Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have become a major public health problem globally as well as in India. Prevalence of STIs varies across different high risk groups including the population with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Individuals with STDs are at a higher risk of acquisition of HIV through the sexual route than the oth...

CONTEXT Adolescents have among the highest sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates. Rich data are now available to characterize the social and behavioral factors that affect adolescent STD risk. METHODS Data from Wave 1 (1995) of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) are used to estimate school, neighborhood, family and individual level effects on acquiring an STD...

Female genital ulcer is a disease that affects a large number of women, and its etiologic diagnosis can be difficult. The disease may increase the risk of acquiring HIV. Genital ulcer may be present in sexually transmitted diseases (STD)--syphilis, chancroid, genital herpes, donovanosis, lymphogranuloma venereum; and other non-STD disorders (NSTD)--Behçet's syndrome, pemphigus, Crohn's disease,...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES With increasing burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in India, documentation on the epidemiology of genital chlamydial infections in high-risk patients with sexually transmitted diseases (STD) is of significant public health value. Specific diagnosis is essential to prevent the morbidity due to the chlamydial in...

The aim of the study, due to the worldwide prevalent increase of sexually transmitted diseases, was to investigate the local adolescents’ awareness of sexually transmitted diseases, including their level of knowledge regarding the mode of transmission and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. The study was performed using a standard questionnaire which was distributed to the general publ...

To better understand the prevalence, incidence, and risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among female adolescents, a prospective 6-month cohort study was conducted at four teen clinics in a southeastern city. At enrollment, 260 (40%) of 650 sexually active females ages 14-19 years had an STD: chlamydia, 27%; herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), 14%; gonorrhea, 6%; trichomoniasi...

This study examines the knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among male youths in Malaysia. A self-administered survey was carried out on a sample of 952 never-married males aged 15-24 years. The respondents were asked about their knowledge of STDs, how these diseases get transmitted and their sexual behaviours. The data showed that 92% of the respondents knew of at least one STD (...

BACKGROUND Studies about sexual risk behaviors can provide information to support design strategies to control the spread of HIV infection. OBJECTIVE To assess sexual risk behaviors among women attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in Vitória, Brazil. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed among women attending an STD/AIDS reference center. Enrolled participants were inter...

OBJECTIVES To examine the sexual behaviour and the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) among females attending an inner-city STD clinic before and after safer sex campaigns. SUBJECTS In 1984 981 women and in 1988 684 women were interviewed immediately after the venerological examination. SETTING Department of Dermato-Venereology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. MET...

Of an unselected group of 159 women attending a sexually transmitted diseases (STD) clinic 20% (32) had symptoms of urethritis. A positive correlation existed between the finding of more than 10 polymorphonuclear leucocytes (PMNL) per high-power field in the Gram-stained urethral smear and the presence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Trichomonas vaginalis. Conversely, these...