OBJECTIVES To 1) create a space where men who have sex with men (MSM) feel comfortable accessing sexually transmitted infection/human immunodeficiency virus (STI/HIV) testing, and 2) reduce STI/HIV incidence. PARTICIPANTS Gay men in Ottawa and its surrounding regions. SETTING A preponderance of diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections and HIV continue to occur among MSM. Meanwhile, othe...

To determine uptake of home sampling kit (HSK) for STI/HIV compared to clinic-based testing, whether the availability of HSK would increase STI testing rates amongst HIV infected MSM, and those attending a community-based HIV testing clinic compared to historical control. Prospective observational study in three facilities providing STI/HIV testing services in Brighton, UK was conducted. Adult ...

BACKGROUND Although number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) reported in STI surveillance increased rapidly for women in Japan during the 1990s, the sexual behavior of women potentially at risk of STI infection remains unknown. METHODS In order to determine the demographic and behavioral characteristics of non-sex worker (SW) females attending STI clinics, female attendees (n = 145), ...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of a number of speech intelligibility indices in terms of predicting the intelligibility of vocoded speech. DESIGN Noise-corrupted sentences were vocoded in a total of 80 conditions, involving three different signal-to-noise ratio levels (-5, 0, and 5 dB) and two types of maskers (steady state noise and two-talker). Tone-voco...

Background. While the efficacy of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in the prevention of HIV is well established in clinical trials, its utility in clinical practice needs to be defined. In contrast to lifelong HIV treatment, the use of PrEP should be only for those who remain at continued risk of HIV infection. Using sexual transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis as an indicator of continued high-...

Cette synthèse examine les effets que la crise du COVID-19 pourrait avoir sur l’avenir de science, technologie et l’innovation (STI) politiques y afférentes. Les disparates recherche le développement (R&D) dans différents secteurs, l’accélération l’adoption des outils numériques techniques connexes, l’évolution degré d’ouverture, l’inclusivité l’agilité écosystèmes d’innovation sont autant ...

A new electronic surveillance system for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) was introduced in England in 2009. The genitourinary medicine clinic activity dataset (GUMCAD) is a mandatory, disaggregated, pseudo-anonymised data return submitted by all STI clinics across England. The dataset includes information on all STI diagnoses made and services provided alongside demographic characteristi...

The rates of sexually transmitted infections (STI) including chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, are increasing across the United States, including in Rhode Island (RI). These STIs affect many otherwise healthy adolescents and young adults, and represent a significant source of morbidity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encourages states to develop strategies for addressing incre...

OBJECTIVE Little is known about the need and demand for integrated reproductive health and HIV services at the population level. DESIGN Descriptive data analysis of household surveys collected by the Integra Initiative. METHODS Household surveys were conducted among 18-49-year-olds in Kenya (N = 1752) and Swaziland (N = 779) in 2009. Data on fertility intentions, contraceptive use, sexual b...

To cite: Veinot TC, Campbell TR, Kruger DJ, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2013;20:758–765. ABSTRACT Objective We investigated the user requirements of African-American youth (aged 14–24 years) to inform the design of a culturally appropriate, network-based informatics intervention for the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI). Materials and Methods We conducted 10 foc...