Measuring human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage and the role of the National HPV Vaccination Program Register, Australia.

abstract：:Chemsex is the colloquial term used for a specific pattern of drug use that is increasingly common among men who have sex with men (MSM) globally. The recreational substances employed are used specifically in a sexualized context. The reasons for chemsex among MSM are complex. The Anova Health Institute (Anova) provid...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Hugo JM,Rebe KB,Tsouroulis E,Manion A,de Swart G,Struthers H,McIntyre JA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper addresses the issue of whether men who have sex with men (MSM) will share the spectacular reductions in human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and its associated neoplasia that we are currently witnessing in heterosexuals. The reproductive rate for HPV infection in heterosexuals is not well established, but 7...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Fairley CK,Zou H,Zhang L,Chow EPF

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the feasibility and acceptability of screening for sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses and to study the profile of sexual activity and other risk behaviours in a senior high school population. METHODS:In this descriptive study we provided sexual health education and screenin...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Bowden FJ,O'Keefe EJ,Primrose R,Currie MJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Background In this study, a previous study on the utilisation and cost of sexually transmissible infection (STI) tests was augmented by focusing on outpatient place of service for the most utilised tests. METHODS:Claims for eight STI tests [chlamydia, gonorrhoea, hepatitis B virus (HBV), HIV, human papillom...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Owusu-Edusei K,Patel CG,Gift TL

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physicians' inadequate involvement in sexual risk assessment has the potential to miss many asymptomatic cases. The present study was conducted to explore sexual risk assessment by physicians in clinical practice and to identify barriers in eliciting sexual histories from patients. METHODS:A stratified rand...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Khan A,Plummer D,Hussain R,Minichiello V

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The help-seeking attitudes for sexual health of Indian men living in Australia was explored. Of all survey respondents (n=225), many preferred to seek help from medical doctors. Young (18-25 years) Indian men were three times more likely to prefer a specialist medical doctor than older men. Ethnicity and gender of the...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Ramanathan V,Sitharthan G,Pepper K,Wylie K

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the rationality of congenital syphilis (CS) cases reported by physicians in hospitals of various levels in Guangzhou, China. The over-reporting rate was calculated. The results suggested that 49.1% (54 out of 110) of the CS cases reviewed were identified as cases that should b...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Ye X,Tang SK,Dai X,He W,Zhu H,Zhang X

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sufficient evidence has accumulated to warrant the expansion of condom use research in several additional directions. Possible risk compensation pertaining to human papillomavirus vaccination and vaginal microbicides is one example. A second area of needed research involves the question of when couples can be advised ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Crosby R,Warner L

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In New South Wales (NSW), Australia, innovative community-based testing models have been implemented to increase HIV testing among populations at risk. The characteristics of patients newly diagnosed with HIV at a community-based testing site and at a traditional clinical service in Sydney, NSW, were compared. Compare...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Houghton R,McIver R,Lockwood T,Johnson K,Foster R

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Background Syphilis is resurgent among gay and bisexual men (GBM) despite effective treatment and widely available diagnostic serology. The polymerase chain reaction assay for Treponema pallidum (TP-PCR) is available, but little is known about the clinical features and outcomes for patients testing positive ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Read PJ,Guy R,Jeoffreys N,Baker D,Shields M,Donovan B

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine in which circumstances Victorian general practitioners (GPs) offer chlamydia testing to patients, the attitudes of GPs in relation to contact tracing, how often GPs use a pre-printed partner letter and patient brochure and what proportion of GPs have immediate internet access in their consulting...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Tomnay JE,Gebert RL,Fairley CK

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The New South Wales Government's NSW HIV Strategy 2012-2015: A New Era represented a punctuated shift of policy direction, and was remarkable for its ground-breaking declaration that HIV transmission could be virtually ended by 2020. This significant policy shift occurred after a long period of stability and only incr...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： O'Donnell D,Perche D

更新日期：2016-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe trends in HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with men (MSM) in New Zealand 1996-2008, and to identify characteristics associated with HIV diagnoses in the resurgent phase. METHODS:Data collected through routine surveillance of HIV infection, where the mode of transmission included homosexual c...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Saxton PJ,Dickson NP,McAllister SM,Sharples K,Hughes AJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis are important sexually transmissible pathogens. The aim of the present study was to determine their prevalence in symptomatic and asymptomatic people. METHODS:Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and standard methods were tested for 413 specimens. RESULTS:The regi...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Ouzounova-Raykova VV,El Tibi M,Mitov IG

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexuality and power are at the root of most sexual and reproductive health problems in Thailand, including reproductive tract infections, fertility and population control, unwanted pregnancy and abortion, unsafe abortion, unsafe motherhood and violence against women, as well as issues emerging from the mobile and migr...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Chandeying V

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women have been regularly underestimated in their ability to care for and wear cervical barrier devices such as diaphragms appropriately. METHODS:Data from two non-randomised, non-blinded, non-significant risk acceptability studies of a novel cervical barrier device, the SILCS diaphragm, conducted in the Do...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Coffey PS,Kilbourne-Brook M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the era of antiretroviral treatment, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) is common in HIV-positive (HIV+) patients, with an incidence of 30-50%. The relationship between education level and HAND has been evaluated in some studies, however, the results were inconsistent. The ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Liu B,Li W

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Anal cancer disproportionately affects people with HIV infection, especially gay and bisexual men (GBM). The awareness and understanding of human papillomavirus (HPV) and anal cancer in a community-based sample of people living with HIV and GBM was explored to inform future evidence-based public health inte...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Feeney L,Poynten M,Jin FJ,Cooper C,Templeton DJ,O Dwyer MR,Grulich A,Hillman RJ

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been known for some years that the ulcerative and inflammatory STIs lead to an increased risk of HIV transmission. In particular, there is a two- to four-fold increased risk of HIV-1 acquisition associated with prevalent herpes simplex virus type 2. The challenges are discussed herein. ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Russell DB

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background The 7.5-kb chlamydial cryptic plasmid remains a widely used sequence target for Chlamydia trachomatis nucleic acid amplification tests, but sequence variation in this plasmid, particularly a previously reported 377-bp deletion, can cause false-negative results. Here we report the presence in Australia of a ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Sweeney EL,Bletchly C,Gupta R,Whiley DM

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to examine trends in chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing and positivity in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women of reproductive age. METHODS:A cohort of 318002 women, born between 1974 and 1995, residing in Western Australia (WA) was determined from birth registrations and the 2014 electoral ro...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Reekie J,Donovan B,Guy R,Hocking JS,Kaldor JM,Mak DB,Pearson S,Preen D,Wand H,Ward J,Liu B,Chlamydia and Reproductive Health Outcome Investigators.

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexually transmissible infections (STIs) are common in female sex workers (FSWs), most of which are asymptomatic and therefore under-reported. Our aim was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of reported symptoms obtained via questionnaire augmented with leukocyte esterase (LE) urine dipstick test fo...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Bruce E,Bauai L,Masta A,Rooney PJ,Paniu M,Sapuri M,Keogh L,Kaldor J,Fairley CK

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The identification of factors associated with delayed diagnosis of HIV infection in Victoria, Australia was the aim of the present study. METHODS:Demographic and epidemiological characteristics of cases notified to the Victorian HIV surveillance database between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 2006 were anal...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Lemoh C,Guy R,Yohannes K,Lewis J,Street A,Biggs B,Hellard M

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Mathematical models have demonstrated that the majority of gonococcal transmission is from oropharynx to oropharynx (i.e. kissing) among men who have sex with men (MSM). The aim of this study is to investigate the association between the number of partners within specific time periods and gonorrhoea and chl...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Priest D,Read TRH,Chen MY,Bradshaw CS,Fairley CK,Chow EPF

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing the frequency of HIV testing is crucial for effective HIV prevention and care. The aim of the present study was to determine whether there has been a change in HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) at the South Australia Specialist Sexual Health (SASSH) clinic over the past two decades. METHODS...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Li B,Bi P,Ward A,Bell C,Fairley CK

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical cancer is initiated by infection of cervical epithelium with human papillomavirus. Vaccines have been developed, incorporating papillomavirus viral capsids and alum based adjuvants. In extensive clinical trials these vaccines have been shown safe and effective in preventing infection with, and disease caused ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Frazer IH

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although previous research suggests that a majority of Chinese young adults get sexual health information through the Internet, the details of this process and how it translates into subsequent actions are unknown. This study aims to understand the dynamic nature of Chinese young adults' engagement with onli...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Zhang J,Nurik C,Jemmott JB

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Objective To compare condom use motives and behaviours in the context of penile-vaginal intercourse (PVI) with new versus established sexual partners, using daily event-level data among a clinic-recruited sample. METHODS:Participants (ages 15-65 years old) were recruited from five sexually transmissible inf...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Crosby RA,Milhausen RR,Graham CA,Yarber WL,Sanders SA,Charnigo R,Shrier LA

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study explored the role of masculinity and perceived condom use skills in African-American men's abusive response to female partners' condom requests. METHODS:Eighty African-American men aged 18-29 years completed measures on sexual behaviour, responses to condom requests, condom use self-efficacy and ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Raiford JL,Seth P,Braxton ND,DiClemente RJ

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:porA pseudogene-negative Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates produce false-negative results when examined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with porA pseudogene targets. In the present study, 533 representative gonococcal isolates received in 2011 via the Gonococcal Resistance to Antimicrobials Surveillance Program were e...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Toby M,Saunders P,Cole M,Grigorjev V,Alexander S,Ison C

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00