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Safer sex for women.

Jeanne Raisler

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This article focuses on safer sex counseling for the clinical practitioner. Current knowledge about the sexual transmission of HIV is summarized. High-risk sexual practices are identified, and safer sex guidelines are proposed. Suggestions are offered for counselling clients about risk assessment and safer sexual practices. Barriers to changing sexual behavior are identified, and strategies for addressing them in the clinical setting are proposed.

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This article focuses on safer sex counseling for the clinical practitioner. Current knowledge about the sexual transmission of HIV is summarized. High-risk sexual practices are identified, and safer sex guidelines are proposed. Suggestions are offered for counselling clients about risk assessment and safer sexual practices. Barriers to changing sexual behavior are identified, and strategies for addressing them in the clinical setting are proposed.

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This article focuses on safer sex counseling for the clinical practitioner. Current knowledge about the sexual transmission of HIV is summarized. High-risk sexual practices are identified, and safer sex guidelines are proposed. Suggestions are offered for counselling clients about risk assessment and safer sexual practices. Barriers to changing sexual behavior are identified, and strategies for addressing them in the clinical setting are proposed.

Key concepts: SAFER, Safer sex, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Medicine, Psychology, Family medicine, Computer security, Computer science

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