Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, said. Of Kiwi adolescents aged 17 and over, 40.5 per cent have had sex – but only 52 per cent of sexually active adolescents use contraception consistently, the research said.
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Dr Rebecca Duncan said the current system is not working. Duncan said while there are a range of contraceptives available in New Zealand, the current provision of contraception to adolescents is reactive rather than proactive. She said it is also not focused on long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), and therefore “may not be as effective as it could be”.
Uptake of LARCs, such as implants and intrauterine devices, is low for all ages – despite being “22 times as effective” as oral contraceptive pills, the research said.
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Study examines keys to success for contact tracing
Research examining the effectiveness of contact tracing systems in the hospitality sector has identified factors that influence buy-in from the public.
Dr Raymond Xia.
Dr Raymond Xia, Associate Investigator of the collaborative study, says a key for restaurants, cafes, and bars to encourage customer participation in contact tracing is to build trust by stimulating their thinking rather than their feeling.
“Appealing to customers’ brains (knowledge) rather than their hearts (emotions) can increase the effectiveness of contact tracing as people are more likely to participate. Essentially – if a customer is confident in the establishment and their contact tracing system, they are more likely to provide their details. In establishments where there is scepticism over the establishment or the contact tracing system, then buy-in decreases,” Dr Xia says.
Agree that we should keep doing what s worked well so far,
and implement any cost-effective improvements that may become available as pandemic responses bed in .
Pre-flight testing will give us a (very?) rough idea of how effective the new (15 January) precaution is at decreasing the number of COVID-carriers boarding flights to NZ. If, after a month or two, it turns out to be ineffective (and/or unnecessary), then by all means can it. The Australian federal government
currently deems pre-flight UK testing unnecessary, so NZ is the Australasian guinea pig on this one.
Taiwan s pre-flight precautions are interesting too.
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