Gang youth are at an increased likelihood of participating in unsafe sexual behaviors and at an elevated risk of exposure to sexually transmitted infection (STIs), including HIV. This manuscript presents quantitative and qualitative data on sexual behaviors among a sample of predominately heterosexual, male gang youth aged 16 to 25 years interviewed in Los Angeles between 2006 and 2007 (n = 60)...

OBJECTIVES To describe the features of an outbreak of early syphilis in North Manchester. METHODS Retrospective KC60 and case note review. RESULTS In a 25 month period, 10 cases of primary, 22 of secondary, and nine cases of early latent syphilis were diagnosed. 39 were homosexual or bisexual men, 20 being co-infected with HIV. Most infections were acquired locally and in 19/41 cases oral s...

INTRODUCTION Setting practical priorities for sexually transmitted infection (STI) control is a balance between idealism and pragmatism. Infections transmitted through unsafe sex (chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B and human papillomavirus (HPV) infections) rank in the top five causes of the global burden of disease. Their distribution in populations is driven by a complex mixtur...

Little is known about the role of social networks in promoting clandestine abortions. This study investigated the role social networks play in decision making for and facilitation of clandestine abortions. It was a mixed method study in which 320 women treated for complications of unsafe abortions were interviewed in a cross sectional survey to determine their consultation with social networks ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Genital wart is the most common sexually transmitted disease worldwide. Sexual risk factors and sexual behavior pattern may be different in various countries. In this study, we tried to evaluate demographic information and some sexual behaviors and risk factors in Iranian patients with genital warts. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 250 patients with anogenital ...

Case studies are presented of three HIV-infected patients, one heterosexual, one bisexual, and one homosexual, who continued to engage in unsafe sex. Western countries have seen an increase in unsafe sex practices since the early 1990s, raising the specter of a new wave of HIV infections. Increasing rates of sexually transmitted diseases are already being reported in case studies and by the Cen...

This paper examines the evidence for harm reduction policies on HIV and HCV transmission, evaluating the benefit to drug users and the community. Surveys show that HIV is primarily transmitted through unsafe sexual activity, while HCV is almost exclusively transmitted by unsafe drug injecting. A review of studies on NSPs and their effectiveness in preventing transmission of HCV and HIV shows th...

Sebagai aset utama bagi perusahaan dalam menggerakan operasional untuk mencapai efisiensi dan produktivitas tinggi, tenaga kerja perlu dijamin keselamatan kesehatan kerjanya. Keselamatan adalah segala upaya pencegahan kecelakaan penyakit yang diakibatkan dari bekerja menjamin serta melindungi kerja. Setiap diwajibkan menerapkan operasionalnya. Terutama pada pekerjaan memiliki resiko tinggi akan...

original article   training interventions are regarded as essential managerial strategies in various organizations. the present study investigated managerial interventions in training based on deming model and their effectiveness to decrease the rate of unsafe behaviors of workers. it was a case study, conducted in a rolling industry and a descriptive- analytic research, done periodically durin...