OBJECTIVES Few studies have evaluated the relation between male and female sexual behaviour and STD among married African women. The objectives of this study were to identify male and female sexual behaviour associated with female STD, and to explore whether incorporating male and female sexual behaviour and male symptoms can improve algorithms for STD management in married African women. MET...

OBJECTIVE To identify risky sexual behaviours and demographic factors that place high-school pupils at risk of HIV and AIDS. METHODS A cross-sectional study was undertaken to explore factors influencing the sexual behaviour of high-school pupils (mean age 15.4 years; SD 1.11). Structured self-reported questionnaires were completed by all grade 10 pupils (N = 805) at all the Wentworth, Durban,...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether there is a link between age at first anal intercourse (AFAI) and gay men's HIV/sexually transmissible infection (STI) vulnerability, including tendencies to engage in higher risk sexual behaviour. METHODS A nationwide cross-sectional survey was conducted online involving 845 Australian gay men born between 1944 and 1993. RESULTS Median AFAI fell from 35 years...

INTRODUCTION Persons serving a prison sentence are identified as a population exposed to a higher risk of HIV/STIs due to a high incidence of risk behaviour, especially intravenous drug misuse. To show results of research on prevalence of HIV/STIs in relation to spread of risk behaviour and other risk factors. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Cross-sectional study on a sample of 620 respondents in 10 pri...

BACKGROUND Ukraine has the highest HIV prevalence in Europe, with young people disproportionately represented among populations at high risk. One particularly vulnerable group comprises adolescents who live or work on the streets. This study aimed to measure the extent and distribution of HIV risk behaviours among street-based adolescents in four Ukrainian cities as part of a regional UNICEF HI...

BACKGROUND Little focus has been paid to the role of poor mental health and childhood abuse among young people with regard to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk behaviour and HIV prevention in Africa. The aim of this study was to determine the association between mental health, childhood abuse and HIV sexual risk behaviour among a sample of university students in Ivory Coast. METHODS A c...

background the pre-marital sex and live-in relationship among young people are increasing at an alarming rate. remote consequences of such high risk behaviors are increase in the incidence of stds (including hiv), unsafe and illegal abortion, adolescent pregnancy and motherhood, single mother child/abandoned child, juvenile delinquency and many more. objectives the aim of this study was to inve...

OBJECTIVE To establish a surveillance mechanism of high risk sexual behaviour among homosexual and bisexual men living, socialising and using services in a central London health authority. DESIGN Baseline survey for a system of repeatable behavioural surveillance using a self-completed questionnaire delivered by healthcare providers. SETTING Genitourinary medicine clinics, gay bars, clubs, ...

background: trichomoniasis is a worldwide sexually transmitted disease (std), and is associated with important public health problems, including enhancement of hiv transmission. the prevalence of the parasite, trichomonas vaginalis, depends on host factors such as age, sexual activity, number of sexual partners and sexual behavior. the aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of trichomo...