scholarly journals P11.07 The spectrum of sexual behaviours among msm and associations with prevalent sexually transmitted infections and hiv

2015 ◽  
Vol 91 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. A175.1-A175
Author(s):  
CE Rice ◽  
AH Norris ◽  
JA Davis ◽  
CD Lynch ◽  
KS Fields ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Sexual Behaviours

scholarly journals The effects of the integration of an economic strengthening and HIV prevention education programme on the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and savings behaviours among adolescents: a full-factorial randomised controlled trial in South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. e002029
Author(s):  
Holly M Burke ◽  
Mario Chen ◽  
Kate Murray ◽  
Charl Bezuidenhout ◽  
Phuti Ngwepe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Prevention Education ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
Full Factorial ◽  
Economic Strengthening

BackgroundMultisectoral approaches are thought necessary to prevent HIV among adolescents. We examined whether an economic strengthening (ES) and an HIV-prevention education intervention improved outcomes when combined versus separately.MethodsWe conducted a full-factorial randomised controlled study to randomise participants into all possible intervention groups based on the two interventions: economic strengthening only (ES-only), HIV-prevention only (HIV-only), both interventions combined (ES+HIV) and no intervention (control). We measured sexually transmitted infections (STIs), self-reported economic and sexual behaviours/knowledge, and pregnancy at a pre-intervention and two post-intervention assessments. Eligible participants were adolescents 14 to 17 years old from a programme supporting vulnerable families in Gauteng Province, South Africa. We estimated intervention effects using repeated measures, generalised linear mixed models.ResultsA total of 1773 adolescents participated (57% female). ES+HIV adolescents had the lowest STI prevalence at first endline; however, the comparison with the control was not significant (OR 0.62, 95% CI 0.27 to 1.41). ES-only or HIV-only groups were not significantly better than the control on STI prevalence (OR 1.53, 95% CI 0.73 to 3.20 and OR 1.47, 95% CI 0.69 to 3.12, respectively). STI prevalence became more similar among the groups at second endline.ES-only adolescents were more likely to participate in savings groups (p=0.004) and plan to save for education (p=0.001) versus the control. ES+HIV adolescents were more likely to plan to save for education versus the control (p=0.001) and HIV-only groups (p=0.002) but did not differ significantly from the ES-only group (p=0.803). The ES+HIV intervention’s effect on HIV knowledge was significant compared with the control (p=0.03) and ES-only groups (p<0.001), but not when compared with the HIV-only group (p=0.091). Effects on pregnancy, sexual behaviours or other economic behaviours were not significant.ConclusionsWe could not confirm the ES and HIV interventions, separately or combined, were effective to reduce STI prevalence. Evaluations of multicomponent interventions should use full-factorial designs to fully assess effects.Trial registration numberNCT02888678

scholarly journals Use of dating sites and applications by women and their risk of sexually transmitted infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. e038738
Author(s):  
Janice França Queiroz ◽  
Kleyton Santos Medeiros ◽  
Ayane Cristine Alves Sarmento ◽  
Michelly Nóbrega Monteiro ◽  
Ricardo Ney Cobucci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Unprotected Sex ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviours

IntroductionThe use of social networks has been increasing worldwide. Mobile websites and applications (apps) allow people to network more quickly and have more partners for sex. This can facilitate risky sexual behaviours, such as having multiple partners and unprotected sex, which can lead to a higher incidence of sexually transmitted infections. This systematic review/meta-analysis will assess the effects of the use of dating sites and apps by women on their level of engagement in risky sexual behaviours and their incidence of sexually transmitted infections.Methods and analysisThe Cochrane Central Controlled Trials Registry, ClinicalTrials.gov, MEDLINE, Embase, SciELO, Web of Science, Scopus and Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature will be searched for cross-sectional studies, clinical trials and observational studies published between January 1990 and July 2020. This systematic review and meta-analysis will include studies investigating the use of mobile apps by women, risky sexual behaviour and sexually transmitted infections. The outcome will be an increase in new cases of sexually transmitted infections and HIV among women using dating sites and apps. Three independent reviewers will select the studies and extract data from the original articles. The risk of bias will be assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool and Risk Of Bias in Non-randomized Studies of Interventions. Data synthesis will be performed using Review Manager software (RevMan V.5.2.3). To assess heterogeneity, we will compute the I2 statistic. In addition, a quantitative synthesis will be carried out if the included studies are sufficiently homogeneous.Ethics and disseminationThis study will be a review of the published data, and thus ethical approval is not required. The findings of this systematic review will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42019120494.

scholarly journals P3.160 High Risk Sexual Behaviours and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Teenage Men Who Have Sex with Men

2013 ◽  
Vol 89 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A197.3-A198
Author(s):  
H Zou ◽  
C Fairley ◽  
A Grulich ◽  
S Garland ◽  
J Sze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Sex With Men

scholarly journals Knowledge, sexual behaviours and risk perception of sexually transmitted infections among students of the polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo state

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-44
Author(s):  
Irikefe M Oharume
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Sex Partners ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Multiple Sex Partners ◽  
Sexual Behaviours

Background: Current evidence shows that the surge of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is of public health importance. In Nigeria, about 3 million cases of STIs are reported annually with the highest rates observed among young people. Objective: This study was designed to investigate the knowledge, sexual behaviours and risk perception of STIs among students of the polytechnic, Ibadan. Method: The study was a descriptive cross-sectional survey which involved the use of a four-stage sampling technique to select 401 students across the five faculties of the institution. Results: Among the students interviewed, few (18.7%) had good knowledge of STIs with overall mean knowledge score of 5.9±3.6. Majority (65.3%) were sexually active in the last 12 months; while 26.7% had multiple sex partners in the last six months. Only 23.1% of single sexually active students used condom regularly. Few (14.2%) of the students considered themselves to be at risk of contracting STIs. However, there were significant associations between knowledge and risk perception of contracting STIs; and between having multiple sex partners and the risk perception of contracting STIs. Conclusion: These results emphasise the need to provide students with more information about STIs with the aim of positively influencing their self-perceived risk and sexual behaviour. Keywords: Knowledge; sexual behaviours; risk perception; STIs; polytechnic; Ibadan; Oyo state.

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