The burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) on the health and well-being of the population in the developing world is considerable. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are 340 million new cases of curable STIs in the world each year; 174 million new cases of trichomoniasis, 92 million new cases of Chlamydia infection, 62 million cases of gonorrhea, and 12 million n...

Sexually transmitted infection (STI) remains a taboo subject when associated with older people. Elizabeth Grigg advises nurses to consider, without prejudice, the possibility of STI in older people.

background: drug addiction is one of the social health problems at the present century. the high risk sexual behaviors as well as drug abusing are factors of sexually transmitted infections. this study aimed to determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and high risk behaviors among women who have referred to a de-addiction center. methods: in this descriptive study, 76 women w...

This paper will give a resume of many of the important factors, which form the immense problems in sexually transmitted infections in the world in 2007. STI is the term used to include sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS. It aims to enlighten both the specialist dermato-venereologist as well as all interested readers.

Adherence of adolescents to health practices in the context of sexuality is relevant, not only from the point of view of physical and psychological well-being, but also the model effect of their knowledge of infections transmitted sexually and their behaviours may have on other adolescents and lifestyles adopted. The need thus emerges to work with this target group with issues related with thei...

Evolutionary approaches are particularly valuable for studies of sexually transmitted diseases. Methods for tracing evolutionary phylogenies have powerful new applications that use genetic data to trace the history of pathogens across millions of years, within outbreaks lasting years, and even within individuals. Equally valuable are less widely appreciated evolutionary methods for analyzing ho...

BACKGROUND Data on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Saudi Arabia (SA) and other Islamic countries are limited. This study describes the results of a five-year surveillance for STIs in SA. METHODS This is a case series descriptive study of all confirmed STIs diagnosed in SA from January, 1995 through December, 1999. RESULTS A total of 39049 STIs were reported to the Ministry of Heal...