Sexually transmitted infection in the elderly

Sexually transmitted infections in elderly people.

Trichomoniasis the Underestimated Sexually Transmitted Infection

This study interviewed 2,272 women from a low income community in California, USA who completed a questionnaire entitled Risk Behavior Assessment that captured risky drug and sexual behavior. The logistic regression model included gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, warts, crack, and sex trading for money as well as racial and ethnic differences. It was evident that Trichomonas Vaginalis can co-exi...

Sexually transmitted diseases in children: HIV infection.

Accepted for publication 21 May 1992 Epidemiology Of 10 million adults throughout the world with HIV infection, 75% have been infected through heterosexual transmission. This has resulted in an increasing number of women who have been infected, and with it, a rise in the numbers of children. Children under the age of 13 years with AIDS represent about 2% of all the total cases reported to the W...

Care-seeking Pattern in the General Iranian Population with Sexually Transmitted Infection Syndromes: A Population-Based Survey

Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have a high prevalence in developing and least developed countries. Delays in seeking health care are among the main obstacles to the prevention and control of STIs. This study aimed to investigate the care-seeking pattern in the general Iranian population with sexually transmitted infection syndromes. Materials and Methods: This population-ba...

Concerns about Hiv and Sexually Transmitted Infection

Rosimar Torres, MD; Cibel M. Hilerio, PhD(c); Georgina Silva, MPHE; Nyrma Y. Ortiz, PhD(c); Carmen D. Zorrilla, MD; Lydia E. Santiago, PhD In this study, the RESPECT-2, an HIV risk reduction intervention developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was translated into Spanish and culturally adapted to the Puerto Rican population. A new intervention emerged called the RReduCPR (R...