background: reproductive tract infections (rti) and sexually transmitted infections (sti) are often subclinical and remain undetected. the current study aimed to estimate the burden of rti/sti, associated symptoms, risk factors and the impact of the condition on quality of life (qol). methods: a community based, cross sectional study was conducted. married women aged 18 to 49 years were selecte...

background understanding the prevalence of symptoms associated with sexually transmitted infections (stis) and how care is sought for those symptoms are important components of stis control and prevention. people’s preference between public and private service providers is another important part of developing a well-functioning stis surveillance system.   methods this cross-sectional survey was...

abstract background: vulnerable women are prone to sexually transmitted diseases due to their high-risk behaviors. the present study aimed to investigate the effect of self-care training program based on orem’s model on the behaviors leading to sexually transmitted diseases in vulnerable women. materials and methods: this field trial was initially conducted on 100 women covered under health ser...

background: drug addiction is one of the social health problems at the present century. the high risk sexual behaviors as well as drug abusing are factors of sexually transmitted infections. this study aimed to determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and high risk behaviors among women who have referred to a de-addiction center. methods: in this descriptive study, 76 women w...

OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to compare the frequencies of vaginal infections among human immunodeficiency virus-infected women with those among human immunodeficiency virus-seronegative women. STUDY DESIGN Human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive women attending a comprehensive care center for human immunodeficiency virus disease at the outpatient department of an inner-city hospital...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the prevalence of genital and sexually transmitted infections and its related factors in married women in Iran. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study of 4 274 married women living in urban and rural areas of the Zanjan province from 2012 to 2013. We used stratified cluster sampling to select the participants. Data collection included demographic...

human papillomavirus (hpv) is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted diseases worldwide and is the etiological agent of cervical and other anogenital malignancies. since hpvs have been shown to possess oncogenic potential, an association between hpv infection and prostatic cancer (pca) has been suggested. there are conflicting reports on the impact of hpv infection on the develop...