PSY 3306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Condom, Syphilis, Sarcoma

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3306
• Professor: Arne Stinchcombe

Document Summary

A lot of people in the world get them, where you are in the world and your medical access depends on your outcomes of the disease. Mainly contracted via sexual contact and also non-sexual needs (i. e. blood transfusions, drug use, dirty needles, etc. ) Women often suffer more from any long-term consequences. Underdeveloped brains, more partners, less educations, feelings of invincibility, lack of awareness of consequences, condom usage (lack of available, embarrassment with buying condoms) Social determinants of health amongst nations and different ethnicities. Socio-economic status: levels of education, access to health care, discrimination. Viral infection that weakens the immune system and can eventually lead to aids, when there is an opportunistic infection. -o(cid:374)e"s i(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)e syste(cid:373) is lo(cid:449) a(cid:374)d so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g takes o(cid:448)er (i. e. c-diff. , fungal growths) -highest prevalence in canada: men who have sex with men (msm), intra-venal drug users (ivu), etc. --used to be unknown tumors and then became stigmatized.