World and Latin American congresses on sexually transmitted diseases

[Knowledge of HIV and sexually-transmitted diseases in Latin American and Maghrebi immigrants in Catalonia (Spain)].

OBJECTIVES To describe and compare levels of knowledge about HIV/AIDS and condom use in the immigrant population. METHOD We performed a cross-sectional study by means of a semi-structured questionnaire and face-to face interviews in 238 Latin American and Maghrebi users of medical centers in the Barcelona and North Barcelona-Maresme health areas. The questionnaire included sociodemographic va...

[Sexually transmitted diseases (S.T.D.)].

Circumcision and sexually transmitted diseases.

OBJECTIVES New evidence linking lack of circumcision with sexually transmitted human immunodeficiency virus revives concerns about circumcision and other sexually transmitted diseases. This study was undertaken to assess the relationship between circumcision and syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydial infection, genital herpes, nongonococcal urethritis, and exophytic genital warts. METHODS A cross-se...

Sexually transmitted diseases in sexually abused children.

To determine the prevalence and pattern of sexually transmitted diseases among sexually abused children, we evaluated 532 victims under 14 years of age for the presence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Treponema pallidum. Twenty-five girls with vaginal discharge and six children with perineal skin lesions underwent more detailed microbiologic examination. Thirty-four infections were identified in 3...

Sexually transmitted diseases on a tropical island.

Singapore is a bustling cosmopolitan island city, situated at the southern tip of Peninsula Malaysia. It is 602 square kilometres with a population density of 3784 persons per square kilometre. The population is made up of Chinese (76 %), Malays (15 %), Indians (7 %), and others (20%). The distribution of the sexes in the population is equal except for Indians who still exhibit a migrant patter...