne
- Regina Zerne is a health education consultant in the California Department of Public Health Office of Family Planning
| | - Michael S. Policar
- Michael S. Policar is a clinical professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at UCSF and medical director of the UCSF evaluation of Family PACT
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