introduction: chlamydia is an important cause of sexually transmitted diseases leading to tubal factor infertility. background: this study aims to define the role of chlamydial antibody detection in predicting presence, nature and type of tubal pathology in laparoscopy. materials and methods: a prospective study was conducted on 200 consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopy as a part of infer...

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have been known about since ancient times. Today, however, STDs are on the rise in young people around world. Interventions and sex education being utilized attempt to prevent STD spread individuals who greatest risk of infection. Young should be provided with easy accessible health services. There anonymity as well investigations into reasoning behind unsaf...

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) surveillance has caught the attention of the Italian public health authorities during the past decades. The spread of HIV infection increased the awareness of the need for a better STD surveillance system. This paper reports a retrospective survey of STD clinics in Italy, intended to form an epidemiological base for further development of STD surveillance. Th...

objective: the study aimed to design and evaluate the content and face validity, and reliability of knowledge, attitude, and behavior questionnaire on preventive behaviors among vulnerable women concerning sexually transmitted diseases (stds). materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out in two phases of an action research. in the first phase, to explain stds preventive dom...

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are infections that are spread primarily through person-to-person sexual contact. During the past two decades, STDs have undergone a dramatic transformation. First, the change in name from venereal diseases (V.D.) to sexually transmitted diseases (STD) indicates this transformation. The term “venereal” as it relates to disease dates back to 15th century. I...

Objective: In Mwanza region, an HIV/STD intervention program has been in progress in the rural population since 1991. The information in this study was gathered to increase understanding about lay concepts of sexually transmitted diseases and to provide information to inform HIV/AIDS/STD interventions. Methods: During a rapid ethnographic survey, 4 investigators conducted more than 100 intervie...