Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between contraceptive method choice and perceptions of HIV and pregnancy risk among women at risk of HIV infection and transmission. STUDY DESIGN:Women who were infected with HIV or who were at high risk of infection were administered a questionnaire assessing sexual and drug-related HIV risk behaviors and beliefs, STD and pregnancy history, and intentions, beliefs and behaviors regarding pregnancy, childbearing and contraception. RESULTS:Among women who reported using a contraceptive method every time they had intercourse, 43% used condoms only, 22% used birth control pills only, and 11% used both. Only 58% of consistent condom users believed they were very unlikely to become infected with HIV in the next year. Controlling for risk factor differences, pill-only users were less likely to believe themselves at risk of HIV infection, and more confident in their ability to prevent HIV infection, compared with condom-only users. CONCLUSION:Results suggest that women's beliefs about the effectiveness of a method for pregnancy prevention may generalize to beliefs about the efficacy of the method for disease prevention. :This study was conducted to explore the relationship between contraceptive method choice and perceptions of HIV and pregnancy risk among women at risk of HIV infection and transmission. To that end, questionnaires on sexual and drug-related HIV risk behaviors and beliefs, sexually transmitted disease (STD) and pregnancy history, and intentions, beliefs, and behaviors on pregnancy, childbearing, and contraception were given to 924 women with HIV or at high risk of infection from 4 cities. Of women who reported using a contraceptive method during every episode of sexual intercourse, 43% used condoms only, 22% used birth control pills only, and 11% used both. Only 58% of consistent condom users, however, believed that they were very unlikely to become infected with HIV in the next year. Moreover, compared to condom-only users, pill-only users were less likely to believe themselves at risk of HIV infection and were more confident in their ability to prevent HIV infection. These findings suggest that when women believe that a contraceptive method will effectively prevent pregnancy, they may also generalize that the method will effectively prevent the sexual transmission of disease. For women who believe thus and rely upon the contraceptive pill to protect themselves against both unwanted pregnancy and STDs, urgent sex and health educational interventions are called for. It should be made clear to women what the contraceptive pill does to protect against STDs and that condoms, when used properly and consistently, reduce the risk of both unwanted pregnancy and STD transmission.
journal_name
Sex Transm Disjournal_title
Sexually transmitted diseasesauthors
Galavotti C,Schnell DJdoi
10.1097/00007435-199401000-00002subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-01-01 00:00:00pages
5-7issue
1eissn
0148-5717issn
1537-4521journal_volume
21pub_type
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journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007435-198010000-00008
更新日期:1980-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007435-198801000-00014
更新日期:1988-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::One hundred sixteen patients (92 men and 24 women) with suspected uncomplicated gonorrhea were randomized in a double-blind manner to receive intramuscular treatment with 1.0 g of cefpimizole, 1.0 g of cefotaxime, or 4.8 x 10(6) units of aqueous procaine penicillin G (APPG) with 1 g of oral probenecid. Seventeen perce...
journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1097/00007435-198804000-00001
更新日期:1988-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:In the District of Columbia (DC), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea) infections accounted for more than 25% of 9321 incident sexually transmitted infections reported in 2011; untreated infections can lead to reproductive complications and a higher risk for HIV transmission. In DC, limited capacity to measure ...
journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000304
更新日期:2015-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007435-198904000-00002
更新日期:1989-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000730
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000927
更新日期:2019-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000684
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1981-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.OLQ.0000079517.04451.79
更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Most Australian men who have sex with men who underwent rapid testing for syphilis using the Determine Syphilis TP immunoassay indicated a preference for rapid testing over conventional serology. Most also indicated that they would test for syphilis more frequently if rapid syphilis testing was available in a clinic s...
journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/olq.0b013e3181d707de
更新日期:2010-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are associated with an increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition and transmission. We estimated the proportion of HIV incidence among men who have sex with men attributable to infection with the 2 most common bacterial STIs, Neisseria gonorrhoeae ...
journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000980
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318227713e
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007435-197704000-00001
更新日期:1977-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::In every society, congenital syphilis (CS) has significant medical, economic, societal and emotional burdens; these are poorly characterized but high. Inexplicably, the elimination of CS has failed to attract international attention. Yet, the cornerstones of programs to do this universally are in place, the recent dev...
journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/01.olq.0000261456.09797.1b
更新日期:2007-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends annual sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV testing and counseling for men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States. We estimated the annual total direct medical cost of providing recommended STI and HIV testing and counseling services...
journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000341
更新日期:2015-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:A dye-based method for determining applicator usage in microbicide trials has been developed to assess whether applicators have been exposed to vaginal fluid. Our objective was to evaluate this method on polypropylene HTI applicators that are being widely used in several effectiveness trials of microbicides....
journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181972397
更新日期:2009-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1097/01.olq.0000230438.12636.eb
更新日期:2007-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1997-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001067
更新日期:2019-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2016-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000607
更新日期:2017-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000079
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007435-198404000-00007
更新日期:1984-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is the most popular method used by blood banks in China to screen for antibodies to Treponema pallidum (TP). However, this method produces a high percentage of false-positive reactions.The current study aimed to propose a more effective procedure for screening anti-T...
journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31819db594
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.olq.0000204746.58160.c1
更新日期:2006-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31824f8b1b
更新日期:2012-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Three cases of endocarditis caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae involving the aortic, mitral an tricuspid valves are reported. Two cases in young women, following syndromes suggestive of gonococcal arthritis, presented as acute endocarditis and were fatal. The male patient experienced a subacute course, and the diagnosis ...
journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007435-197707000-00002
更新日期:1977-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The dihydrofolate reductases were purified from Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains CDC 9 and 7134, for which MICs of trimethoprim differ twofold and MICs of sulfadiazine differ sixtyfold. Although affinities of the dihydropteroate synthetases from the two strains for sulfonamide were known to differ markedly, no conclusive...
journal_title:Sexually transmitted diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007435-197804000-00002
更新日期:1978-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To determine whether women who collect self-collected vaginal swabs at home demonstrated a higher positivity of Chlamydia trachomatis than women in family planning clinics. METHODS:Collection kits for vaginal swabs were internet requested, collected at home, and mailed to a laboratory for testing; questionn...
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3182039d7f
更新日期:2011-02-01 00:00:00