Sexually transmitted disease surveillance.

Tehran University students' knowledge about sexually transmitted disease

Introduction: Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) such as gonorrhea, syphilis and ‎trichomonias are the most common infection disease in the world. Since young adults are at ‎substantial risk for contracting STD and previous studies have shown youth poor knowledge ‎level.‎ Aim: The objective of this study is to determine the knowledge level about STD among ‎Tehran Univers...

Sexually Transmitted Disease ( STD )

Sexually transmitted disease (STD) can be infected through sexual contacts. Some of the common STDs are syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia. Different STDs have different transmission mechanism, signs and symptoms, complications, diagnosis and treatments. This review article focuses on the mechanism of disease transmission, bacterial resistance and type of antibacterial drugs used for three commo...

Special Focus: Surveillance for Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Problem/Condition: During the 1980s, an increasing proportion of adolescent women reported having had premarital sexual intercourse, thus potentially placing an increasing number of young persons at higher risk of acquiring a sexually transmitted infection. Reporting Period Covered: To determine rates and examine trends of sexually transmitted infections among adolescents, we analyzed data for ...

2004 Canadian sexually transmitted infections surveillance report.

Sexually Transmitted Disease in Micronesia

The potential health threat of AIDS to the native island-based populations in the Pacific is now widely appreciated by those working in the public-health sector throughout the region. Although several countries in the region are yet to identify any cases of AIDS or HIV seropositivity, there is reason to suspect that heterosexual contact may emerge as a predominant mode of spread of HIV infectio...