Tackling STI epidemics through the HIV clinic: is sex high enough on the agenda?
Int J STD AIDS
; 19(10): 711-2, 2008 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates among men having sex with men continue to increase. HIV services may operate independently to genitourinary medicine clinics and the sexual health of HIV-positive patients may be of low priority in the context of medical problems related to HIV. A prospective study of HIV-positive gay men was conducted in a London outpatient clinic over a three-month period. Data were available for 90 men. Forty-five percent had STI screens in the preceding six months. These revealed a high rate of infections; 26 infections diagnosed in 14 men in the study period. Fifty-seven percent of the 90 men in the study had more than one partner in the past three months and approximately one-third had unprotected sexual activity. A significant proportion of men were unaware of recent outbreaks of hepatitis C and lymphogranuloma venereum and of HIV postexposure prophylaxis. We therefore recommend that sexual history-taking, STI screens and health promotion should become a routine feature of HIV outpatient consultations in this group.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comportamento Sexual
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Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis
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Infecções por HIV
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Surtos de Doenças
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Instituições de Assistência Ambulatorial
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J STD AIDS
Assunto da revista:
SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article