http://hdl.handle.net/10147/136833 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:36:18 GMT 2013-05-24T11:36:18Z http://www.lenus.ie:80/hse/retrieve/297787/esri.gif http://hdl.handle.net/10147/136833 http://hdl.handle.net/10147/266554 Title: Scoping study of national survey of sexual attitudes and behaviours. Authors: Layte, Richard; Fullerton, Deirdre; McGee, Hannah Description: Although there were surveys of sexual behaviour before the 1980s such as the Kinsey Report of 1948 (and the subsequent Little Kinsey report in Britain by Mass Observation in 1949), it was only in the late 1980s after the full implications of the AIDS epidemic had become clear that surveys of sexual knowledge, attitudes and behaviour (KAB) became more common (Stanley 1995). In trying to understand the spread of HIV and form some strategic response, it became obvious in most countries that more information was needed about the sexual practices of the population such as the prevalence of risky behaviours and number of sexual partners. As a result, the last two decades have seen over 40 national surveys of sexual behaviour carried in western countries, the largest of which is the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (NATSAL) survey in Britain. The NATSAL survey was first completed in 1990 (NATSALl) and repeated a decade later in 2000 (NATSAL2). The information from national surveys has been invaluable both for increasing our understanding of patterns of sexual behaviour and helping policy makers design interventions in the area of sexual health. For example, in Britain, results from the two NATSAL surveys (Wellings et al 1994, Johnson et al 2001) explained why the incidence of STIs had been increasing in Britain in the previous decade by showing an increase in a wide range of behaviours associated with a heightened risk of HIV and STI transmission, including the numbers of partners, concurrent partnership, heterosexual anal sex and payment for sex. Moreover it also explained the higher rates of infection in those younger than age 25 as reported in national surveillance statistics by showing that rates of new partner acquisition among this age group and among those not cohabiting or married were higher. Thu, 29 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/266554 2003-05-29T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/253664 Title: Unemployment, poverty and psychological distress Authors: Whelan, Christopher T; Hannan, Damian F.; Creighton, Sean Tue, 01 Jan 1991 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/253664 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/252455 Title: Activity in acute public hospitals in Ireland, 2011 annual report Authors: Health Research and Information Division, The Economic and Social Research Institute Description: This is a report on in-patient and day patient discharges from acute public hospitals participating in the Hospital In-Patient Enquiry (HIPE) scheme in 2011. Discharge activity is examined by type of patient and hospital, and by demographic parameters (such as age and sex). Particular issues of relevance to the Irish health care system covered in the report relate to the composition of discharges by medical card and public/private status. Discharges are also analysed by diagnoses, procedures, major diagnostic categories, and diagnosis related groups. Maternity discharges are examined separately from other discharges. The analysis is presented at the national level and is also disaggregated by Health Service Executive (HSE) administrative areas. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/252455 2012-11-13T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/252429 Title: Perinatal Statistics Report 2010 Authors: Health Research and Information Division, The Economic and Social Research Institute Description: The Perinatal Statistics Report 2010 presents information on babies born in Ireland in 2010. Detailed analysis are presented for variables relating to the mother (age, marital status, occupation, nationality, parity, number of previous stillbirths, and interval since last birth), father (occupation and nationality), and infant (birthweight, gestational age, and month of birth). Details of maternal and perinatal care are examined including type of antenatal care, timing of first antenatal visit, mother’s antenatal and postnatal length of stay, method of delivery, mother’s immunity to rubella, infant’s length of stay and type of feeding. This report aims to describe the fundamental social and biological characteristics of mothers and their babies and report on pregnancy outcomes with particular reference to perinatal mortality. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/252429 2012-06-26T00:00:00Z