OBJECTIVES To compare coital diaries and face-to-face interviews (FFIs) in measuring sexual behaviour among women at high risk of HIV. To assess the effect of differing levels of support from researchers on reporting in coital diaries and FFIs. METHODS Three groups of 50 women were randomly selected from a cohort of food and recreational facility workers participating in a microbicide trial f...

While brothel-based sex work is regulated by the Peruvian government, there is little data on STI risk factors reported by female sex workers (FSW). This study compared high risk behaviors among 120 Peruvian FSW from government regulated brothels with both clients and non-commercial partners. Our study found that 12% of FSW reported unprotected vaginal sex with clients (compared to 75% with non...

A probability sample of 206 men who have sex with men from 16 sites in Phnom Penh were surveyed about sexual behaviors and tested for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). HIV and syphilis prevalence was 14.4% and 5.5%, respectively. Out of the total sample, 81% reported anal sex with any male partners in the past 6 months, and 61.2% reported having had vaginal sex. In the past 6 mont...

OBJECTIVE The present study examined whether adolescents' initial consequences of sexual activity differ according to type of sexual activity and gender. METHODS Surveys were administered to 618 adolescents recruited from 2 public high schools in the autumn of ninth grade (2002) and at 6-month intervals until the spring of tenth grade (2004). Analyses were limited to the 275 adolescents (44%)...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to assess the validity of women's reports of recent unprotected sex by testing for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in vaginal samples. STUDY DESIGN The authors conducted prospective research with 332 female sex workers attending 2 public dispensaries in Madagascar. RESULTS Among women who reported no sex or protected sex only within the past 48 hour...

OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence and association of sexual risk behaviours and viral suppression among HIV-infected adults in the United States. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis of weighted data from a probability sample of HIV-infected adults receiving outpatient medical care. The facility and patient response rates were 76 and 51%, respectively. METHODS We analysed 2009 interview and m...

PURPOSE An earlier randomized controlled trial found that two middle school sexual education programs-a risk avoidance (RA) program and a risk reduction (RR) program-delayed initiation of sexual intercourse (oral, vaginal, or anal sex) and reduced other sexual risk behaviors in ninth grade. We examined whether these effects extended into 10th grade. METHODS Fifteen middle schools were randoml...

BACKGROUND Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is common in women who have sex with women. While cross-sectional data support a role for sexual transmission, risks for incident BV have not been prospectively studied in this group. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We studied risks for BV acquisition in a prospective cohort study of women (age 16-35 years) who reported sex with other women (>or=1 partner, p...

Background Although there are different ways to achieve the desired sex of the fetus, most of those are not completely effective. This paper reports a study on human to check the theories which hypothesize that high potassium maternal diet, douching with alkaline substance to change vaginal PH and intercourse around ovulation affects the sex ratio of the progeny MaterialsAndMethods A quasi-expe...