BACKGROUND Transmission of Entamoeba histolytica generally occurs by fecal excretion of cysts followed by oral ingestion of contaminated food or water. However, fecal-oral transmission may occur within households and long-term care institutions, and sexual transmission occurs among men who have sex with men. Epidemiologically linked clusters of E. histolytica infection are rare in industrialize...

This study seeks to evaluate sexual risk behaviors in non-injecting substance-dependent patients admitted for specialized inpatient Brazilian care. A cross-sectional study using socio-demographic and sexual behavior information, drug of choice, Short Alcohol Dependence Data, Drug Abuse Screening, and Test for Nicotine Dependence was used in 299 subjects with different levels of sexual vulnerabi...

OBJECTIVE We aim to analyze trend of syphilis and factors associated with recurrent episodes of syphilis among adults and adolescents attended in a STI/AIDS reference centers in Campinas, state of São Paulo, 2004 to 2012. METHODS Medical records, pharmacy data, and notification database were accessed to analyze trends of syphilis and sociodemographic, epidemiological and clinical variables as...

Sexual behavior is one of the factors thought to be associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection. Several studies have shown that sexual such as oral sex, a history injuries genital organs during intercourse, and working sex worker are In addition, injecting narcotic use also One method determine infection status serological examination, through measurement immunoglobulin G (IgG). IgG seropositi...

In research with 942 nonclinical adult participants, gay men and lesbian women reported a significantly higher rate of childhood molestation than did heterosexual men and women. Forty-six percent of the homosexual men in contrast to 7% of the heterosexual men reported homosexual molestation. Twenty-two percent of lesbian women in contrast to 1% of heterosexual women reported homosexual molestat...

Public awareness of lesbian and gay couples is growing; attention to homosexuality in the popular media is increasing. Social scientists have also begun to describe and analyze the nature of gay and lesbian relationships. The new scholarship on homosexual relationships is important both to the scientific community and to the general public. For the emerging science of close relationships (Kelle...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of a peer education intervention, based in the "gay" bars of Glasgow, which sought to reduce sexual risk behaviours for HIV infection and increase use of a dedicated homosexual men's sexual health service, and in particular increase the uptake of hepatitis B vaccination. DESIGN Self completed questionnaires administered to men who have sex with men (MSM) in Glas...

1.1 Number of consumers Since males, particularly single or divorced males, are the main demanders of commercial sex, an increase in their numbers can increase the demand for commercial sex. An increase in the numbers of postpubertal males can occur for a number of reasons, including high median age at marriage, prolonged postpartum abstinence, and migration. A number of factors can lead to a h...

OBJECTIVE To determine the childcare practices of commercial sex workers (CSWs). DESIGN A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted between July and December 2000 during which a structured questionnaire was administered. SETTING Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya. SUBJECTS Three hundred eighty five CSWs and four focus group discussions (FGDs) held. Health cards from 126 under five years o...