Risk factors for gonorrhoea: case-control study.

Rectal gonorrhoea as an independent risk factor for HIV infection in a cohort of homosexual men.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether certain sexually transmitted diseases are independent risk factors for HIV transmission in a cohort of homosexual men. METHODS Eligible cases were identified as those who had seroconverted between November 1982 and November 1990. Two persistently HIV-seronegative control participants were randomly selected for each case from all participants who remained seroneg...

Reducing the risk of gonorrhoea in black Caribbean men: can we identify risk factors?

OBJECTIVES Grouping patients by self assigned ethnicity may hide intraethnic differences in disease associations and sexual behaviour patterns. The aim of the study was to detect associations between gonorrhoea with differences in ancestry, degree of acculturation, and religious belief in young black Caribbean men, which could subsequently be used to target health promotion interventions. MET...

Main Risk Factors for Ectopic Pregnancy: A Case-Control Study in A Sample of Iranian Women

Identification of chlamydia and gonorrhoea among women in rural Haiti: maximising access to treatment in a resource poor setting.

OBJECTIVE To develop a risk assessment algorithm that will increase the identification and treatment of women with cervical infection in rural Haiti. METHODS Study participants were randomly selected from new patients who accessed services at a women's health clinic in rural Haiti between June 1999 and December 2002. This case-control study included women who tested positive for chlamydia and...

P-167: Risk Factors for Ectopic Pregnancy: A Case-Control Study

Background: Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is a common condition which presents a major health problem for women of childbearing age. This study aims to analyze and identify risk factors that have the potential for EP and evaluating the contribution of the risk factors associated EP. Materials and Methods: In this case control study, performed from 2006 to 2011 at Arash hospital, the casepatients were ...