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Article: Sexuality education and young people's sexual behavior: a review of studies.
Journal of Adolescent Research 11/1997; 12(4):421-53. · 0.87 Impact Factor -
Article: Building the case for independent monitoring of food advertising on Australian television.
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ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: To provide an independent monitoring report examining the ongoing impact of Australian self-regulatory pledges on food and drink advertising to children on commercial television. DESIGN: Analysis of food advertisements across comparable sample time periods in April/May 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011. The main outcome measure comprised change in the mean rate of non-core food advertisements from 2006 to 2011. SETTING: Sydney free-to-air television channels. SUBJECTS: Televised food advertisements. RESULTS: In 2011 the rate of non-core food advertisements was not significantly different from that in 2006 or 2010 (3·2/h v. 4·1/h and 3·1/h), although there were variations across the intervening years. The rate of fast-food advertising in 2010 was significantly higher than in 2006 (1·8/h v. 1·1/h, P < 0·001), but the same as that in 2011 (1·5/h). CONCLUSIONS: The frequency of non-core food advertising on Sydney television has remained essentially unchanged between 2006 and 2011, despite the implementation of two industry self-regulatory pledges. The current study illustrates the value of independent monitoring as a basic requirement of any responsive regulatory approach.Public Health Nutrition 10/2012; · 2.17 Impact Factor -
Article: Green and amber foods: The nutritional content of food and beverages registered for sale in New South Wales school canteens with Healthy Kids Association
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ABSTRACT: Aim: The aim of this study was to describe key nutritional characteristics of food and beverage products registered with the product registration scheme of Healthy Kids Association (formerly the New South Wales School Canteen Association). Methods: The nutritional characteristics of Healthy Kids Association's registered products as of October 2009 were examined. Nutrient content data were obtained from product nutrition information panels, for each product within popular product subcategories. The level of key nutrients (including saturated fat, sugar, calcium and fibre) was identified and analysed in relation to the nutrient criteria threshold levels for green and amber food categories. The distribution of nutrients in relation to the food category thresholds was examined. Results: For most product subcategories, the nutrient content of products clustered just below the nutrient criteria thresholds for total energy, saturated fat, sodium and sugar. The nutrient content for the positive nutrients calcium and fibre frequently clustered just above the threshold. In addition, small package sizes were found to be common among food classified as amber. Conclusion: This study illustrates a method for analysing and describing the range and nutrient profile of products registered with a product registration or nutrition signposting scheme. The distribution of key nutrients around criteria thresholds suggests that products are formulated with reference to the nutrient thresholds of the product registration scheme. However, nutrient thresholds may also be achieved through manufacturing smaller portion sizes. The potential of nutrient thresholds as levers to influence the nutritional profile of foods needs further research and industry dialogue.Nutrition & Dietetics 01/2012; 69(2):111. · 0.88 Impact Factor -
Article: Stability and change in sexual practices among first-year Australian university students (1990-1999).
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ABSTRACT: A questionnaire on sexual attitudes and behavior was administered to first-year students at Macquarie University in Sydney every year from 1990 to 1999 (N = 4295 aged 18-19; 72.5% female). Responses to questions about experience of different sexual practices (tongue kissing, oral sex, and vaginal intercourse) with regular and casual partners were analyzed for trends. Over half of the students each year (on average 64% of the men, 57% of the women) had experience of oral sex or vaginal intercourse. More male than female students reported experience of each practice, especially with casual partners. Rates for female students increased significantly over the 10-year period for all practices except tongue kissing with a regular partner and vaginal sex with a casual partner; rates for male students were apparently steady. Results are consistent with evidence from other sources of an increase in the acceptability of oral sex (both fellatio and cunnilingus) in recent decades and of increasing similarity between young men's and women's reports of sexual experience.Archives of Sexual Behavior 11/2005; 34(5):557-68. · 3.53 Impact Factor -
Article: Young people and sex/HIV education: the debate continues....
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ABSTRACT: The legal age of consent for heterosexual sex is 16 years. Large numbers of young people at school are sexually active. Indicators, such as sexually transmitted diseases, show that in spite of education programmes a large proportion of sexually active young people are practising unsafe sex. Access to anonymous sources of condoms such as vending machines would encourage and enable safe sex practices amongst youth.Promotion & Education 07/1994; 1(2):21-3, 46.
