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Network Vol. 23, No. 4 is now online.  This issue of Family Health
International's (FHI) scientific bulletin focuses on the topic of
nonconsensual sex.

Read the full text of Network 23(4) on FHI's Web site or download a copy
(PDF) at http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/Network/v23_4/index.htm.

Here is a brief summary of the issue:

Network: Nonconsensual Sex
Vol. 23, No. 4, 2005

This issue of Network describes the variety of means by which children,
adolescents, and adults - men and women alike - are pressured to have
sexual relations that they do not want.  Nonconsensual sex may be a
major contributing factor to such reproductive health problems as
unintended pregnancy and its complications, as well as HIV/AIDS and
other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).  Transmission of these
infections will persist - despite common STI/HIV prevention approaches
of emphasizing sexual abstinence, faithfulness in relationships, and
condom use - as long as nonconsensual sex remains widespread.
Reproductive health providers are often particularly well placed to
detect sexual coercion and to care for its predominantly female victims.
But experts have called for more rigorous evaluation of provider
interventions to determine how they affect clients' health or exposure
to further violence.  Some experts have also called for financial
support and rigorous evaluation of prevention initiatives that address
the root causes of nonconsensual sex.

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David Hock
Family Health International
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