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Prevalence, nature of this health problem
This page lists resources, research and reports on the prevalence and nature of sexual health issues related to youth.
General overview
Report from Public Health Agency of Canada: Healthy Settings for Young People in Canada
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dca-dea/yjc/ch4_84_86-eng.php
Specific aspects of this issue
Pregnancy
Excerpts from Canadian Paediatric Society Statement (Posted Oct 24 by D McCall)
Pregnancy among Canadian adolescents has been decreasing in recent decades. In 2003, there were 33,553 pregnancies to women younger than 20 years (includes live births and fetal losses [from database of hospital-reported stillbirths, miscarriages and abortions]). This represents an overall rate of 27.1 per 1000 population, which has been falling since 1994 when it was 48.8 per 1000. The pregnancy rate is highest among 18- to 19-year-olds (Table 1), many of whom have planned pregnancies. The rate among 15- to 17-year-olds, while considerably lower, likely includes a higher proportion of unplanned adolescent pregnancies (1). Pregnancies among girls younger than 15 years represent a small proportion of overall pregnancies in the adolescent population.
New:
Healthy Settings for Young People in Canada, PHAC, 2008. (health risk behavours, sexual activity)
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dca-dea/yjc/ch4_84_86-eng.php
Contraception
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Excerpts from Health Canada Report May 2007 (Posted October 24-07 by D McCall)
This report confirms that sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are an escalating public health concern and challenge in Canada. Since 1997, reported rates of genital chlamydia and gonorrhea have been steadily increasing. Rates of infectious syphilis began to increase slowly in 1997 and then rose rapidly from 2000 onwards. As of 2004, all three reportable bacterial STIs are continuing their upward climb, affecting more and more Canadians.
The burden of STIs in Canada is not uniformly distributed throughout the population. Young women continue to be disproportionately affected by genital chlamydia, and gonorrhea infection is concentrated in males aged 20 to 29 years. Males over the age of 30 account for the majority of infectious syphilis cases. Marked geographic differences are also seen with rates of genital chlamydia and gonorrhea being highest in the north, followed by Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Infectious syphilis rates are highest in British Columbia. Ontario, not surprisingly given its large population, reports the greatest number of cases for all three notifiable STIs. These three infections account for over half of all notifiable diseases reported to the Public Health Agency of Canada (Figure 1). This comparison paints a clear picture of the burden of disease directly attributable to STIs, which is further augmented by the significant morbidity and sequelae of some other sexually transmissible infections.
Relationships
Sexual harassment/dating violence
Gender Issues
Discrimination & Stigma based on sexual orientation and/or gender orientation
General overview
Report from Public Health Agency of Canada: Healthy Settings for Young People in Canada
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dca-dea/yjc/ch4_84_86-eng.php
Specific aspects of this issue
Pregnancy
Excerpts from Canadian Paediatric Society Statement (Posted Oct 24 by D McCall)
Pregnancy among Canadian adolescents has been decreasing in recent decades. In 2003, there were 33,553 pregnancies to women younger than 20 years (includes live births and fetal losses [from database of hospital-reported stillbirths, miscarriages and abortions]). This represents an overall rate of 27.1 per 1000 population, which has been falling since 1994 when it was 48.8 per 1000. The pregnancy rate is highest among 18- to 19-year-olds (Table 1), many of whom have planned pregnancies. The rate among 15- to 17-year-olds, while considerably lower, likely includes a higher proportion of unplanned adolescent pregnancies (1). Pregnancies among girls younger than 15 years represent a small proportion of overall pregnancies in the adolescent population.
New:
Healthy Settings for Young People in Canada, PHAC, 2008. (health risk behavours, sexual activity)
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dca-dea/yjc/ch4_84_86-eng.php
Contraception
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Excerpts from Health Canada Report May 2007 (Posted October 24-07 by D McCall)
This report confirms that sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are an escalating public health concern and challenge in Canada. Since 1997, reported rates of genital chlamydia and gonorrhea have been steadily increasing. Rates of infectious syphilis began to increase slowly in 1997 and then rose rapidly from 2000 onwards. As of 2004, all three reportable bacterial STIs are continuing their upward climb, affecting more and more Canadians.
The burden of STIs in Canada is not uniformly distributed throughout the population. Young women continue to be disproportionately affected by genital chlamydia, and gonorrhea infection is concentrated in males aged 20 to 29 years. Males over the age of 30 account for the majority of infectious syphilis cases. Marked geographic differences are also seen with rates of genital chlamydia and gonorrhea being highest in the north, followed by Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Infectious syphilis rates are highest in British Columbia. Ontario, not surprisingly given its large population, reports the greatest number of cases for all three notifiable STIs. These three infections account for over half of all notifiable diseases reported to the Public Health Agency of Canada (Figure 1). This comparison paints a clear picture of the burden of disease directly attributable to STIs, which is further augmented by the significant morbidity and sequelae of some other sexually transmissible infections.
Relationships
Sexual harassment/dating violence
Gender Issues
Discrimination & Stigma based on sexual orientation and/or gender orientation
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