Is anal sex a marker for sexual risk-taking? Results from a population-based study of young Croatian adults.

abstract：:This Special Issue of Sexual Health aims to collate the latest evidence base focussed on understanding the current epidemic and transmission of gonorrhoea, choice of treatment, molecular epidemiology application, concerns about antimicrobial resistance and alternative prevention and control for gonorrhoea. ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Ong JJ,Wi T,Hughes G,Williamson DA,Mayaud P,Chow EPF

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：:The National Sexually Transmissible Infections Strategy 2005-2008 emphasised the importance of control of chlamydia and recognised contact tracing as an important health tool for this. This paper reports on a recent audit of contact tracing conducted at the Gold Coast Sexual Health Clinic. ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Edmiston N,Chuah J,McLaws ML

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we describe condom use and its influencing factors in China, with a particular focus on the five populations that are at high risk for HIV/sexually transmissible infections (STI) infection: female sex workers, men who have sex with men, migrant workers, young people and sero-discordant couples. The ris...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Zou H,Xue H,Wang X,Lu D

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Background It is important to have current reliable estimates of the prevalence, correlates and consequences of sexual coercion among a representative sample of Australian adults and to identify changes over time in prevalence and consequences. METHODS:Computer-assisted telephone interviews were completed b...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： de Visser RO,Badcock PB,Rissel C,Richters J,Smith AM,Grulich AE,Simpson JM

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：UNLABELLED:Background Research in the US and UK shows that lesbian women are less likely than their heterosexual peers to attend for routine Pap smear tests. This study examined Pap smear test rates among community-attached lesbian, bisexual and queer (LBQ) women in New South Wales (NSW), to investigate if rates had ch...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Douglas C,Deacon R,Mooney-Somers J

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To implement effective behaviour change interventions for men who have sex with men, qualitative information was collected about the contexts and meanings of sex and relationships between men in Ho Chi Minh City. METHODS:Individual interviews and focus groups were conducted with 74 men aged 18 years or olde...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Vu BN,Girault P,Do BV,Colby D,Tran LT

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a possible multifaceted approach to human papillomavirus (HPV) related surveillance in Australia following implementation of a national HPV vaccination program. We describe eight main components: monitoring of vaccine coverage, vaccine safety, type-specific HPV infection surveillance, cervical cyt...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Brotherton JM,Kaldor JM,Garland SM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This multi-method study explores the perceived health status and health behaviours of sexual minority (i.e. self-identifying with a sexual identity label other than heterosexual) females (i.e. those assigned female at birth who may or may not identify as women) in Mumbai, India, a population whose health has...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Bowling J,Dodge B,Banik S,Bartelt E,Rawat S,Guerra-Reyes L,Hensel D,Herbenick D,Anand V

更新日期：2018-02-01 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:Exposure to blood during sexual intercourse is potentially important and yet understudied in HIV transmission. METHODS:The study included 415 men and 127 women receiving diagnostic and treatment services at a sexually transmitted infections (STI) clinic in Cape Town, South Africa, who completed anonymous se...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Kalichman SC,Simbayi LC

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Australia still does not have a national sexual health strategy. Sexually transmissible infections such as chlamydia continue to plague the community, and the incidence of HIV is increasing. But a cohesive sexual health strategy cannot merely be disease-focussed, it must include the broader social and cultural aspects...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Chan DJ,Bradford DL

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:Rates of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) in remote central Australian Aboriginal communities have been persistently high for over two decades, yet risk factors for STIs in these communities are not well understood. This qualitative study explored behavioural and contextual risk factors for STIs in young Abori...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Watson C,Smith K,Latif A,Armstrong W,Ward J,Guy R,Senior K

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug use has been associated with risk behaviour among gay men. We examined the use of drugs and sexual risk behaviour among homosexually-active men who engaged in group sex in Australia. METHODS:We used an anonymous, self-complete survey about participants' most recent occasion of group sex with other men ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Prestage G,Grierson J,Bradley J,Hurley M,Hudson J

更新日期：2009-12-01 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: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：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：UNLABELLED:Background The aim of this pilot study was to assess the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of Positive Outlook, an online self-management program for gay men living with HIV in Australia. METHODS:Two pilot studies were conducted, a small feasibility study (Pilot 1) followed by a pilot randomised ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Millard T,McDonald K,Girdler S,Slavin S,Elliot J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rates of drug use remain substantially higher among gay and bisexual men (GBM) and people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The use of drugs to enhance sexual pleasure within cultures of Party and Play creates opportunities to discuss sexual health, mental health, consent and wellbeing. Co...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Stardust Z,Kolstee J,Joksic S,Gray J,Hannan S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is expected to reduce the burden of cervical cancer in most settings; however, it is also expected to interfere with the effectiveness of screening. In the future, maintaining Pap cytology as the primary cervical screening test may become too costly. As the prevalence of cervical...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Tota J,Mahmud SM,Ferenczy A,Coutlée F,Franco EL

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background A substantial increase in gonorrhoea notifications in New South Wales has been observed in recent years. METHODS:We assessed yield of testing and characteristics of those diagnosed with gonorrhoea from January 2008 to December 2013 at RPA Sexual Health in the inner-west of Sydney. Yield was defined as the ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Rajagopal P,Goddard SL,Templeton DJ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Research on substance use among transgender female sex workers in China is scarce. The aims of this study were to examine: (1) the prevalence of alcohol or illicit drug use before commercial sex among this population; and (2) correlates of alcohol and illicit drug use. METHODS:Complete survey data were ana...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Wang Q,Chang R,Wang Y,Jiang X,Zhang S,Shen Q,Wang Z,Ma T,Lau JTF,Cai Y

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：:Background Patient-delivered partner therapy (PDPT) is a method for an index patient to give treatment for genital chlamydia to their sexual partner(s) directly. In Australia, PDPT is considered suitable for heterosexual partners of men and women, but is not uniformly endorsed. We explored the policy environment for P...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Goller JL,Coombe J,Bourne C,Bateson D,Temple-Smith M,Tomnay J,Vaisey A,Chen MY,O Donnell H,Groos A,Sanci L,Hocking J

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：:Nucleic acid detection tests (NADT) have considerable benefits for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC), including high sensitivity across a range of specimen types and use under widely differing settings and conditions. However, sexual health practitioners and others who use data generated by NADT for GC shoul...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Whiley DM,Garland SM,Harnett G,Lum G,Smith DW,Tabrizi SN,Sloots TP,Tapsall JW

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmissible infection (STI) in the United States (US) and an important cause of several cancers. Vaccines that prevent HPV infections are now recommended for routine use in adolescents but coverage remains suboptimal in the US. Because they ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Niccolai LM,Hansen CE,Credle M,Ryan SA,Shapiro ED

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Twenty-four hour access to condoms for young people living in rural Victoria is problematic for many reasons, including the fact that condom vending machines are often located in venues and places they cannot access. METHOD:We partnered with three rural councils to install condom vending machines in locatio...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Tomnay JE,Hatch B

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00