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Assessment of best single sample for finding chlamydia in women with and without symptoms: a diagnostic test study [PDF]

, 2012
Objective: to compare vulvovaginal swabs with endocervical swabs as optimal diagnostic sample for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Design: a diagnostic test study. Setting: an urban sexual health centre.
Booth, RA, Schoeman, SA, Smith, SD, Stewart, CMW, Wilcox, MH, Wilson, JD   +5 more
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Rush to Judgment: The STI-Treatment Trials and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa

, 2015
Introduction: The extraordinarily high incidence of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa led to the search for cofactor infections that could explain the high rates of transmission in the region.
Akobeng, Anzala, Auvert, Boily, Cartwright, Celum, Celum, Cohen, Deaton, Downs, Eileen Stillwaggon, Estellat, Feldmeier, Fleming, Ghys, Ghys, Ghys, Glynn, Grabowski, Gray, Gray, Gregson, Grosskurth, Grosskurth, Habicht, Harms, Hayes, Hayes, Hayes, Hotez, Hugonnet, Kamali, Kaul, Kaul, Kinzig, Kjetland, Kjetland, Korenromp, Larry Sawers, Larson, Leutscher, Looker, Martin, Modjarrad, Ng, Orroth, Orroth, Orroth, Padian, Pickering, Poggensee, Poggensee, Quigley, R ttingen, Rotchford, Rothman, Rothman, Rothman, Sangani, Schwartz, Schwebke, Sewankambo, Sexton, Stillwaggon, Stillwaggon, Taha, Todd, Victora, Watson-Jones, Watson-Jones, Wawer, WHO, Department of Measurement and Health Information, Wijgert, Wijgert, Wolday, World Health Organization, Worrall   +76 more
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Sexually Transmitted Infections [PDF]

Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 2021
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Pair formation models for sexually transmitted infections: A primer

Infectious Disease Modelling, 2017
For modelling sexually transmitted infections, duration of partnerships can strongly influence the transmission dynamics of the infection. If partnerships are monogamous, pairs of susceptible individuals are protected from becoming infected, while pairs ...
Mirjam Kretzschmar, Janneke C.M. Heijne
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Cost-effectiveness of voluntary HIV-1 counseling and testing in reducing sexual transmission of HIV-1 in Kenya and Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2000
Background Access to HIV-1 voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) is severely limited in less-developed countries. We undertook a multisite trial of HIV-1 VCT to assess its impact, cost, and cost-effectiveness in less-developed country settings.\ud ...
Balmer, D, Coates , T, Furlonge , C, Gregorich , S, Grinstead, O, Kamenga , C, Sangiwa , G, Sweat , M   +7 more
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Modification of knowledge about sexually transmitted infections and use of condoms in male adolescents

Revista Científica Estudiantil 2 de Diciembre, 2021
Introduction: sexually transmitted infections in adolescence constitute an international problem. In Cuba, there is little education on responsible sexuality.
Diana Esperanza Monet Alvarez, Angel Miguel Aguiar González, Emmanuel Cesar Vazquez-Ortiz, Rino Andrés Sánchez Zúñiga, Virgen Yaneisi Gross Ochoa, Julia Tamara Alvarez Cortes   +5 more
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High prevalence of syphilis among recyclable waste collectors in Central Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Background: Syphilis is associated with social and behavioral factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study determined the prevalence of syphilis and its associated risk factors among recyclable waste collectors in Central Brazil.
Wesley Marcio Cardoso, Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro, Sabrina Moreira dos Santos Weis-Torres, Larissa Melo Bandeira, Minoru German Higa Júnior, Marco Antonio Moreira Puga, Ana Rita Barbieri, Sonia Maria Fernandes Fitts   +7 more
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Awareness and Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections and its Associated Factors among Clinically Suspected Cases Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern Uttar Pradesh

Journal of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Context/Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) include a range of clinical syndromes that may be acquired/transmitted from one individual to another through sexual activity. Aims/Objectives: This study aimed to determine the awareness and
Dr. Prince kumar Patel, T. B. Singh, Satyendra Kumar Singh, Vikash Singh Patel, Swati Singh   +4 more
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Seroepidemiology of Trichomonas vaginalis in rural women in Zimbabwe and patterns of association with HIV infection [PDF]

, 2005
Serological assays using dried blood spots from 5221 women in rural areas of eastern Zimbabwe were used to assess the epidemiology of Trichomonas vaginalis infection, and its association with HIV. Antibodies to T.
Cappuccinelli, Pietro Antonio, Fiori, Pier Luigi, Gregson, Simon, Mason, Peter R., Rappelli, Paola   +4 more
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Magnitude of Self-Reported Syndromes of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Its Associated Factors Among Young Incarcerated Persons (18–29 Years) in Correctional Facilities of Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2021
Muluken Getachew,1 Dereje Haile,2 Chuchu Churko,3 Addisu Alemayehu Gube4 1Gofa Zone Health Department, Gofa, Southern Ethiopia; 2Reproductive Health and Nutrition Department, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wolaita Sodo ...
Getachew M, Haile D, Churko C, Alemayehu Gube A   +3 more
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