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Characterization of sexually transmitted infections, their pharmacological treatment, and recurrence in a Colombian population

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2021
Introduction: Sexually transmitted infections are a public health problem worldwide. Their inadequate antimicrobial management has been associated with a higher risk of recurrence.
Luis Fernando Valladales-Restrepo, Juan Alberto Ospina-Cano, María José Londoño-Serna, Jorge Enrique Machado-Alba   +3 more
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Facilitators and barriers to condom use among Filipinos: A systematic review of literature [PDF]

Health Promotion Perspectives, 2020
Background: Between 2010 and 2018, the Philippines had a 203% increase in new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections. The use of condoms is an effective and practical means to prevent HIV transmission.
Ryan Q. De Torres
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Perception of Vulnerability to HIV Infection to Consistence of Condoms Use In transgender Sex Workers

Diversity, 2023
Transgender is a group with a high risk of HIV AIDS transmission due to the large number of base areas for transgender to conduct sexual transactions with sex partners.
Dian Ardyanti Rauf, Joko Sapto Pramono, Nino Adib Chifdillah   +2 more
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Sexual Practices During Adolescence [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2020
Adolescence is characterized by significant biological and psychological changes. During this time, the increased production of androgens leads to increased sexual behavior, and this may contribute to early initiation of sexual activity.
Emanoela Priscila Toledo Arruda, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito, Tatiana Rocha Prandini, Maria Rita Lerri, Rosana Maria dos Reis, Thays Marina Roncato Barcelos, Lúcia Alves Silva Lara   +6 more
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Assessing young unmarried men's access to reproductive health information and services in rural India

BMC Public Health, 2011
Background We investigated the accessibility of reproductive health information and contraceptives in a relatively less developed area of rural central India and assessed the risks facing young unmarried men.
Saavala Minna, Char Arundhati, Kulmala Teija   +2 more
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Women at Greater Sexual Risk for STIs/HIV Have a Lower Mesolimbic and Affective Bias Response to Sexual Stimuli

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2020
Young adult women in the United States have high rates of sexually transmitted infections, increasing the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Paul S. Regier, Anne M. Teitelman, Kanchana Jagannathan, Zachary A. Monge, Calumina McCondochie, Jaclynn Elkind, Anna Rose Childress   +6 more
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‘Condoms are hard to get by’: access to HIV prevention methods during lockdown of the COVID-19 epidemic in eastern Zimbabwe

Global Health Action, 2023
Background In the early phase of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, health services were disrupted worldwide, including HIV prevention services.
Morten Skovdal, Tanyaradzwa Maunzagona, Freedom Dzamatira, Phyllis Magoge-Mandizvidza, Rufurwokuda Maswera, Brian Kumbirai Moyo, Constance Nyamukapa, Simon Gregson   +7 more
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Expectations for Sex without Birth Control among Young Men: Risk Factors from the USA National Survey of Reproductive and Contraceptive Knowledge

The World Journal of Men's Health, 2020
Purpose: Male partner engagement in family planning can influence women’s contraceptive behaviors and risk of unintended pregnancy. We identified factors associated with self-reported expectations for future contraceptive use among a ...
Brian T. Nguyen, Caroline Violette, Hong Li, Jeffrey T. Jensen   +3 more
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Common ethical issues related to HIV/AIDS

South African Family Practice, 2011
No abstract available.
D. Knapp van Bogaert, G.A. Ogunbanjo
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Case-control study of risk factors for incident syphilis infection among men who have sex with men in Tokyo, Japan

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2019
Introduction: In Japan, syphilis notifications have increased. Men who have sex with men (MSM) in Tokyo have contributed substantially to the increase in syphilis notifications. We thus aimed to determine the correlates of incident syphilis among them.
Masahiro Ishikane, Yuzo Arima, Ichiro Itoda, Takuya Yamagishi, Takuri Takahashi, Tamano Matsui, Tomimasa Sunagawa, Makoto Ohnishi, Kazunori Oishi   +8 more
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