INTRODUCTION More new HIV-1 infections occur within stable HIV-1-discordant couples than in any other group in Africa, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) may increase transmission risk among discordant couples, accounting for a large proportion of new HIV-1 infections. Understanding correlates of STIs among discordant couples will aid in optimizing interventions to prevent HIV-1 transmi...

Introduction: Sub-Saharan Africa (Africa) remains the most severely HIV affected region in the world. As there will not be a cure or vaccine against HIV for many years, primary HIV prevention remains key to HIV control. Primary prevention currently includes treatment of curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Here, the evidence for curable STI treatment as an HIV prevention strategy in ...

INTRODUCTION The extraordinarily high incidence of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa led to the search for cofactor infections that could explain the high rates of transmission in the region. Genital inflammation and lesions caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were a probable mechanism, and numerous observational studies indicated several STI cofactors. Nine out of the ten randomized contr...

Environments for learning-teaching activities require optimum acoustical conditions since students learning attitudes are directly related to verbal speaking. However, not enough provide acoustic comfort students. To explore the requirements of educational spaces, there is a need understand role sound and in which factors auditory perception changes. This study explores relationship between bui...

Novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) has impacted health care in general and disrupted our routines. Health services were mostly directed towards the emergency response containment measures to halt virus spreading have been applied worldwide. It also indirectly transmission other infections, including sexually transmitted infections (STI). For STI, physical distancing potential decrease...

INTRODUCTION Our aim is to provide a practitioner perspective on approaches to partner notification (PN)dsome old, some newdwhich may improve the control of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, in a variety of settings. PN services support patients with STI/HIV in the difficult task of informing often unsuspecting partnersdpast or presentdof their possible exposure to an STI a...

BACKGROUND Studies conducted mainly in industrialized countries have shown that the transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is mainly parenteral, and have emphasized the role of nosocomial transmission. In Equatorial Africa, the respective contributions of parenteral and non-parenteral routes of transmission are unknown. The potential role of sexual transmission in this area of high HCV endemic...

Sexually transmitted infection (STI) management is considered rudimentary among rural medical practitioners (RMPs) in Bangladesh. We sought to understand the level of knowledge and skills in STI management and to assess the impact of a two-day training orientation among RMPs in Tangail district. Data were collected through a baseline survey of 225 practicing RMPs in the study area and a three-m...

Available data support that women who have sex with women (WSW) are at risk for a variety of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and vaginitis. Risk of STI transmission in this group depends on the specific STI under consideration and the sexual practices involved. Data demonstrates that WSW receive less standard gynecologic screening than their heterosexual counterparts. This may be due, in ...