Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of health care workers towards clients of sexual health services in Fiji.

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:A vaccine program is underway to protect women against human papillomavirus (HPV) and thus cervical cancer. Previous studies have reported very low levels of HPV knowledge and there has been concern that preventative vaccines might not be readily accepted, given that HPV is transmitted sexually and the optim...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Pitts MK,Dyson SJ,Rosenthal DA,Garland SM

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some investigators have proposed screening homosexual men for anal cancer and its probable precursor, high grade anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN). Using widely accepted criteria for the introduction of screening programmes, this paper reviews the current evidence for screening for this condition in this high risk ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Anderson JS,Vajdic C,Grulich AE

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Condom purchasing is an important preparation for condom use. The present study examined if products surrounding condoms in the store play a role in preferences for where to buy condoms among young people. METHODS:Sixty-nine men and 111 women (<30 years) completed an online questionnaire on their preference...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Gebhardt WA,van der Doef MP,Billingy N,Carstens M,Steenhuis I

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Background Physician-adolescent sexuality discussions are a recommended element in health maintenance visits, but such discussions - if they occur at all - probably vary by adolescents' characteristics and situations, and physicians' personal beliefs and training. However, little is known about the form and ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Alexander SC,Christ SL,Fortenberry JD,Pollak KI,Østbye T,Bravender T,Shields CG

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis) is the commonest bacterial sexually transmissible infection worldwide and contributes to significant morbidity in females. We examined potential barriers and facilitating factors for screening in young Victorian women, using the social networking site, Facebook to recruit pa...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Ahmed N,Jayasinghe Y,Wark JD,Fenner Y,Moore EE,Tabrizi SN,Fletcher A,Garland SM

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rates of HIV in New South Wales (NSW) have been stable, but have increased significantly in other Australian states. The reasons for this are unknown and may be associated with differences in the management of sexually transmissible infections (STI) and HIV in different states in Australia. Our aim was to de...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Fairley CK,Fehler G,Lewin SR,Pitts M,Chen MY,Bradshaw CS,Hocking JS

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Common causes of temporal lobe hyper intensities are central nervous system infections like herpes simplex encephalitis, Lyme disease, limbic encephalitis and vascular pathology like Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy. METHODS:Personal assessment, lab...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Tiwana H,Ahmed A

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a serious public health problem, compromising the management and control of gonorrhoea globally. Resistance in N. gonorrhoeae to ceftriaxone, the last option for first-line empirical monotherapy of gonorrhoea, has been reported from many countries globally, an...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Unemo M,Lahra MM,Cole M,Galarza P,Ndowa F,Martin I,Dillon JR,Ramon-Pardo P,Bolan G,Wi T

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most women who live in sub-Saharan countries have heard of HIV/AIDS, but there is still widespread misunderstanding about how HIV is spread, the consequences of infection, and how to protect against infection. The aim of the present study was to investigate knowledge about HIV and attitudes towards condom us...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Drummond PD,Mizan A,Wright B

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background A 2006 Australian sexual health clinic audit of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) diagnosis rates found variability between doctors. Doctors were given audit feedback towards increasing diagnosis and reducing variability. The clinic implemented other improvements to increase capacity. This study investigate...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Goller JL,Fairley CK,De Livera AM,Chen MY,Bradshaw CS,Chow EPF,Guy R,Hocking JS

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Background Reproductive tract infections are among the most prevalent gynaecological health concerns. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of reproductive tract infections among a defined population of Iranian women. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was performed in Shiraz, So...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Maharlouei N,Barooti E,Sharif F,Hosseini H,Lankarani KB

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To answer a key question ('Are Australian sexual health clinics attracting priority populations?'), we used data from 44 Australian sexual health clinics between 2004 and 2011. We assessed the proportion of patients that were from priority populations (deemed to be at risk of sexually transmissible infections) and com...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Ali H,Donovan B,Fairley CK,Ryder N,McNulty A,Chen MY,Marshall L,O'Connor CC,Dickson B,Grulich AE,Hellard ME,Kaldor JM,Guy RJ,ACCESS Collaboration.

更新日期：2013-11-01 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 Geosocial-networking smartphone applications (apps) have been used increasingly by men who have sex with men (MSM) to meet new sexual partners. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between contexts of app use (e.g. using apps when drinking) and condomless anal intercourse among a sample of ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Goedel WC,Duncan DT

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：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：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：:The introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has irrevocably changed the nature of the HIV epidemic in developed countries. Although the use of HAART does not completely restore health in HIV-infected individuals, it has dramatically reduced morbidity and mortality. Increases in life expectancy res...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Cordery DV,Cooper DA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research indicates that the incidence of hepatitis C (HCV) among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) is increasing. Although injecting drug use remains the predominant means of transmission of HCV in the developed world, there is evidence of sexual transmission of HCV among MSM. Stigma associated wi...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Brener L,Ellard J,Murphy D,Callander D

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a patient with symptomatic Trichomonas vaginalis infection who was unable to tolerate nitroimidazole drugs because of severe hypersensitivity, for which desensitisation was not possible. Use of intravaginal clotrimazole, intravaginal paromomycin, intravaginal furazolidone, povidone-iodine douches...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Muzny C,Barnes A,Mena L

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Background Ample evidence shows that partner sexual communication is related to condom use. Although communication about safer sex may often occur when sexual arousal is high, no studies have examined arousability, one's propensity for sexual arousal and partner sexual communication. The purpose of this stud...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Swartzendurber A,Murray SH,Sales JM,Milhausen RR,Sanders SA,Graham CA,DiClemente RJ,Wingood GM

更新日期：2015-08-01 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:Australia has a widely dispersed network of public sexual health services that test large numbers of people from high prevalence populations for genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection. These populations include young sexually active heterosexuals, men who have sex with men, sex workers and Aboriginal and To...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Franklin N,O'Connor CC,Shaw M,Guy R,Grulich A,Fairley CK,Chen MY,Hellard M,Dickson B,Marshall L,Donovan B,ACCESS Collaboration.

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate a 2-week pilot ethnic media campaign that was implemented in 14 languages to promote awareness of HIV/AIDS and HIV testing among selected non-English speaking populations in Australia in November/December 2000. METHODS:The main outcome measure was clinic attendances for the purpose of HIV testing...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： McMahon T,Fairley CK,Donovan B,Wan L,Quin J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Background Cervical cancer is preventable through screening, and HIV treatment guidelines recommend that all HIV-infected women receive cervical cancer twice during the year after HIV diagnosis and annually thereafter. Different immunohistochemical markers have been studied to highlight cervical intraepithel...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Del Gobbo A,Bonoldi E,Cribiù FM,Franceschetti I,Matinato C,Fiori S,Gianelli U,Bosari S

更新日期：2015-03-01 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