The development of non-invasive tests for evidence of current or past infection offers new prospects for carrying out population studies of sexually transmitted infection (STI) epidemiology, and for improved understanding of the behavioural and biological determinants of STI transmission. In turn this may guide screening, treatment, and behavioural interventions. The evidence base for many inte...

High-risk sexual activity, including engaging in transactional sex, concurrent sexual partnerships, and inconsistent condom use, increases the risk of infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI). The demands of seafaring, such as long periods spent away from home, and the availability of commercial sex around seaports, can contribute to a culture of high-risk activity suc...

A high-speed interface has been designed for interconnection of the S/390 I/O subsystem to the IBM S/390 G5 processor. The self-timed interface (STI) provides high bandwidth, greater communication distances, and simpler timing within the S/390 servers than traditional interfaces. The STI communicates between the memory bus adapter and the expanded S/390 I/O subsystem, which now includes the new...

OBJECTIVE To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of high school students regarding HIV/ AIDS and STI and to determine if a school education programme would bring about statistically significant positive change in the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding HIV/AIDS and STI. METHODS The study was conducted among 1012 students of various schools in Kathmandu Valley (Kathmandu, Bhakta...

Selection for drought tolerance typically involves evaluating genotypes for either high yield potential or stable performance under drought stress. In order to select drought tolerant land races of bread wheat an experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications under two different rainfed and irrigated conditions during the growing season 2010-2011. ...

Background: Recent increases in bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STI) and risk behavior have coincided with the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in homosexual communities of industrialized countries. The reasons for these increases are not fully understood. Goal: The goal of this study was to understand the various effects of ART on risk behaviors and STI. Objective: The o...

Objectives: The incidence of HIV and STIs increased among men who have sex with men (MSM) visiting our STI clinic in Amsterdam. Interestingly, HIV increased mainly among older (>35 years) MSM, whereas infection rates of rectal gonorrhoea increased mainly in younger men. To explore this discrepancy we compared trends in STIs and HIV in a cohort of young HIV negative homosexual men from 1984 unti...

BACKGROUND In sub-Saharan Africa, female sex workers (FSWs) are a vulnerable high risk group for the acquisition and transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV. OBJECTIVES To study parameters of sexual behaviour and knowledge of STI and HIV, to describe health seeking behaviour related to STI, and to measure the prevalence of gonorrhoea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV-1, to p...