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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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The Virgin HIV Puzzle: Can Misreporting Account for the High Proportion of HIV Cases in Self-Reported Virgins? [PDF]

It is widely believed that HIV is predominantly sexually transmitted in Sub Saharan Africa. This claim which is inconsistent with national representative data from Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Swaziland, which reveals that a significant proportion of HIV ...
Eva Deuchert
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CDC Clinical Guidelines on the Use of Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis for Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention, United States, 2024

MMWR Recommendations and Reports
Summary No vaccines and few chemoprophylaxis options exist for the prevention of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (specifically syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea).
Laura H Bachmann, L. Barbee, Philip A Chan, Hilary Reno, K. A. Workowski, Karen W. Hoover, Jonathan Mermin, Leandro Mena   +7 more
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Assessing process, content, and politics in developing the global health sector strategy on sexually transmitted infections 2016–2021: Implementation opportunities for policymakers

PLoS Medicine, 2017
Andrew Seale and colleagues discuss the development of a global strategy to counter sexually transmitted infections.
A. Seale, N. Broutet, Manjulaa Narasimhan   +2 more
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An epidemiological Study of Domestic Violence Against Women and its Association with Sexually Transmitted Infections in Bangalore Rural. [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Gender-based violence is universal, differing only in scope from one society to the other. The most common form of violence against women is domestic violence or violence within families. Objectives: 1.
Gaikwad, V, Madhukumar, S, Sudeepa, D
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'The difference in determinants of Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma genitalium in a sample of young Australian women.' [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND Differences in the determinants of Chlamydia trachomatis ('chlamydia') and Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) genital infection in women are not well understood.
Birden, Hudson, Bowden, Francis, Bradshaw, Catriona S, Chen, Marcus Y, Currie, Marian, Donovan, Basil, Fairley, Christopher K, Garland, Suzanne, Gunn, Jane, Gurrin, Lyle, Harindra, Veerakathy, Hocking, Jane S, Kaldor, John K, McNamee, Kathleen, Pirotta, Marie, Tabrizi, Sepehr N, Taylor, Nicole, Twin, Jimmy, Urban, Eve, Walker, Jennifer, Walker, Sandra   +20 more
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Testing for sexually transmitted infections among students: a discrete choice experiment of service preferences [PDF]

, 2013
Objectives To assess preferences among students for sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing services, with a view to establishing strength of preference for different service attributes.
Lagarde, Mylene, Llewellyn, Carrie D, Miners, Alec H, Pollard, Alex, Sakal, Chloe   +4 more
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Knowledge on Sexually Transmitted Infections among school-going adolescents in the Sunyani West District of Ghana

, 2022
J. El-Duah, M. J. Harris, Emmanuel Appiah-Brempong   +2 more
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Challenging the Evidence Base: The Impact of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Curricula on Disconnected Youth [PDF]

, 2015
Rates of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections are substantially higher for youth in foster care, juvenile detention, homeless shelters and substance use rehabilitation facilities.
Larra Marra, Monica Faulkner, Tania Jordanova   +2 more
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Optimising the management of vaginal discharge syndrome in Bulgaria: cost effectiveness of four clinical algorithms with risk assessment [PDF]

, 2010
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the performance and cost effectiveness of the WHO recommendations of incorporating risk-assessment scores and population prevalence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) into vaginal discharge syndrome (VDS)
Anguenot, J-L, Cavailler, P, Cornier, N, Dentcheva, R, Gerbase, A, Janin, A, Mayaud, P, Ninet, B, Petrova, E, Terris-Prestholt, F, Vassilakos, P   +10 more
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