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A school-based social-marketing intervention to promote sexual health in English secondary schools: the Positive Choices pilot cluster RCT

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Actual and preferred contraceptive sources among young people: findings from the British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles

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Addressing sexual health needs: a comparison of a one-stop shop with separate genitourinary medicine and family planning services ⬇️

scientific article published on October 1, 2010

Age difference between heterosexual partners in Britain: Implications for the spread of Chlamydia trachomatis

scientific article published on 31 March 2018

Alcohol misuse, sexual risk behaviour and adverse sexual health outcomes: evidence from Britain's national probability sexual behaviour surveys

scientific article published on 12 August 2010

Are depression and poor sexual health neglected comorbidities? Evidence from a population sample

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Asking about Sex in General Health Surveys: Comparing the Methods and Findings of the 2010 Health Survey for England with Those of the Third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles

scientific article published on 7 August 2015

Assessment of the impact of the London Olympics 2012 on selected non-genitourinary medicine clinic sexual health services.

scientific article published on 3 June 2014

Association of HIV status with sexual function in women aged 45-60 in England: results from two national surveys

scientific article published on 14 August 2019

Associations between health and sexual lifestyles in Britain: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3).

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Associations between source of information about sex and sexual health outcomes in Britain: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3)

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Attitudes and first heterosexual experiences among Indians and Pakistanis in Britain: evidence from a national probability survey.

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Barriers and opportunities for evidence-based health service planning: the example of developing a Decision Analytic Model to plan services for sexually transmitted infections in the UK.

scientific article published on 17 July 2012

Barriers to HIV testing: a survey of GUM clinic attendees

scientific article published in June 2004

Building the bypass--implications of improved access to sexual healthcare: evidence from surveys of patients attending contrasting genitourinary medicine clinics across England in 2004/2005 and 2009.

scientific article published on 23 December 2011

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Can psychosocial and socio-demographic questions help identify sexual risk among heterosexually-active women of reproductive age? Evidence from Britain's third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3).

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Can we improve partner notification rates through expedited partner therapy in the UK? Findings from an exploratory trial of Accelerated Partner Therapy (APT).

scientific article published on 27 July 2011

Can we use postal surveys with anonymous testing to monitor chlamydia prevalence in young women in England? Pilot study incorporating randomised controlled trial of recruitment methods

scientific article published on September 2015

Central and East European migrant men who have sex with men in London: a comparison of recruitment methods

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Central and East European migrant men who have sex with men: an exploration of sexual risk in the UK

scientific article published on 08 December 2010

Changes in STI and HIV testing and testing need among men who have sex with men during the UK’s COVID-19 pandemic response

scientific article published on 22 July 2022

Changes in conceptions in women younger than 18 years and the circumstances of young mothers in England in 2000-12: an observational study

scientific article published on 23 May 2016

Changes in sexual attitudes and lifestyles in Britain through the life course and over time: findings from the National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal)

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Changes in the circumstances of young mothers in Britain: 1990 to 2000.

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Characteristics and sexual health service use of MSM engaging in chemsex: results from a large online survey in England

scientific article published on 05 March 2020

Chlamydia trachomatis testing in the second British national survey of sexual attitudes and lifestyles: respondent uptake and treatment outcomes.

scientific article published on June 2005

Collecting and exploiting data to understand a nation’s sexual health needs: Implications for the British National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal)

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Community based syphilis screening: feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness in case finding.

scientific article published on June 2005

Computer-based interventions for sexual health promotion: systematic review and meta-analyses.

scientific article published on June 2012

Confirmatory assays are essential when using molecular testing for Neisseria gonorrhoeae in low-prevalence settings: insights from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3)

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Consistency in reporting sensitive sexual behaviours in Britain: change in reporting bias in the second and third National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-2 and Natsal-3).

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Developing and testing accelerated partner therapy for partner notification for people with genital Chlamydia trachomatis diagnosed in primary care: a pilot randomised controlled trial

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Development and application of a new measure of engagement in out-patient HIV care.

scientific article published on 18 August 2016

Diagnosis and treatment of chlamydia and gonorrhoea in general practice in England 2000-2011: a population-based study using data from the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink

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Discrepancies in Natsal – Authors' reply

scientific article published in The Lancet

Distribution of Salivary Testosterone in Men and Women in a British General Population-Based Sample: The Third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3).

scientific article published on 12 January 2017

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of traditional and new partner notification technologies for curable sexually transmitted infections: observational study, systematic reviews and mathematical modelling.

scientific article published on January 2014

Epidemiology of Mycoplasma genitalium in British men and women aged 16–44 years: evidence from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3)

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Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Visitors for the London 2012 Olympic Games: A Review of Attendees at Sexual Health Services

scientific article published on December 2015

Epidemiology of, and behavioural risk factors for, sexually transmitted human papillomavirus infection in men and women in Britain.

scientific article published on 17 January 2012

Estimating adult HIV prevalence in the UK in 2003: the direct method of estimation.

scientific article published on June 2006

Estimating the Prevalence of Sexual Function Problems: The Impact of Morbidity Criteria

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Estimating the likely public health impact of partner notification for a clinical service: an evidence-based algorithm

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Ethnic variations in sexual activity and contraceptive use: national cross-sectional survey

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Ethnic variations in sexual behaviour in Great Britain and risk of sexually transmitted infections: a probability survey

scientific article published in The Lancet

Ethnic variations in sexual behaviours and sexual health markers: findings from the third British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3).

scientific article published on 3 October 2017

Examining the association between male circumcision and sexual function: evidence from a British probability survey

scientific article published in July 2015

Examining the potential public health benefit of offering STI testing to men in amateur football clubs: evidence from cross-sectional surveys

scientific article published on 17 July 2015

Examining the role of socioeconomic deprivation in ethnic differences in sexually transmitted infection diagnosis rates in England: evidence from surveillance data

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Exploring the costs and outcomes of sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening interventions targeting men in football club settings: preliminary cost-consequence analysis of the SPORTSMART pilot randomised controlled trial.

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Factors associated with asymptomatic non-chlamydial non-gonococcal urethritis in heterosexual men: findings from a case-control study.

scientific article published on 19 July 2013

Factors associated with genitourinary medicine clinic attendance and sexually transmitted infection diagnosis among central and east European migrants in London

scientific article published on 12 January 2011

Factors associated with heterosexual transmission of HIV to individuals without a major risk within England, Wales, and Northern Ireland: a comparison with national probability surveys.

scientific article published on February 2006

Factors that may increase HIV testing uptake in those who decline to test

scientific article published in June 2004

First sexual partnerships--age differences and their significance: empirical evidence from the 2000 British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles ('Natsal 2000').

scientific article published in July 2006

Forming new sex partnerships while overseas: findings from the third British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes & Lifestyles (Natsal-3)

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Gini coefficients for measuring the distribution of sexually transmitted infections among individuals with different levels of sexual activity

scientific article published on 11 October 2018

Gini coefficients for measuring the distribution of sexually transmitted infections among individuals with different levels of sexual activity

scientific article published on 20 January 2020

HIV testing, risk perception, and behaviour in the British population

scientific article published on March 2016

Help-Seeking for Sexual Difficulties and the Potential Role of Interactive Digital Interventions: Findings From the Third British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles

scientific article published on 25 March 2019

High-Risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection and Cervical Cancer Prevention in Britain: Evidence of Differential Uptake of Interventions from a Probability Survey

scientific article published on 3 March 2015

How and why do South Asians attend GUM clinics? Evidence from contrasting GUM clinics across England

scientific article published on 21 April 2010

How can we objectively categorise partnership type? A novel classification of population survey data to inform epidemiological research and clinical practice.

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How much do delayed healthcare seeking, delayed care provision, and diversion from primary care contribute to the transmission of STIs?

scientific article published on 02 May 2007

How social representations of sexually transmitted infections influence experiences of genito-urinary symptoms and care-seeking in Britain: mixed methods study protocol

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Human papillomavirus (HPV) in young women in Britain: Population-based evidence of the effectiveness of the bivalent immunisation programme and burden of quadrivalent and 9-valent vaccine types

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Improving questions on sexual partnerships: lessons learned from cognitive interviews for Britain's third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles ("Natsal-3").

scientific article published on 14 June 2012

Increased attendances of people of eastern European origin at sexual health services in London

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Interactive computer-based interventions for sexual health promotion

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Interactive computer-based interventions for sexual health promotion

scientific article (publication date: 18 April 2007)

Introduction to the special issue on the Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships

scientific article published on November 2014

Investigating the relationship between HIV testing and risk behaviour in Britain: National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles 2000.

scientific article published in January 2005

Investigating the relationship between substance use and sexual behaviour in young people in Britain: findings from a national probability survey

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Is "Sexual Competence" at First Heterosexual Intercourse Associated With Subsequent Sexual Health Status?

scientific article published on 18 February 2016

Is chlamydia screening and testing in Britain reaching young adults at risk of infection? Findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3)

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Is use of antiretroviral therapy among homosexual men associated with increased risk of transmission of HIV infection?

scientific article published on February 2003

It's all in the timing: the importance of concurrency and short gap length in the control of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infections

scientific article published on 11 August 2015

Learning about sex: results from Natsal 2000.

scientific article published on 21 July 2006

Lifetime prevalence, associated factors, and circumstances of non-volitional sex in women and men in Britain: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3).

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Male Circumcision and STI Acquisition in Britain: Evidence from a National Probability Sample Survey

scientific article published on 17 June 2015

Management of epididymo-orchitis in primary care: results from a large UK primary care database

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Management of first-episode pelvic inflammatory disease in primary care: results from a large UK primary care database

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Medicated sex in Britain: evidence from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles

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Meeting sexual partners online: associated sexual behaviour and prevalent chlamydia infection among adolescents in Norway: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 12 August 2015

Men who have sex with men in Great Britain: comparing methods and estimates from probability and convenience sample surveys

scientific article published on 10 March 2016

Men who have sex with men in Great Britain: comparison of a self-selected internet sample with a national probability sample

scientific article published on June 2007

Methodology of the third British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3)

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More to positive prevention than sexually transmitted infection screening

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Navigating new sexual partnerships in midlife: a socioecological perspective on factors shaping STI risk perceptions and practices

scientific article published on 10 February 2020

Nonprobability Web surveys to measure sexual behaviors and attitudes in the general population: a comparison with a probability sample interview survey

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Not so different after all? Comparing patients attending general practice-based locally enhanced services for sexual health with patients attending genitourinary medicine.

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Olympics and Paralympics 2012 mass gathering in London: time-series analysis shows no increase in attendances at sexual health clinics

scientific article published on 8 April 2015

Painful sex (dyspareunia) in women: prevalence and associated factors in a British population probability survey.

scientific article published on 25 January 2017

Patterns and trends in sources of information about sex among young people in Britain: evidence from three National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles

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Patterns of chlamydia testing in different settings and implications for wider STI diagnosis and care: a probability sample survey of the British population

scientific article published on 15 December 2016

Patterns of sexual mixing with respect to social, health and sexual characteristics among heterosexual couples in England: analyses of probability sample survey data

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Phase specific strategies for the prevention, control, and elimination of sexually transmitted diseases: background country profile, England and Wales.

scientific article published on April 2002

Prevalence of infertility and help seeking among 15 000 women and men.

scientific article published on 30 June 2016

Prevalence of low sexual desire among women in Britain: associated factors

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Prevalence of masturbation and associated factors in a British national probability survey

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Prevalence, risk factors, and uptake of interventions for sexually transmitted infections in Britain: findings from the National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal)

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Primary care consultations and costs among HIV-positive individuals in UK primary care 1995-2005: a cohort study.

scientific article published on 22 October 2009

Provision of emergency contraception: a pilot study comparing access through pharmacies and clinical settings

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REACH: a mixed-methods study to investigate the measurement, prediction and improvement of retention and engagement in outpatient HIV care

Rationale and development of a survey tool for describing and auditing the composition of, and flows between, specialist and community clinical services for sexually transmitted infections.

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Recent heterosexual partnerships and patterns of condom use: a weighted analysis

scientific article published in January 2009

Refocusing health promotion for syphilis prevention: results of a case-control study of men who have sex with men on England's south coast.

scientific article published on February 2006

Reported sexually transmitted disease clinic attendance and sexually transmitted infections in britain: prevalence, risk factors, and proportionate population burden

scientific article published on February 2005

Salivary Testosterone Levels and Health Status in Men and Women in the British General Population: Findings from the Third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3).

scientific article published on 23 August 2016

Scale-free networks and sexually transmitted diseases: a description of observed patterns of sexual contacts in Britain and Zimbabwe

scientific article published in June 2004

Scripting sexual function: a qualitative investigation

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Serial monogamy and biologic concurrency: measurement of the gaps between sexual partners to inform targeted strategies

scientific article published on 25 June 2013

Sex partner acquisition while overseas: results from a British national probability survey

scientific article published on 8 November 2007

Sex-specific variation in the interaction between Distichlis spicata (Poaceae) and mycorrhizal fungi

scientific article published on 14 October 2009

Sexual Function in 16- to 21-Year-Olds in Britain

scientific article published on 28 July 2016

Sexual and HIV risk behaviour in central and eastern European migrants in London

scientific article published in June 2011

Sexual behaviour

scientific article published on June 2014

Sexual behaviour in Britain: early heterosexual experience

scientific article (publication date: December 2001)

Sexual behaviour in Britain: partnerships, practices, and HIV risk behaviours

scientific article published in The Lancet

Sexual function in Britain: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3).

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Sexual function problems and help seeking behaviour in Britain: national probability sample survey

scientific article published on August 2003

Sexual health promotion in people with severe mental illness: the RESPECT feasibility RCT

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Sexual risk behaviours and sexual health outcomes among heterosexual black Caribbeans: comparing sexually transmitted infection clinic attendees and national probability survey respondents

scientific article published in February 2011

Sexual risk reduction interventions for patients attending sexual health clinics: a mixed-methods feasibility study

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Should we screen for the sexually-transmitted infection Mycoplasma genitalium? Evidence synthesis using a transmission-dynamic model ⬇️

scientific article published on 23 November 2017

Sociodemographic and sexual health profile of users of emergency hormonal contraception: data from a British probability sample survey

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Stopping and switching contraceptive methods: findings from Contessa, a prospective longitudinal study of women of reproductive age in England

scientific article published on 30 September 2014

Targeting sexual health services in primary care: A systematic review of the psychosocial correlates of adverse sexual health outcomes reported in probability surveys of women of reproductive age

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Testing for sexually transmitted infections in a population-based sexual health survey: development of an acceptable ethical approach

scientific article (publication date: June 2012)

Testing for sexually transmitted infections in general practice: cross-sectional study

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The Acceptability and Feasibility of Implementing a Bio-Behavioral Enhanced Surveillance Tool for Sexually Transmitted Infections in England: Mixed-Methods Study (Preprint)

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The Acceptability and Feasibility of Implementing a Bio-Behavioral Enhanced Surveillance Tool for Sexually Transmitted Infections in England: Mixed-Methods Study.

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The Natsal-SF Measure of Sexual Function: Comparison of Three Scoring Methods

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The SPORTSMART study: a pilot randomised controlled trial of sexually transmitted infection screening interventions targeting men in football club settings.

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The accuracy of reported sensitive sexual behaviour in Britain: exploring the extent of change 1990-2000.

scientific article published on February 2002

The health and well-being of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Britain: Evidence from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3).

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The importance of distinguishing between black Caribbeans and Africans in understanding sexual risk and care-seeking behaviours for sexually transmitted infections: evidence from a large survey of people attending genitourinary medicine clinics in E

scientific article published on 8 March 2012

The limits of health-care seeking behaviour: how long will patients travel for STI care? Evidence from England's 'Patient Access and the Transmission of Sexually Transmitted Infections' ('PATSI') study.

scientific article published on December 2008

The need for innovative sexually transmitted infection screening initiatives for young men: evidence from genitourinary medicine clinics across England.

scientific article published on October 2011

The prevalence of unplanned pregnancy and associated factors in Britain: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3).

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The prevalence of, and factors associated with, paying for sex among men resident in Britain: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3)

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The sexual attitudes and lifestyles of London's Eastern Europeans (SALLEE Project): design and methods

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Treating sexually transmitted infections in primary care: a missed opportunity?

scientific article published on April 2003

Trends in sexually transmitted infections in general practice 1990-2000: population based study using data from the UK general practice research database.

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Trends in the use of emergency contraception in Britain: evidence from the second and third National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles

scientific article published on 31 May 2016

Trichomonas vaginalis infection is uncommon in the British general population: implications for clinical testing and public health screening.

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Understanding sexual healthcare seeking behaviour: why a broader research perspective is needed

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Use of a primary care database to determine trends in genital chlamydia testing, diagnostic episodes and management in UK general practice, 1990-2004.

scientific article published on 14 March 2007

Use of contraceptive services in Britain: findings from the second National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-2).

scientific article published in January 2009

Use of the Internet for Sexual Health Among Sexually Experienced Persons Aged 16 to 44 Years: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey of the British Population

scientific article published on 20 January 2016

Vicious and virtuous circles in the dynamics of infectious disease and the provision of health care: gonorrhea in Britain as an example

scientific article published on 21 July 2005

What impact has England's Teenage Pregnancy Strategy had on young people's knowledge of and access to contraceptive services?

scientific article published on 29 September 2007

What's new about Natsal-3?

scientific article published on 26 November 2013

Where do young men want to access STI screening? A stratified random probability sample survey of young men in Great Britain

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Who has sex with whom? Characteristics of heterosexual partnerships reported in a national probability survey and implications for STI risk

scientific article published on 11 November 2008

Who is being tested by the English National Chlamydia Screening Programme? A comparison with national probability survey data

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Who reports sexual function problems? Empirical evidence from Britain's 2000 National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles.

scientific article published on October 2005

Who uses condoms with whom? Evidence from national probability sample surveys.

scientific article published on December 2006

Women who report having sex with women: British national probability data on prevalence, sexual behaviors, and health outcomes

scientific article published on 26 April 2007

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