BACKGROUND: Premarital sex may result in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unwanted pregnancy. Published reports on the prevalence of premarital sex among private college students in Ethiopia are limited. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of premarital sex and associated factors among ...
Introduction: early adolescent sexuality is associated with an increase in risky sexual behaviour, unwanted pregnancies, and the occurrence of sexually transmitted infections. However, despite the efforts of governments and their partners, the implementation and effectiveness of appropriate and adapted s...
Marital unfaithfulness is a major contributor to sexually transmitted infections in both sexes; however, societal view of the menace seems to use various lenses for the different sexes. Globally, evidence suggests that marital infidelity has existed in history. In Africa, as well as in Western society, i...
Dans une société pro-nataliste, l’infertilité féminine est considérée comme un drame. Cette étude avait pour objectif d’identifier les facteurs associés à l’infertilité mécanique féminine liée aux adhérences pelviennes à Mbujimayi. MéthodologieIl s’agissait d’une étude cas-tém...
Nakku-Joloba, Edith;
Mboowa, Gerald;
Sengooba, Willy;
Kiyimba, Anthony;
Kigozi, Edgar;
Baluku, Hannington;
Alinaitwe, Lucy;
Nyote, Ronnie;
Kabahita, Jupiter Marina;
Mutumba, Paul;
Katabazi, Fred A;
Kiwanuka, Noah;
Sewankambo, Nelson;
Kateete, David P.
Background: Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) management in sub-Saharan Africa is syndromic but molecular diagnostics provide quicker, sensitive diagnosis and treatment. Effective STD control hinges on identification and treatment of infected persons and sexual partner contact tracing.
Objectives: Thi...
Sexually Transmitted Diseases,
Sentinel Surveillance,
Pathology, Molecular,
Chlamydia trachomatis,
Gonorrhea,
Prevalence,
Drug Resistance, Microbial,
Sexual Partners,
Information Services,
Africa South of the Sahara
Background. Better integration of HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention and treatment services is needed to accelerate progress towards the goal of zero new HIV infections.
Objectives. To describe HIV positivity, antiretroviral therapy (ART) use, viral suppression and recency of HIV in...
Background: Risky sexual behavior (RSB) is common among youths which predispose them to sexually transmitted infections. This study sets out to identify the factors associated with RSB among undergraduates in Osun state.
Methods: The study design was descriptive cross sectional and a total of 550 respond...
A good knowledge of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in female students is an important element in the prevention of STI transmission. The objective of this study is to describe the level of knowledge and practices on STI among female students at the University of Kara. A cross-sectional study was c...
Stelzle, Dominik;
Faussett, Peter Godfrey;
Jia, Chuan;
Amiesimaka, Obreniokibo;
Mahy, Mary;
Castor, Delivette;
Mameletzis, loannis Hodges;
Chitembo, Lastone;
Baggaley, Rachel;
Dalal, Shona.
Background Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a WHO-recommended HIV prevention method for people at high risk for acquiring HIV, is being increasingly implemented in many countries. Setting programmatic targets, particularly in generalised epidemics, could incorporate estimates of the size of the populatio...
HIV Infections/prevention & control,
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis,
Sexually Transmitted Diseases/prevention & control,
Sexually Transmitted Diseases/epidemiology,
Risk Assessment,
Incidence,
Geographic Information Systems,
Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use,
Malawi/epidemiology,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Zambia/epidemiology
A partir de uma revisão bibliográfica sobre os efeitos da pandemia da COVID-19, o artigo apresenta e analisa os dilemas bioéticos que surgem da necessidade de dedicar mais recursos sanitários ao controlo da mesma. Os esforços por controlar a propagação do SARS-CoV-2 significaram diminuição da at...
COVID-19,
COVID-19/complications,
Health Systems/trends,
Delivery of Health Care,
Anti-Retroviral Agents,
Population,
Pandemics,
Sexually Transmitted Diseases/complications,
Public Health,
Mozambique,
Africa/epidemiology
