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Sexual health knowledge and practices and STI/HIV prevalence among long-distance truck drivers in Peru

SAGE Open Medicine, 2017
Objectives: HIV and other sexually transmitted infections remain a challenge globally and many key groups have yet to be studied. Evidence shows that truck drivers may have high-risk behaviors and higher sexually transmitted infection/HIV prevalence ...
Patricía J García, Boris Fazio, Angela M Bayer, Aldo G Lizarraga, Marina Chiappe, Sayda La Rosa, Marcela Lazo, Lorena López, María Valderrama, César P Cárcamo   +9 more
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Understanding the acceptability, barriers and facilitators for chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening in technical colleges: qualitative process evaluation of the “Test n Treat” trial

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Low uptake of sexually transmitted infection testing by sexually active young people is a worldwide public health problem. Screening in non-medical settings has been suggested as a method to improve uptake. The “Test n Treat” feasibility trial
Charlotte Fleming, Vari M. Drennan, Sarah Kerry-Barnard, Fiona Reid, Elisabeth J. Adams, S. Tariq Sadiq, Rachel Phillips, Wendy Majewska, Emma M. Harding-Esch, Emma C. Cousins, Freya Yoward, Pippa Oakeshott   +11 more
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Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sexual Behaviour Among Commercial Sex Workers in a Rural District of Malawi. [PDF]

, 2003
In Thyolo District, Malawi, a study was conducted among commercial sex workers (CSWs) attending mobile clinics in order to; determine the prevalence and pattern of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), describe sexual behaviour among those who have an ...
Arendt, V, Chantulo, A, Harries, A D, Nkhoma, W, Spielmann M P, Zachariah, R   +5 more
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Current Trends in Syphilis Mortality in the United States, 2015–2020

Venereology, 2023
Rates of reported cases of syphilis have steadily increased since 2000 in the United States. However, despite the increase in cases, mortality from 2000–2014 declined.
Noel C. Barragan, Ranjana N. Wickramasekaran, Frank Sorvillo, Lisa V. Smith, Tony Kuo   +4 more
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Prevalence of Commonly Encountered Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Imprisoned Incarcerated Women [PDF]

Women’s Health Bulletin, 2014
Background: Sexually transmitted infections are major causes of morbidity among incarcerated women. However, little is known about the prevalence of these infections among female prisoners in Iran.
Shohreh Beheshti, Loabat Salehi, Samaneh Ziadlou   +2 more
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Cost-effectiveness of management strategies for acute urethritis in the developing world. [PDF]

, 2000
OBJECTIVE: To recommend a cost-effective approach for the management of acute male urethritis in the developing world, based on the findings of a theoretical study.
Crabbé, F, de Clerck, M, Laga, M, Vuylsteke, B   +3 more
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HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP DENGAN TINDAKAN PENCEGAHAN PENYAKIT MENULAR SEKSUAL PADA ANAK BUAH KAPAL DI PELABUHAN BELAWAN 2019

Jurnal Kebidanan Kestra, 2019
The act of the prevention sexually transmitted infections disease is one of to reduce the spread of sexually transmitted to live a sex safety and health life style.
Isroni Azhari Siregar, Masryna Siagian, Herbert Wau   +2 more
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The cost of promiscuity: sexual transmission of Nosema microsporidian parasites in polyandrous honey bees [PDF]

, 2015
Multiple mating (and insemination) by females with different males, polyandry, is widespread across animals, due to material and/or genetic benefits for females.
AA Ptaszynska, AL Bourgeois, AP Lourenço, B Baer, B Baer, B Baer, BE Traver, BE Traver, BJ Cole, BP Oldroyd, C Alaux, C Yue, DC De Graaf, DR Tarpy, G Arnqvist, HR Mattila, I Fries, J Klee, JJ Boomsma, JL Li, JR de Miranda, KA Palmer, KE Roberts, KE Roberts, L Bourgeois, LW Simmons, M Higes, MA Furst, MD Jennions, ML Taylor, O Otti, P Graystock, P Graystock, P Graystock, RH Crozier, RJ Knell, RJ Paxton, S Sumner, T Chapman, TR Copley, W Wattanachaiyingcharoen, W-F Huang, WD Hamilton, WM Brooks, WOH Hughes, WOH Hughes, WOH Hughes, Y Chen, Y Chen, Y Peng, YP Chen   +50 more
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Genotype distribution and molecular characterization of HPV in the Peruvian amazon: insights into prevalence, lineage diversity, and viral integration

Scientific Reports
Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality among women in Peru, with the highest death rates reported in the Amazon region. Despite this burden, molecular data on human papillomavirus (HPV) in this area are limited.
Lesly Solis-Ponce, Milan Stosic, Greisi Curicó, Susan Espetia, Heidy Sanchez-Grandez, Sadaf Sakina Hassan, Jorge Basiletti, Kristiane Søreng, Maribel Acuña-Barrios, Lilian Huarca-Balbin, Mariela Yaya-Ríos, Giovanny Vilcarino-Zevallos, Renzo Lopez, Andrea Matos, Cesar Ramal-Asayag, George Obregon, Laila Sara Arroyo Mühr   +16 more
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Knowledge of sexually transmitted infection among adults living in Saudi Arabia: a national cross-sectional study [PDF]

Journal of Men's Health
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a major global health, occurring in different worldwide nations. Discussing STIs in Saudi society is considered taboo, due to social and ethical constraints.
Meshari A. Alzahrani, Abdullah Abahussain, Mohammed Alharbi, Abdulrahman Alanazi, Rakan Almjlad, Abdullah Alharbi, Ali Al-Suhaim, Abdullah Bin Aftan, Sulaiman Almutairi, Mansour Alzahrani, Mohammad Shakil Ahmad   +10 more
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