scholarly journals Social support, self-esteem and depression: Relationship with risk for sexually transmitted infections/HIV transmission

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Teresa Ramiro ◽  
Inmaculada Teva ◽  
María Paz Bermúdez ◽  
Gualberto Buela-Casal
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Sexually Transmitted

scholarly journals The syndemic condition of psychosocial problems related to depression among sexually transmitted infections patients

PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e12022
Author(s):  
Chen Xu ◽  
Yuan Shi ◽  
Xiaoyue Yu ◽  
Ruijie Chang ◽  
Huwen Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Psychosocial Problems ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression

Background The prevalence of depression in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) patients is much higher than general public. However, studies focusing on comprehensive psychosocial effects on depression among STIs patients are limited. This study aimed to examine association of multiple psychosocial syndemic conditions with depression among STIs patients in Shanghai, China. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study and recruited 910 STIs patients from Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital. Participants self-reported their demographics and themselves completed the scales of depression, self-esteem, loneliness, social support, entrapment, defeat and interpersonal needs. Logistic regressions were performed to detect the possible contributing psychosocial factors for depression and to verify the syndemic conditions of psychosocial problems. Results Of the STIs patient sample, the prevalence of depression was 17.9%. Multivariable analysis showed low-level self-esteem (odds ratio [ORm]: 2.18, 95% CI [1.19–4.00]) and social support (ORm: 2.18, 95% CI [1.37–3.46]), high-level entrapment (ORm: 6.31, 95% CI [3.75–10.62]) and defeat (ORm: 2.60, 95% CI [1.51–4.48]) increased the risk of depression. Psychosocial syndemic conditions magnified effect in fusing depression (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 11.94, 95% CI [7.70–18.53]). Participants with more than 4 psychosocial problems were about 22 times more likely to have depression (AOR: 22.12, 95% CI [13.19–37.09]). Conclusions The psychosocial problems syndemic magnifying the risk of depression was confirmed and psychosocial interventions to prevent depression is needed among STIs patients.

scholarly journals Low prevalence of HIV and other selected sexually transmitted infections in 2004 in pregnant women from Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo

2007 ◽  
Vol 136 (9) ◽  
pp. 1290-1296 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. KINOSHITA-MOLEKA ◽  
J. S. SMITH ◽  
J. ATIBU ◽  
A. TSHEFU ◽  
J. HEMINGWAY-FODAY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Male Partner ◽  
Treponema Pallidum ◽  
Syphilis Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Republic Of The Congo ◽  
Low Prevalence

SUMMARYThis study examined the prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in pregnant women in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Between April and July 2004, antenatal attendees at two of the largest maternity clinics in Kinshasa were tested to identify HIV status, syphilis, Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG). HIV seroprevalence was 1·9% in 2082 women. With PCR techniques, CT and NG infections were also uncommon in the first 529 women (1·7% and 0·4%, respectively). No active syphilis infection case was identified by Treponema pallidum haemagglutination assay (TPHA) and rapid plasma reagin test (RPR). A woman's risk of HIV infection was significantly associated with her reporting a male partner having had other female sexual partners (OR 2·7, 95% CI 1·2–6·2). The continuing low seroprevalence of HIV in pregnant women from Kinshasa was confirmed. Understanding factors associated with this phenomenon could help prevent a future HIV epidemic in low HIV transmission areas in Africa.

Superimposing incident sexually transmitted infections on HIV phylogram to investigate possible misclassification of men who have sex with men as heterosexuals in a cohort in Antwerp, Belgium

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 486-495
Author(s):  
Kara K Osbak ◽  
Conor J Meehan ◽  
Sergio G Ribas ◽  
Leo Heyndrickx ◽  
Kevin K Ariën ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Transmission Risk ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Hiv Transmission Risk

In this study, we assessed if the superimposition of incident sexually transmitted infections (STIs) on HIV phylogenetic analyses could reveal possible sexual behaviour misclassifications in our HIV-infected population. HIV-1 sequences collected between 1997 and 2014 from 1169 individuals attending a HIV clinic in Antwerp, Belgium were analysed to infer a partial HIV transmission network. Individual demographic, clinical and laboratory data collected during routine HIV follow-up were used to compare clustered and non-clustered individuals using logistic regression analyses. In total, 438 (37.5%) individuals were identified in 136 clusters, including 76 transmission pairs and 60 clusters consisting of three or more individuals. Individuals in a cluster were more likely to have a history of syphilis, Chlamydia and/or gonorrhoea (P < 0.05); however, when analyses were stratified by HIV transmission risk groups (heterosexual and men who have sex with men [MSM]), this association only remained significant for heterosexuals with syphilis (P = 0.001). Under closer scrutiny, this association was driven by six heterosexual men who were located in six almost exclusively MSM clusters. A parsimonious conclusion is that these six individuals were potentially misclassified as heterosexual. Improving the accuracy of sexual behaviour reporting could improve care.

Undetected anogenital sexually transmitted infections among young adults living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy: Implications for HIV treatment as prevention

2021 ◽  
pp. 095646242110465
Author(s):  
Seth C Kalichman ◽  
Lisa A Eaton ◽  
Moira O Kalichman
Keyword(s):  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Treatment As Prevention ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Art Adherence ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Condomless Anal Intercourse ◽  
Living With Hiv

Undetected sexually transmitted infections (STIs) pose health threats to people living with HIV and when combined with uncontrolled HIV can amplify HIV transmission. The current study screened 174 self-identified men under age 36 living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) for urethral and rectal incident chlamydia and gonorrhea infections. Participants were also screened for biomarkers indicating alcohol and other drug use, subclinical genital inflammation, and HIV viral load. ART adherence and sexual behaviors were also assessed prospectively over 1 month. Results detected an undiagnosed STI in 32 (18%) individuals. Participants with a previously undetected STI had significantly greater HIV viremia than those who did not have an STI after controlling for several confounding variables. Participants with an undetected STI also engaged in greater condomless anal intercourse with HIV negative and unknown status partners, including partners to whom they had not disclosed their HIV status. These findings show that undetected STI are associated with incomplete ART adherence and unsuppressed HIV, all of which are important for preventing HIV transmission.

‘Culpable and Reckless Conduct’: Criminalising the Transmission of HIV in Scotland, 1983–2014

2018 ◽  
pp. 177-200
Author(s):  
Roger Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Public Order ◽  
Court Cases ◽  
High Court ◽  
Sexually Transmitted

The chapter examines the criminalisation of HIV transmission in Scotland after 1983. First, as historical perspective, it reviews the series of largely abortive attempts by Scottish lawmakers to criminalise the transmission of VD since 1900. Secondly, it addresses the response of Scottish governance to the rising demand for additional public order and public health powers to contain the spread of HIV between 1983 and 2001, fuelled after 1997 by media coverage of cases in which it was alleged that innocent victims had been carelessly or knowingly infected. There follows a detailed narrative of the trial and sentencing of Stephen Kelly at the High Court in Glasgow in February 2001 for knowingly infecting his partner with HIV. A further section reviews the protracted medical, ethical and legal debate arising out of the case. Finally, the main strands of policy-making on the issue of amending the law during the period up to 2015 are outlined. This is set against the backdrop of three additional High Court cases between 2005 and 2010 and the publication of guidelines by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in 1912 for the prosecution of ‘intentional or reckless’ transmission of sexually transmitted infections.

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