An exploratory descriptive study was undertaken, focussing on sexually transmitted diseases (STD) among teenagers. The aim of the study was to explore and describe the possible reasons for the high rate of sexually transmitted diseases in teenagers. The perceptions of teenagers and community nurses regarding sexually transmitted disease among teenagers involved in the teenage clinic in a specif...

The number of sufferers Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) in Indonesia is starting to increase. One example the case city Malang, 2014 as many 466 people suffer from HIV and 14 syphilis. According Malang health report, average patient 25 49 years old. Some are asymptomatic, where does not feel any symptoms even detected until a medical examination carried out. In detecting this PMS can use in...

BACKGROUND Vulnerable women are prone to sexually transmitted diseases (STD) due to their special conditions and poor knowledge about these diseases in the society. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the vulnerable women's self-care needs in knowledge, attitude and practice concerning STD. METHODS This is a cross-sectional-descriptive study conducted in 2014. The data collection ...

Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) in humans. It is caused by a motile pathogenic protozoan, Trichomonas vaginalis. Clinical diagnosis of trichomoniasis is not reliable due to nonspecific clinical presentation, which overlaps with the clinical features of other sexually transmitted diseases. Therefore, confirmation of suspected clinical cases by laboratory tests is essential...

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and especially the threat of AIDS is widely recognized as an important educational problem, particularly in the college age population. To date, intelligent software has not been developed and employed to effectively disseminate the critical knowledge relevant to this epidemic. Since STDs as a group are a personal problem which few people feel comfortable di...

We examined the extent to which selected Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) promoted certain prevention and control services for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and the potential influence of health plans and medical groups on the delivery of STD care by primary care providers (PCPs) in seven large U.S. cities. Low-cost clinical services were routinely performed by PCPs, but higher...