"Safe Sex" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Sexual behavior that prevents or reduces the spread of SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES or PREGNANCY.
| Descriptor ID |
D021841
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.802.845
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| Concept/Terms |
Safe Sex- Safe Sex
- Sex, Safe
- Protected Sex
- Sex, Protected
- Responsible Sex
- Sex, Responsible
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Safe Sex".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Safe Sex".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Safe Sex" by people in this website by year, and whether "Safe Sex" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Safe Sex" by people in Profiles.
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HIV Focused Sexual Risk-Reduction Interventions Targeting Adolescent Boys and Young Men in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review. AIDS Behav. 2023 Oct; 27(10):3356-3391.
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"It really proves to us that we are still valuable": Qualitative research to inform a safer conception intervention for men living with HIV in South Africa. PLoS One. 2021; 16(3):e0240990.
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HIV infections among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya: current prevalence and trends over 25 years. Int J STD AIDS. 2020 12; 31(14):1389-1397.
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Qualitative accounts of PrEP discontinuation from the general population in Eswatini. Cult Health Sex. 2021 09; 23(9):1198-1214.
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Perceived male partner attitudes toward the female condom predict female university students' use of the female condom. Int J STD AIDS. 2020 07; 31(8):753-762.
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The panty condom: a pilot study of the function and acceptability of an alternative female condom design. Int J STD AIDS. 2019 10; 30(11):1080-1086.
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The effects of a cash transfer intervention on sexual partnerships and HIV in the HPTN 068 study in South Africa. Cult Health Sex. 2020 10; 22(10):1112-1127.
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Protocol for a longitudinal study to evaluate the use of tenofovir-based PrEP for safer conception and pregnancy among women in South Africa. BMJ Open. 2019 07 26; 9(7):e027227.
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Offering choice in female condoms: The South African experience. Int J STD AIDS. 2019 09; 30(10):985-990.
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Friendships Among Young South African Women, Sexual Behaviours and Connections to Sexual Partners (HPTN 068). AIDS Behav. 2019 Jun; 23(6):1471-1483.