Criteria for detecting and understanding changes in the risk of HIV infection at a national level in generalised epidemics.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Measuring clinical performance within a framework of clinical governance is increasingly important for monitoring improvements in patient care. Standards for quality indicators must, however, be achievable and evidence based. We describe an approach to the development of national standards for measuring outc...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Low N,Welch J,Radcliffe K

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Early sexual debut is a behaviour that has been associated with acquiring sexually transmitted infections. Higher schooling may delay sexual debut, thus the university population is categorised with low-risk sexual behaviours. The rate ratio of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) seroincidence according to d...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Sánchez-Alemán MA,Uribe-Salas FJ,Lazcano-Ponce EC,García-Cisneros S,Eguiza-Fano S,Conde-Glez CJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in genetic characterisation of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates show that the extensive clinical variability in trichomoniasis and its disease sequelae are matched by significant genetic diversity in the organism itself, suggesting a connection between the genetic identity of isolates and their clinical ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Meade JC,Carlton JM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We undertook a prospective evaluation of the Qualpro Syphicheck-WB rapid syphilis test to measure its diagnostic performance and utility as a point-of-care (POC) screening test among female sex workers (FSWs) in Bangalore, India. METHODS:From August 2008 to May 2009, FSWs without a laboratory-confirmed hist...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Mishra S,Naik B,Venugopal B,Kudur P,Washington R,Becker M,Kenneth J,Jayanna K,Ramesh BM,Isac S,Boily MC,Blanchard JF,Moses S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To construct confidence intervals for HIV prevalence in countries with generalised epidemics. METHODS:In the Bayesian melding approach, a sample of country-specific epidemic curves describing HIV prevalence over time is derived based on time series of antenatal clinic prevalence data and general information ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Alkema L,Raftery AE,Brown T

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The health economic concepts of dominance were reviewed on the basis of two recently published cost-effectiveness analyses on screening for asymptomatic Chlamydia trachomatis, one in this journal. On the basis of dominance, some strategies may be deleted from the set options from which to choose. The two investigated ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Postma MJ,de Vries R,Welte R,Edmunds WJ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Biologically false positive (BFP) reactions are well described in early literature. However, only a few recent reports described the incidence and clinical characteristics of patients with BFP reactions. We reviewed the serological test results of patients tested for syphilis in our hospital in the past deca...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Ishihara Y,Okamoto K,Shimosaka H,Ono Y,Kanno Y,Ikeda M,Harada S,Kurano M,Okugawa S,Moriya K,Yatomi Y

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the policy and practice of HIV testing in genitourinary medicine clinics in the United Kingdom. DESIGN:All 176 consultants in charge of genitourinary medicine clinics in the United Kingdom were sent a policy and practice questionnaire. A self selected group of 53 clinics conducted a retrospective...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors：

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:The HIV prevalence in Eastern Europe and Central Asia continues to increase. While injection drug use (IDU) is leading factor, heterosexual transmission is on the rise. Little is known about female sex workers (FSWs) in the region despite the central role of commercial sex in heterosexual sexually...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Decker MR,Wirtz AL,Baral SD,Peryshkina A,Mogilnyi V,Weber RA,Stachowiak J,Go V,Beyrer C

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Almost half of all new HIV infections in Thailand occur among low-risk partners of people infected with HIV, so it is important to include people infected with HIV in prevention efforts. METHODS:Risk for HIV transmission was assessed among people with HIV attending routine care at the National Infectious Di...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Tunthanathip P,Lolekha R,Bollen LJ,Chaovavanich A,Siangphoe U,Nandavisai C,Suksripanich O,Sirivongrangson P,Wiratchai A,Inthong Y,Eampokalap B,Ausavapipit J,Akarasewi P,Fox KK

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify the changes in sexual behaviour that led to the dramatic reduction in the prevalence of HIV in Uganda in the early 1990s. METHODS:Seven different types of evidence were examined: (1) models of HIV prevalence and incidence in Kampala and other sentinel sites in Uganda; (2) reports of behaviour ch...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Kirby D

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Qualitative research suggests that young women's relationships with the biological fathers of their children (BFRs), known colloquially as 'baby daddy' relationships, enable risk for pregnancy and STI/HIV. Our study compared partner characteristics and sexual risk within dyads based on BFR, among a sample of...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Decker MR,Chung SE,Ellen JM,Sherman SG

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine feasibility, validity, and cost effectiveness of the syndromic approach to male patients with urethral discharge in Bandung, Indonesia. METHODS:The WHO algorithm on urethral discharge with no microscopy available was evaluated. Patients presented with a complaint of urethral discharge and if dis...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Djajakusumah T,Sudigdoadi S,Keersmaekers K,Meheus A

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examines violence experienced in work and personal contexts and relation to HIV risk factors in these contexts among female sex workers (FSW) in Andhra Pradesh, India. METHODS:FSW at least 18 years of age (n=2335) were recruited through three rounds of respondent-driven sampling between 2006 and ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Reed E,Erausquin JT,Groves AK,Salazar M,Biradavolu M,Blankenship KM

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Bacterial vaginosis (BV) increases women's susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV and may partly explain the high incidence of STI/HIV among girls and young women in East and southern Africa. The objectives of this study were to investigate the association between BV and sexual debu...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Francis SC,Holm Hansen C,Irani J,Andreasen A,Baisley K,Jespers V,Crucitti T,Changalucha J,Hayes RJ,Nnko S,Watson-Jones D,Buvé A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In a systematic internet-based Chlamydia Screening Implementation Programme in The Netherlands, all chlamydia-positive participants automatically received a testkit after 6 months to facilitate early detection of repeat infections. The authors describe participation in repeat testing and prevalence and det...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Götz HM,van den Broek IV,Hoebe CJ,Brouwers EE,Pars LL,Fennema JS,Koekenbier RH,van Ravesteijn S,Op de Coul EL,van Bergen J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 2003, a lymphogranuloma venereum epidemic has been reported in The Netherlands and other European countries. This epidemic is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis serovariant L2b and has only been seen in men having sex with men. The authors investigated a woman presenting with a bubo in her right groin. The authors ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Verweij SP,Ouburg S,de Vries H,Morré SA,van Ginkel CJ,Bos H,Sebens FW

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate sexual behaviour in 17 year old girls, using data from a national survey on adolescent sexuality. METHOD:The study was based on two samples of 17 year olds, comprising 2% of the population born in 1973 and carried out in 1990. A school sample and a sample of school non-attenders were recruited in...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Edgardh K

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop, evaluate and implement a new multiplex real-time PCR test for the detection of herpes simplex virus (HSV)1, HSV2 and syphilis in a single sample using a single test. METHODS:A multiplex real-time PCR test detecting HSV1, HSV2 and Treponema pallidum was designed, validated and evaluated for a per...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Scott LJ,Gunson RN,Carman WF,Winter AJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Macrolide resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium is emerging globally. There is paucity of data from sub-Saharan Africa where syndromic management is used to treat sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We conducted a molecular epidemiological study to determine the prevalence of azithromycin resistance and ep...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Laumen JGE,van Alphen LB,Maduna LD,Hoffman CM,Klausner JD,Medina-Marino A,Kock MM,Peters RPH

更新日期：2020-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore current patterns of testing for genital chlamydial infection in primary care, and to identify practice characteristics influencing testing rates. METHOD:Aggregate numbers of chlamydia tests and results for each practice in Nottingham Health District were matched to practice characteristics. Age s...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Kufeji O,Slack R,Cassell JA,Pugh S,Hayward A

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:As the global HIV pandemic enters its fourth decade, countries have collected longer time series of surveillance data, and the AIDS-specific mortality has been substantially reduced by the increasing availability of antiretroviral treatment. A refined model with a greater flexibility to fit longer time serie...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Bao L

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To present the current epidemiology of prevalent diagnosed HIV infections in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (E, W, & NI) and describe trends over time. METHODS:Descriptive analyses of the annual national Survey of Prevalent HIV Infections Diagnosed (SOPHID) for the period 1997 to 2003. RESULTS:In 200...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Rice BD,Payne LJ,Sinka K,Patel B,Evans BG,Delpech V

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the absence of aetiological tests for the diagnosis of individual sexually transmitted diseases (STD), the syndromic approach has been developed as an effective and appropriate case management strategy. Algorithms provide guidance to healthcare workers and ensure standardised approaches to case management. The synd...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： van Dam CJ,Becker KM,Ndowa F,Islam MQ

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To (i) describe the contraceptive practices of HIV care and treatment (HCTx) clients in Manzini, Swaziland, including their unmet needs for family planning (FP), and compare these with population-level estimates; and (ii) qualitatively explore the causal factors influencing contraceptive choice and use. MET...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Church K,Wringe A,Fakudze P,Kikuvi J,Nhlabatsi Z,Masuku R,Initiative Integra.,Mayhew SH

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A key indicator of success of HIV prevention programmes is the number of female sex worker (FSW) sex acts protected by condoms. This measure usually relies on FSW reports, which may be biased. We examined condom availability data in five Karnataka districts to estimate the proportion of FSW sex acts potentia...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Bradley J,Moses S,Blanchard JF,Rajaram S,Ramesh BM,Verma S,Alary M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Evidence is mixed as to whether meeting sexual partners online ('internet-partners') is associated with risky sexual behaviour and/or sexually transmitted infection transmission. Accordingly, we sought to estimate the prevalence of reporting various online romantic and sexual activities among Norwegian adole...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Gravningen K,Aicken CR,Schirmer H,Mercer CH

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In recent years, studies have demonstrated frequent rectal Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) detection in women, irrespective of reported anal sex or rectal symptoms. However, the clinical relevance and public health implication of rectal CT detection in women remain under debate. Therefore, evaluating CT viability...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Janssen KJH,Wolffs P,Lucchesi M,Dukers-Muijrers NHTM,Hoebe CJPA

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of mobile technologies to prevent STIs is recognised as a promising approach worldwide; however, evidence has been inconclusive, and the field has developed rapidly. With about 1 million new STIs a day globally, up-to-date evidence is urgently needed. OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of mobile ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Berendes S,Gubijev A,McCarthy OL,Palmer MJ,Wilson E,Free C

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To validate a simplified grading scheme for Gram stained smears of vaginal fluid for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) against the accepted "gold" standard of Amsel's composite criteria. METHODS:Women attending genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics, as part of a multicentre study, were diagnosed as h...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Ison CA,Hay PE

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00