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Showing 1 to 20 of 46 for “"sexually transmitted disease"”.
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Three essays on sexual behaviour and sexually transmitted disease in the UK
… patterns of behaviours associated with increased disease risk A 3-class solution is obtained, with individuals classified on the basis of the number of partners they have had in the last 12 months.<br/><br/>The third chapter examines the relationship between the rates of chlamydia andgonorrhoea …
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A case study on the quality of care for sexually transmitted disease patients: the nursing perspective
… evaluate the quality of management and care of sexually transmitted disease (STD) patients. The study was anchored on the nursing process using structure, process and outcome of the Donabedian's model of Quality Assurance Process. The target population was students residing at this institution's …
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Views of health care providers on low-income populations in West Virginia with sexually transmitted disease
… health care providers who consistently diagnose sexually transmitted disease (STDs) in low-income populations. Eighteen providers ranging from registered nurses to physicians were interviewed about their experiences dealing with low-income patients, mainly women, who were diagnosed with incurable …
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Risk Factors Associated with New Sexually Transmitted Disease Acquisition in HIV- positive Males in South Carolina
<p>Adherence to the Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Screening Guidelines and the provision of risk reduction counseling for HIV-positive individuals who are engaged in care may help to decrease STDs as one of the potentiators of the HIV epidemic. STD co-morbidity among HIV-positive individuals …
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Dirty Little Secrets: Prostitution and the United States Public Health Service's Sexually Transmitted Disease Inoculation Study in Guatemala
… of the United States Public Health Service's Sexually Transmitted Disease Inoculation Study, a human experiment that tested venereal disease prevention among vulnerable populations. The prostitutes were considered to be, although they were not always in actuality, vectors of disease. Archival …
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The Effectiveness of Sex Education Programs in Virginia Schools: Teenage Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Disease Rates: A Comparison of Counties
… in preventing or reducing teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease. There is also little scientific evidence to suggest that comprehensive sex education programs are as or more effective in preventing or reducing teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease than their …
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Exploring linear and circular relationships between academic performance and risky sexual behaviors of college students
… academic performance, risky sexual behaviors and sexually transmitted diseases. While these relationships have been vastly studied in high school students, there is limited information on how these relationships play out in college students. The National College Health Assessment-II was analyzed …
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Sexuality issues in patients attending antiretroviral clinic at Embhuleni hospital in Mpumalanga Province (South Africa)
… meaning of sexuality and that HIV is mainly a sexually transmitted disease; carers generally avoid real issues of sexuality. This study explored issues of sexuality in people living with AIDS who are given an optimistic outlook to life by the availability of HAART.
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases: dilemma facing the youth in Kwa-Mbonambi District, in KwaZulu-Natal
This study is about the dilemma of sexually transmitted diseases in the youth of kwaMbonambi District in KwaZulu-Natal. In this community most of the youth are dying as a result of sexually transmitted disease. Even though prevention measures have been implemented on a nation wide basis, but it …
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Noninfectious factors associated with cervical inflammation on Pap smear results
… inflammation of women with no history of sexually transmitted disease, previous abnormal Pap smears, and no current abnormal vaginal symptoms. This non-experimental retrospective study was conducted using medical record review with complete confidentiality of the sample maintained at all …
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Network modelling for sexually transmitted diseases
… suitable mathematical models for the analysis of sexually transmitted disease epidemics. We are interested in a closed population, where infections are only transmitted through heterosexual contacts. The population is hence divided into two groups: male and female. Individuals are classified …
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A Comparative Study of Selected Variables in Women Who Gave Birth to a Child with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome on a Plains Indian Reservation Between 1981 and 1992
… smoking, poor nutritional status, history of sexually transmitted disease (STD) exposure, and be significantly older than the control group. Statistical differences were found in the variables of age and nutritional status supporting the hypotheses in these areas.</p>
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College students' knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases in relation to sexual self-efficacy
Resources associated with learning about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were investigated in relation to college students' sexual knowledge and sexual self-efficacy. Participants included 50 male and 67 female students ages 18, 19, and 20 at West Virginia University. Self-report surveys …
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Characterization of TvDMC1 and TvSOD6 expression and function in trichomonas vaginalis
<p>Trichomonas vagina/is is a common sexually transmitted disease, affecting women more often than men. It has only been seen to undergo mitosis, even though published studies have confinned the organism has meiotic proteins. These meiotic proteins are known to function in other organisms with a …
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An investigation of antenatal screening and management of syphilis in two districts in the North West Province
Syphilis is a common sexually transmitted disease in South Africa and infection acquired during pregnancy is associated with an increased rate of miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm labour, intra uterine growth restriction (IUGR), neonatal death and congenital syphilis in the newborn. This study was …
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The Role of the ITAM-containing CEACAM3 Receptor in the Neutrophil Response to Infection by Neisseria gonorrhoeae
… include pathogens that are responsible for diseases of humans including bacterial meningitis (Neisseria meningitidis) and the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae). These diseases are often characterized by a massive influx and activation of neutrophils, white blood …
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Inducible immunity to Trichomonas vaginalis in a mouse model of vaginal infection.
… is a protozoan parasite that causes a common sexually transmitted disease, trichomoniasis. Despite its high prevalance, the pathogenesis and immunogenicity of T. vaginalis are not well understood. Because currently available therapies are not always effective in treatment or in disease control …
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An investigation of the natural history of early cervical human papillomavirus infection and its relationship to the acquisition of epithelial abnormalities of the cervix
… papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a very common sexually transmitted disease which is now considered to be a necessary, but not sufficient, cause of cervical cancer. It has been suggested that the association between HPV infection and cervical neoplasia can be exploited to improve the efficiency …
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An exploratory study of the psychosocial needs of homosexual AIDS patients
… immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is primarily a sexually transmitted disease. The majority of those infected in the First World are homosexual and bisexual men, and intravenous drug users. The study combined a literature review and a case example to explore psychosocial needs of homosexual AIDS …
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