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Sexual health knowledge and practices and STI/HIV prevalence among long-distance truck drivers in Peru
(SAGE Publications, 2017)
Objectives: HIV and other sexually transmitted infections remain a challenge globally and many key groups have yet to be studied. Evidence shows that truck drivers may have high-risk behaviors and higher sexually transmitted ...
Gender differences in sexual practices and sexually transmitted infections among adults in Lima, Peru
(American Public Health Association, 1996)
OBJECTIVES. This study examined the prevalences of antibodies to Treponema pallidum, Chlamydia trachomatis, and herpes simplex virus type 2 in a sample of Peruvian adults. METHODS. Among adults seeking health certification ...
THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS: SEXUAL HEALTH AND PREVENTION OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS IN WOMENCONSIDERACIONES TEÓRICAS: LA SALUD SEXUAL Y LA PREVENCIÓN DE INFECCIONES DE TRANSMISIÓN SEXUAL EN MUJERES
(Sistema Editorial y de Difusión de la Investigación (SIEDIN), Universidad de Costa Rica, 2013)
Knowledge about sexually transmitted infections and sexual practices among young university students in the city of Cucuta
(Academia Nacional de Medicina venezolana., 2022)
The role of sexually transmitted infections (STI) prevention and control programs in reducing gender, sexual and STI-related stigma
(Elsevier, 2021)
Stigma refers to socially undesirable attributes of individuals or groups, associated with isolation, rejection, and discrimination. Stigma is an essential contributor in the causal web of sexually transmitted infections ...
HTLV-1 Is Also a Sexually Transmitted Infection
(Frontiers Media, 2022)
HTLV-1 is a retrovirus which causes diverse diseases in 10% of its infected population, significantly worsening their quality of life and mortality rate. Even though it is globally distributed and is endemic in many countries ...
WHO guidelines for HIV/STI prevention and care among MSM and transgender people: Implications for policy and practice
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2013)
Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in men who have sex with men (MSM) peaked in the late 1980s in the developed world and then declined and resurged in the late 1990s…
Programme science: a route to effective coverage and population-level impact for HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention
(Elsevier, 2023)
Improvements in context-specific programming are essential to address HIV and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection epidemics globally. A programme science approach emphasises the need for context-specific ...
Human papillomavirus prevalence, cervical abnormalities and risk factors among female sex workers in Lima, Peru
(SAGE Publications, 2012)
Summary: Female sex workers (FSWs) are at high risk of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Questionnaires were administered to 200 FSWs aged 18-26 years in Lima, Peru, to gather risk behaviours, and cervical swab samples ...
In peru, reporting male sex partners imparts significant risk of incident HIV/sexually transmitted infection: All men engaging in same-sex behavior need prevention services
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2013)
Background: Detailed information on the sexual behavior of bisexual, non–gay-identified men and the relationship between same-sex behavior and HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) incidence is limited. This study ...