SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOUR AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS IN ADOLESCENTS ATTENDING STI CLINIC
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prevalence of hiv and syphilis in patients attending sexually transmitted infections (sti) clinic in an urban slum
background : people with sexually transmitted infections (stis) constitute the high-risk group for transmission of hiv. the present study was planned to estimate the prevalence of hiv and syphilis in patients attending sti clinic and to assess the socio-demographic determinants of the study subjects. methods : a cross sectional descriptive study of three-month duration was undertaken from janua...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2278-4748,2278-4802
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2017/1176