Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Prevention & control
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Health system and personal barriers resulting in decreased utilization of HIV and STD testing services among at-risk black men who have sex with men in Massachusetts.

29 Sep 2009 Testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STD) remains a cornerstone of public health prevention interventions. This analysis was designed to explore the frequency of testing, as well as health system and personal barriers to testing, ... Read more...

The efficacy of HIV/STI behavioral interventions for African American females in the United States: a meta-analysis.

15 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the efficacy of HIV behavioral interventions for African American females in the United States, and we identified factors associated with intervention efficacy. METHODS: We conducted a comprehensive literature review ... Read more...

Pregnancy as a window of opportunity for HIV prevention: effects of an HIV intervention delivered within prenatal care.

15 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine whether an HIV prevention program bundled with group prenatal care reduced sexually transmitted infection (STI) incidence, repeat pregnancy, sexual risk behavior, and psychosocial risks. METHODS: We conducted a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Prevention & control'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Health system and personal barriers resulting in decreased utilization of HIV and STD testing services among at-risk black men who have sex with men in Massachusetts. 29 Sep 2009
• The efficacy of HIV/STI behavioral interventions for African American females in the United States: a meta-analysis. 15 Sep 2009
• Pregnancy as a window of opportunity for HIV prevention: effects of an HIV intervention delivered within prenatal care. 15 Sep 2009
• Microbicide acceptability among female sex workers in Beijing, China: results from a pilot study. 30 Aug 2009
• Integration of STI and HIV prevention, care, and treatment into family planning services: a review of the literature. 30 Aug 2009
• Acceptance of genitourinary medicine clinic appointments within 48 hours is influenced by patient perception of risk but not by symptoms. 30 Aug 2009
• Is accelerated partner therapy a feasible and acceptable strategy for rapid partner notification in the UK?: a qualitative study of genitourinary medicine clinic attenders. 30 Aug 2009
• Achieving successful partner notification: putting together the pieces of the puzzle. 30 Aug 2009
• Natural history of HPV infections. 30 Aug 2009
• Empowering sex workers in India to reduce vulnerability to HIV and sexually transmitted diseases. 26 Aug 2009
• The contraceptive needs of incarcerated women. 30 Jul 2009
• Receipt of routine gynecological examinations among sexually active female college students in the United States. 30 Jul 2009
• [Circumcision and sexually transmitted infections: is a preventive effect assured?] 30 Jul 2009
• Beyond anal sex: sexual practices associated with HIV risk reduction among men who have sex with men in Boston, Massachusetts. 29 Jun 2009
• Sex risk practices among HIV-positive individuals in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 29 Jun 2009
• On hand, in school. 29 Jun 2009
• Knowledge and practice among healthcare providers in rural Vietnam regarding sexually transmitted infections. 29 Jun 2009
• Local differences in human immunodeficiency virus prevalence: a comparison of social venue patrons, antenatal patients, and sexually transmitted infection patients in eastern kinshasa. 29 Jun 2009
• Missed and delayed syphilis treatment and partner elicitation: a comparison between STD clinic and non-STD clinic patients. 29 Jun 2009
• Evidence of underreporting of adverse childhood experiences, San Francisco municipal STD clinic, 2007. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Sexually Transmitted Diseases'

Definition: Diseases due to or propagated by sexual contact.

Descriptor UI: D012749

Alternative terms: Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Disease, Sexually Transmitted; Diseases, Sexually Transmitted; Sexually Transmitted Disease; STDs; Venereal Diseases; Disease, Venereal; Diseases, Venereal; Venereal Disease;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; transmission; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C01.539.778; C02.800; C12.294.668; C13.351.500.711;

Online Note: use SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES to search VENEREAL DISEASES 1966-86

History Note: 87; was VENEREAL DISEASES 1963-86

Technical Notes: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL & SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL are also available; not all genital diseases are venereal or sexually transm & not all sexually transm diseases are genital; contact tracing: index under CONTACT TRACING (IM) + SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES /epidemiol or /transm (IM)