Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Monday, November 23, 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...

Risk assessment and screening for sexually transmitted infections, HIV, and hepatitis virus among long-distance truck drivers in New Mexico, 2004-2006.

15 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES: We examined sexually transmitted infection (STI), HIV, and hepatitis virus prevalence and risk behaviors among truck drivers. METHODS: We asked participants about their risk behaviors, and we screened them for STIs, HIV, and hepatitis ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Sexually Transmitted Diseases'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Integrated sexual health: a better way of working? 29 Sep 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
• The efficacy of HIV/STI behavioral interventions for African American females in the United States: a meta-analysis. 15 Sep 2009
• Risk assessment and screening for sexually transmitted infections, HIV, and hepatitis virus among long-distance truck drivers in New Mexico, 2004-2006. 15 Sep 2009
• STD prevalence, risky sexual behaviors, and sex with women in a national sample of Chinese men who have sex with men. 15 Sep 2009
• Pregnancy as a window of opportunity for HIV prevention: effects of an HIV intervention delivered within prenatal care. 15 Sep 2009
• Association between widowhood and risk of diagnosis with a sexually transmitted infection in older adults. 15 Sep 2009
• HIV epidemics among men who have sex with men in central and eastern Europe. 30 Aug 2009
• Handing over the reins. 30 Aug 2009
• Microbicide acceptability among female sex workers in Beijing, China: results from a pilot study. 30 Aug 2009
• Risky sexual behaviors and sexually transmitted diseases: a comparison study of cocaine-dependent individuals in treatment versus a community-matched sample. 30 Aug 2009
• Integration of STI and HIV prevention, care, and treatment into family planning services: a review of the literature. 30 Aug 2009
• OIs and co-infections and STDs. Staying healthy with HIV by keeping on top of bugs and such. 30 Aug 2009
• Asymptomatic non-specific urethritis: making observations but drawing the wrong conclusion. 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
• Value of targeting at-risk populations at outreach venues: findings from a local sauna. 30 Aug 2009
• Sexual behaviour, drugs and alcohol use of international students at a British university: a cross-sectional survey. 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

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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)