Milton Lewis, The thorns on the rose: the history of sexually transmitted diseases in Australia in international perspective, Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service, 1998, pp. xxii, 574, Austral. $69.95 (0-644-36085-2).

The aim of this study was to determine the associations between risk behaviour and women's reported sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). All the women aged 19, 21, 23 and 25, residing in a specified housing area, were invited to answer a questionnaire regarding their sexual behaviour, smoking and alcohol consumption and previous history of STD. Of the 611 women participating, one out of 4 women had a history of at least one STD. In an univariate analysis, self-reported STD was found to be related to age, having more than 4 lifetime sexual partners, having practised intercourse at first date, inconsistent use of condoms, alcohol consumption of more than 3 bottles of wine per month and smoking. These factors were, however, not independent of each other and when subjected to a multivariate logistic regression analysis 2 factors, i.e. the lifetime number of sexual partners (more than 4 partners vs one; OR 7.94, (3.41-18.50)) and coitus on first date (practised more than once vs never, OR 2.99 (1.55-5.78)) emerged as independently associated with a previous STD.

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Prior history of sexually transmitted diseases in women living with AIDS in São Paulo, Brazil

The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1590/s1413-86702012000300002 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 226-231

Author(s):

Valdir Monteiro Pinto ◽

Mariza Vono Tancredi ◽

Jonathan Eric Golub ◽

Ariane de Castro Coelho ◽

Antonio Tancredi Neto ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Prior History ◽

São Paulo ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

History Of

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Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Leprosy and Yaws in the Indonesian Archipelago, 1500-1950

MANUSYA ◽

10.1163/26659077-01004002 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 20-41

Author(s):

Peter Boomgaard

Keyword(s):

Southeast Asia ◽

Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽

Venereal Disease ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Island Southeast Asia ◽

Indonesian Archipelago ◽

Mitigating Factors ◽

History Of ◽

Islam And Christianity ◽

The Impact

This paper dexamines the history of sexually transmitted diseases in Southeast Asia and explores the origins of venereal disease, specifically syphilis and gonorrhoea, in the region. The arrival of new diseases that accompanied Europeans from about 1500, is a subject that scholars have largely ignored in favour of the 19th and 20th centuries. While concentrating on the Indonesian archipelago, the paper also considers to other parts of Southeast Asia to investigate the impact of syphilis and gonorrhoea on the rate of population growth in the region. Unlike gonorrhoea, which was present before the arrival of Europeans, syphilis was a new disease whose introduction by the Portuguese had lethal consequences. Possibly, the propagation of Islam and Christianity in island Southeast Asia after 1500 and of Buddhism in mainland Southeast Asia, were important mitigating factors in checking the spread of syphilis.

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Sexual Behaviour as Risk Factors for HIV-2 Infection in Bissau, Guinea Bissau

International Journal of STD & AIDS ◽

10.1177/095646249300400408 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 217-221 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Anders Nauclér ◽

Paolo Albino ◽

Agusto Paolo Da Silva ◽

Gunnel Biberfeld

Keyword(s):

Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽

Sexual Behaviour ◽

Treponema Pallidum ◽

Control Measures ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Guinea Bissau ◽

Infection Control Measures ◽

Significant Difference ◽

History Of ◽

Male Patients

Patients enrolled in a hospital-based case control study ( n = 1009) and a follow-up study ( n = 130) of HIV-2 infection in Bissau were investigated with regard to sexual behaviour and sexually transmitted diseases (STD). A history of genital ulcer was more frequent in HIV-2 infected male patients (46.4%, 13 out of 28) than in seronegative male patients (17.9%, 7 out of 39) ( P = 0.05). Serological evidence of a previous syphilitic infection was significantly related to HIV-2 infection (23%, 12 out of 52, of HIV-2 seropositive patients had a positive Treponema pallidum haemagglutination test compared with 7.1%, 5 out of 70, of seronegative patients, P = 0.025) and was equally frequent in men and women. There was no significant difference in number of non-marital sexual partners and frequency of intercourse between HIV-2 seropositive and seronegative individuals. The seroprevalence of HIV-2 infection was significantly higher among patients with a monogamous marriage, 23.1% (59 out of 255) among males and 31.3% (64 out of 204) among females, than among patients with an officially polygamous marriage, 10.3% (8 out of 77) among males and 11.8% (7 out of 59) among females ( P = 0.025 for males and 0.005 for females). Infection-control measures directed at patients with STD should be promoted in Guinea-Bissau. Further research on sexual behaviour and attitudes is needed.

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