Awareness and knowledge of anal cancer in a community-recruited sample of HIV-negative and HIV-positive gay and bisexual men.

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：: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：: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：:Background Extremely high rates of diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) have been recorded in remote communities across northern and central Australia. Re-testing at 3 months, after treatment administered, of CT or NG is recommended to detect repeat infections and prevent morbidity an...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Garton L,Dyda A,Guy R,Silver B,McGregor S,Hengel B,Rumbold A,Taylor-Thomson D,Knox J,Maher L,Kaldor J,Ward J,STRIVE Investigators.

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：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：UNLABELLED:Background As efforts continue to increase rates of HIV testing and condom use among at-risk communities in England, organisations have sought use social media for health promotion interventions. As part of a wider evaluation of It Starts With Me (ISWM), a sexual health promotion intervention in England targ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Witzel TC,Guise A,Nutland W,Bourne A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral leishmaniasis and HIV co-infection presents diagnostic, monitoring and treatment challenges. This is a report of a co-infected patient who developed multiple complications and treatment side-effects, including renal and liver failure, pancytopenia with recurrent sepsis, along with anal cancer, depression and ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Kelly ML,Pinto AN,Suan D,Marriott D,Cooper DA,Pett SL

更新日期：2017-06-01 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:Due to increases in HIV notifications in Queensland, a health promotion outreach project was developed with sex on premises venues (SOPV) in Brisbane. METHODS:A health promotion officer (HPO) promoted safer sex behaviours among SOPV patrons over 14 months, including providing information, counselling and sk...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Mullens AB,Staunton S,Debattista J,Hamernik E,Gill D

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study sought to determine the level of undiagnosed HIV infection within a community setting of men who have sex with men (MSM) and identify any associated sexual risk behaviours. METHODS:A total of 427 MSM were recruited in sex-on-premises venues (SOPV) and gay bars within the inner city of Bris...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Birrell F,Staunton S,Debattista J,Roudenko N,Rutkin W,Davis C

更新日期：2010-03-01 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:One of the possible negative consequences of sexting is the non-consensual sharing of received-intimate content. This study aimed to determine the characteristics and motives of youths who shared received-intimate images without consent. Methods: Data were obtained from a self-administrated Swiss survey on ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Barrense-Dias Y,Akre C,Auderset D,Leeners B,Morselli D,Surís JC

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is evidence that anal sex is becoming increasingly popular among heterosexual women and men. Several studies carried out in especially vulnerable populations (e.g. sex workers and low-income youth) suggested that anal sex may indicate a more general propensity to sexual risk-taking. METHODS:To assess ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Stulhofer A,Baćak V

更新日期：2011-09-01 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:This study examined the prevalence, correlates and consequences of abnormal Pap smears in a population-based survey of sexuality and health in the Australian community. METHODS:Cross-sectional telephone survey of 908 women aged 18-59 years randomly selected from the Commonwealth electoral roll. RESULTS:Mos...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Posner TN,Boyle FM,Purdie DM,Dunne MP,Najman JM

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

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：UNLABELLED:Background In HIV-positive people, sexually transmissible infections (STIs) probably increase the infectiousness of HIV. METHODS:In 2010, we established a cohort of individuals (n=554) from clinics in the Australian HIV Observational Database (AHOD). We calculated retrospective rates for four STIs for 2005-...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Mulhall BP,Wright S,Allen D,Brown K,Dickson B,Grotowski M,Jackson E,Petoumenos K,Read P,Read T,Russell D,Smith DJ,Templeton DJ,Fairley CK,Law MG

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The NSW Sexual Health Infoline (SHIL) is a free and confidential sexual health information and referral line. The ability of Australian sexual health helplines to facilitate successful referrals has not been studied. In the present study, we sought to determine whether callers were successful in accessing th...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Ewing M,Read P,Knight V,Morgan S,Hanlon M,McDonald A,McIver R,Wright S,McNulty A

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：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：: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

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：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:Background Patient information leaflets (PILs) are widely utilised within publically funded sexual health clinics to deliver sexual health-related information (SHRI); however, their continued value to clients in the era of social media is unclear. This study aimed to evaluate clients' opinions on three newly...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Varma R,Chung C,Townsend A,Power M

更新日期：2016-06-01 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 Men who have sex with men (MSM) have distinctive substance use (SU), which is more often linked to a sexual context than it is for their heterosexual peers. Screening of MSM's SU, its sexual contexts and the associated risks, is of clinical and public health concern. This paper aims to describe the prelimin...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Goyette M,Flores-Aranda J,Bertrand K,Pronovost F,Aubut V,Ortiz R,Saint-Jacques M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Delay discounting has been found to be associated with numerous health-related outcomes, including risky sexual behaviour. To date, it is unclear whether delay discounting measured in different domains is associated within individuals. The goal of this study was to assess the concordance of monetary and sex...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Jones J,Guest JL,Sullivan PS,Kramer MR,Jenness SM,Sales JM

更新日期：2018-06-01 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:The resurgence of syphilis in men who have sex with men (MSM) has proved remarkably resilient in the face of innovative control and prevention interventions. Understanding the determinants of the current outbreaks has been restricted by the available data. Qualitative work is needed to understand individual ...

journal_title：Sexual health

authors： Lambert NL,Imrie J,Fisher MJ,Phillips A,Watson R,Dean G

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00