Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are quite common and observed more frequently in teens. The adolescents represent a group at particular risk for STD due to biological, sociocultural and psychological factors. Undectected infections may lead to unwanted sequelae, including pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic abdominal pain, tubal scarring and increased risk of ectopic pregnancy. This paper ...

BACKGROUND Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including AIDS are becoming a major public health problem in developing countries worldwide. AIMS All the adult patients attending VCTC and STD clinics of Assam Medical College between May 2002 and December 2005 were enrolled in the study. METHODS Records of patients with high-risk sexual behavior and presence of STD on clinical examination we...

Studies of detained and incarcerated adolescent offenders in the United States indicate that these juveniles have an elevated risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). However, many more arrestees enter the "front end" of the juvenile justice system than are detained or incarcerated, and research into the STD risk profiles and service needs of this larger group is lacking. An expansion of S...

CONTEXT In the United States, young people aged 15-24 represent 25% of the sexually experienced population. However, the incidence and prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among this age-group are unknown. METHODS Data from a variety of sources were used to estimate the incidence and prevalence of STDs among 15-24-year-olds in the United States in 2000. The quality and reliabili...

Sexually transmitted diseases are painful and sometimes deadly. However, the same is true of many other diseases and also of pollution, crime, poverty, traffic accidents, and armed conflict. Governments in all countries, and especially in the poorest countries of the world, must struggle to fulfill a multitude of important roles with extremely limited resources. Should the prevention and contro...

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are epidemic in developing countries including South Africa, and the challenge of STD control in these settings is immense l The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that more than 300 million curable STDs occur each year and this does not account for the millions of viral infections that also occur. Not only are STDs unpleasant acute illnesses, they ma...

The goal was to analyze the behavior, knowledge and risk perception about sexually transmitted diseases / AIDS (STD/AIDS) in people over 50 years old. 165 public servants at a State Secretary in Mato Grosso, Brazil were interviewed. The chi-square test and logistic regression tests were used for the analysis of risk perception and the behavior and knowledge variables about STD/AIDS. Most of the...

BACKGROUND Sexually Transmitted diseases (STD) syndrome management has been one cornerstone of STD treatment. Persons with STD symptoms in many countries, especially those with limited resources, often initially seek care in pharmacies. The objective of the study was to develop and evaluate an integrated network of physicians, midwives and pharmacy workers trained in STD syndromic management (T...

OBJECTIVE National and state public health officials generally present sexually transmitted disease (STD) surveillance information in terms of overall cases and population-based rates. Because many adolescents (especially in the younger ages) are not sexually active, the use of population-based denominators leads to the calculation of low age-specific STD rates. This study compared morbidity ra...