Sexually Transmitted Infection
Female Epidemiology of Transcription Mediated Amplification Based Trichomonas vaginalis Detection in a Metropolitan Setting with a High Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infection
... T. vaginalis ASR is now formatted as the APTIMA Trichomonas vaginalis assay, with U.S. Food and Drug Administration indica- tions for female first-void urine, genital swab, and gynecological specimens (24). The method ...
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Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnancy and Reproductive Health: Proceedings of the STAR Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinical Trial Group Programmatic Meeting
... STAR Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinical Trial Group (STI CTG) Programmatic meeting on STIs in Pregnancy and Reproductive Health in April 2018 was to review the latest research and develop ...
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Detection of sexually transmitted infection and human papillomavirus in negative cytology by multiplex PCR
... Despite the fact that many pathogens are not detected by Gram stain, Gram-stained vaginal secretions are still accepted as the diagnostic gold-standard, rather than the culture of secretions. With the advent of advanced ...
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The spatial context of clinic reported sexually transmitted infection in Hong Kong
... One of the most important observations made in this study was the age difference between neighbourhood cases and distant cases attending public STI clinics in Hong Kong. Our study covered all 6 clinics in Hong Kong which ...
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Contraceptive use and the risk of sexually transmitted infection: systematic review and current perspectives
... tive method and found a statistically and clinically significant increased risk of chlamydia with COC use. Given these con- flicting results and study designs, we cannot assess whether the differential findings are due ...
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Strategies for detection of sexually transmitted infection among family planning clients in Jamaica
... of infection based on the concentration of white blood cell enzymes, on a scale of negative, trace, 1+, 2+ and 3+), multiple partners in the past year, friable cervix and age less than 25 ...cervical ...
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Triggers of self conscious emotions in the sexually transmitted infection testing process
... The fifth elicitor of self-conscious emotions in respon- dents’ accounts was receiving a positive diagnosis of an STI. Respondents who tested positive for an STI often described feeling ashamed and embarrassed at the ...
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Overdiagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection and Underdiagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infection in Adult Women Presenting to an Emergency Department
... include infection with herpes simplex virus, other viruses, Mycoplasma genitalium, and Ureaplasma urealyticum, as well as noninfectious causes such as vaginal atrophy, urethral trauma during sexual intercourse or ...
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Impairment of Quality of Life in Symptomatic Reproductive Tract Infection and Sexually Transmitted Infection
... A semi-structured questionnaire consisting of 5 parts was administered through a face to face in- terview. Data was obtained regarding 1) Socio- demographic characteristics such as age, educa- tion, occupation, number of ...
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Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science
... a sexually transmitted infection such as having extra-marital, unprotected sexual intercourse without the use of condom; engaging in oral sex without using oral or dental dam; having multiple ...
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Immunization against human papillomavirus (hpv): knowledge of parents/guardians
... an sexually transmitted infection; and although most participants demonstrated adequate knowledge about age and doses for vaccine indication, ...
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High HIV seroprevalence, rectal STIs and risky sexual behaviour in men who have sex with men in Dar es Salaam and Tanga, Tanzania
... C infection and paying ...of sexually transmitted infection (STI) co-infection in African MSM, we examined HIV risk behaviours, seroprevalence of syphilis and urethral and rectal ...
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Pharmacist-led screening in sexually transmitted infections: current perspectives
... Introduction: Sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening is a crucial initiative that aims to reduce the increasing global prevalence of many common STIs such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and herpes ...
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Reproductive and sexual morbidity in Uttar Pradesh: Evidence from District Level Health Survey-III
... The main objective of this study is to find the prevalence, level of knowledge, and mode of transmission of reproductive tract infection (RTI)/sexually transmitted infection (STI) among ever- ...
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Effect of human papillomavirus vaccination on sexual behaviour among young females
... and sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates as clinical indicators of sexual behaviour, either no association was found with HPV vaccination, or, in some studies, vaccinated young females were ...
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Prevalence, incidence and risk factors for anogenital warts in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta analysis
... Results: The prevalence rates of clinical AGWs among sex workers and women with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or at high risk of sexually transmitted infection (STIs) range from ...
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Testing for sexually transmitted infections among students: a discrete choice experiment of service preferences
... Objectives: To assess preferences among students for sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing services, with a view to establishing strength of preference for different service attri[r] ...
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Adolescence and sexually transmitted infections: the case in the coastal regions in Madagascar
... an infection during vaginal intercourse without protection (and even during a single sexual act) is greater for women than for men, especially for the young girls, the lining of the cervix is not fully ...the ...
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A clinical study on genital warts and HIV in Bangladesh
... Adler et al, found that in HIV-positive, concurrent infection with multiple HPV genotypes increases the risk of dysplasia. 7 These patients of AGW are prone for malignancy, as their CD4+ counts fall. Presence of ...
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Sexually Transmitted Illnesses in Masvingo Province, 2012 2015: A Secondary Data Analysis
... Women were more affected by STIs than men. This might be a true picture of the situation or can be a result of good health care seeking behavior of women as compared to men. A study by Takarinda et al ., (2011) in ...
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