OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence of syphilis infections among men who have sex with men (MSM) accessing the Brisbane Sexual Health Clinic during the period 1997 up to May 2003, data were collated through three clinical programmes conducted by the service-a large inner city mainstream sexual health clinic and two small outreach sessional clinics conducted on the site of male sex on premises v...

Nationally there are higher rates of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) and bloodborne viruses diagnosed in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than in other Australians. These infections are a major source of morbidity: untreated chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis can cause infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease, premature delivery and neonatal and post-partum infections, whil...

background : people with sexually transmitted infections (stis) constitute the high-risk group for transmission of hiv. the present study was planned to estimate the prevalence of hiv and syphilis in patients attending sti clinic and to assess the socio-demographic determinants of the study subjects. methods : a cross sectional descriptive study of three-month duration was undertaken from janua...

conclusions surveys and opinion polls are valuable research tools and feedback mechanisms for administrative decisions; they should not be discredited by obtrusive questioning or asking for private information, with commercial or other purposes. context many studies on alcohol misuse and related topics such as the use of condoms are based on surveys. however, some surveys are not free from bias...