Gonorrhoea as an Indicator of Altered Sexual Behaviour and as a Surrogate Marker of HIV Concern: A 13-Year Analysis in Newcastle

1995 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 348-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
A G Wardropper ◽  
R S Pattman

Summary: It has been proposed that changes in sexual behaviour arising out of concerns regarding HIV infection can be inferred by changes in the incidence of gonorrhoea. We have reviewed data on gonococcal isolates in Newcastle over the last 13 years and looked at changes in relation to HIV test requests, new cases of HIV infection and media campaigns. HIV testing has been available in the clinic since late 1985. There was a steady decline in cases of gonorrhoea from 1985–1991 and then as in other areas an increase in incidence was seen among homosexual and bisexual men. The majority of this recent increase was due to pharyngeal infection. Sexual behaviour may have changed but this cannot be purely attributed to HIV concerns. HIV testing began after the incidence of gonorrhoea in England was already falling and we found no relationship between trends in gonorrhoea, HIV test requests and new cases of HIV infection.

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Ririn Febriana Anggraeni ◽  
Pandu Riono ◽  
M. Noor Farid

Abstrak: Hubungan seks yang berisiko menularkan HIV adalah hubungan seks dengan banyak pasangan dan berganti-ganti pasangan yang sebagian besar didominasi dengan hubungan seks komersial, baik pada kelompok heteroseksual maupun pada kelompok homoseksual atau sejenis. Kelompok yang paling berisiko tertular HIV adalah kelompok homoseksual dan biseksual yang biasa dikategorikan sebagai lelaki seks lelaki atau disebut LSL. Di banyak bagian wilayah, HIV di kalangan LSL muncul dengan penularan HIV yang sangat cepat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh tahu status HIV terhadap penggunaan kondom konsisten pada LSL di Yogyakarta dan Makassar dan melihat adakah perbedaan hasil analisis dengan menggunakan metode RDS dan non RDS terhadap indikator program. Penelitian ini menggunakan data STBP 2013. Dari hasil analisis diperoleh bahwa di Yogyakarta ada pengaruh tahu status HIV terhadap penggunaan kondom konsisten dengan OR sebesar 6,6 dan 95% CI 2,1-20,9, sedangkan di Makassar belum dapat diketahui pengaruh tahu status HIV dengan penggunaan kondom konsisten dengan OR sebesar 1,6  dan 95% CI 0,6 - 4,4. Ada perbedaan hasil analisis dengan menggunakan metode RDS dan non RDS terhadap indikator program. Terdapat pengaruh tahu status HIV dengan penggunaan kondom konsisten pada lelaki yang seks dengan lelaki di Yogyakarta sedangkan di Makassar belum dapat diketahui pengaruh tahu status HIV dengan penggunaan kondom konsisten. Terdapat perbedaan hasil analisis dengan menggunakan metode RDS dan non RDS terhadap indikator program. Abstract:  Sex which higher risk of spreading HIV is sex with multiple partners and change partners that is largely dominated by commercial sex, either on the heterosexual and homosexual group, or similar sexual behaviour. Groups most at risk of contracting HIV is a group of homosexual and bisexual men are commonly categorized as men sex with men, or so-called MSM. In many parts of the region, HIV among MSM appears with HIV infection very quickly. This study aimed to determine the effect knowing their HIV status toward consistency condom use in MSM in Yogyakarta and Makassar and to see the differences between analysis using RDS and non RDS to indicator of program. This study uses data IBBS 2013. From the results of the analysis showed that in Yogyakarta there was an effect Yogyakarta of knowing HIV status toward consistency condom use with an OR of 6,6 and 95%CI 2,1-20,9, while in Makassar is unclear knowing HIV status toward consistent condom use with an OR of 1.6 and 95% CI 0,6 - 4,1. There is differences between analysis using RDS and non RDS to indicator of program. There is Influence of knowing HIV Status to consistent Condom use in Yogyakarta while in Makassar unclear knowing HIV status toward consistent condom use. There is differences between analysis using RDS and non RDS to indicator of program.


2015 ◽  
Vol 91 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. A227.1-A227
Author(s):  
MS Jamil ◽  
D Callander ◽  
H Ali ◽  
G Prestage ◽  
V Knight ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen Marie Canario de la Torre ◽  
Ivony Yireth Agudelo Salas ◽  
Sandra Miranda de León ◽  
Yadira Rolón Colón ◽  
María Pabón Martínez ◽  
...  

Abstract The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have established guidelines for HIV testing in healthcare settings. The aim of this study was to identify the sociodemographic, healthcare, and sexual-behavior predictors of provider-initiated HIV testing (PIHT) using data from the Puerto Rico National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (PR-NHBS) 2016 cycle directed towards heterosexuals at increased risk of HIV infection (HET). A total sample of 531 eligible participants were recruited through respondent-driven sampling (RDS). Logistic regression models assessed the associations between sociodemographic, healthcare, and sexual-behavior predictors, whilst adjusting for sex and age. The majority of the participants were women (66.1%), with 72.7% reporting having received healthcare services in the past year. Of them, 18.7% had received an HIV-test offer from their healthcare providers. More than half of the participants (65.2%) reported a low perceived risk of getting infected with HIV in the next 12 months. Results suggest an overall low prevalence of PIHT among HET in PR who exhibited a relatively high prevalence of low perceived risk of HIV infection. Furthermore, the assessed predictors show that individuals who engaged in high-risk sexual behaviors (AOR = 0.52; 95% CI: 0.30–0.90) were less likely to receive HIV-test offers from their providers. This study further emphasizes the need for healthcare providers to follow recommended guidelines for HIV testing in healthcare settings as a means of establishing preventive measures to further counteract the HIV epidemic in Puerto Rico, specifically among HET.


2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Ludlam ◽  
Peter Saxton ◽  
Nigel Dickson ◽  
Anthony Hughes

INTRODUCTION: General practitioners (GPs) can improve HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening, vaccination and wellbeing among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) if they are aware of a patient?s sexual orientation. AIM: To estimate GP awareness of their GBM patients' sexual orientation and examine whether HIV and STI screening was associated with this. METHODS: We analysed anonymous, self-completed data from 3168 GBM who participated in the community-based Gay Auckland Periodic Sex Survey (GAPSS) and internet-based Gay men's Online Sex Survey (GOSS) in 2014. Participants were asked if their usual GP was aware of their sexual orientation or that they had sex with men. RESULTS: Half (50.5%) believed their usual GP was aware of their sexual orientation/behaviour, 17.0% were unsure, and 32.6% believed he/she was unaware. In multivariate analysis, GP awareness was significantly lower if the respondent was younger, Asian or an 'Other' ethnicity, bisexual-identified, had never had anal intercourse or had first done so very recently or later in life, and had fewer recent male sexual partners. GBM whose GP was aware of their sexual orientation were more likely to have ever had an HIV test (91.5% vs 57.9%; p<0.001), specific STI tests (91.7% vs 68.9%; p<0.001), and were twice as likely to have had an STI diagnosed. DISCUSSION: Lack of sexual orientation disclosure is resulting in missed opportunities to reduce health inequalities for GBM. More proactive, inclusive and safe environments surrounding the care of sexual orientation minorities are needed in general practice to encourage disclosure. KEYWORDS: Culturally competent care; general practice; HIV; HPV; sexual health; sexual orientation


Sexual Health ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Crosby ◽  
Kim H. Miller ◽  
Ruth R. Staten ◽  
Melody Noland

Objectives: Whether college students who are most at-risk of HIV infection are being tested is unknown. This exploratory study identified the prevalence and correlates of ever having an HIV test among college students. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among a probability sample of 903 college students. Measures of sexual risk behaviour were assessed. Results: Of the students surveyed, 22.5% reported they had been tested for HIV. Testing was more likely among those 20 years of age or older (27.8% v. 14.7%; P = 0.0001), females (25.4% v. 17.8%; P = 0.01), and members of racial/ethnic minorities (42.7% v. 20.3%; P = 0.0001). After adjusting for these covariates, those who reported ever having vaginal sex (AOR = 5.5; 95% CI = 3.1–9.6); anal sex (AOR = 2.4; 95% CI = 1.6–3.6), and oral sex (AOR = 6.3; 95% CI = 3.0–13.3) were significantly more likely to report being tested. Students having vaginal sex in the past 12 months were significantly more likely to report testing (AOR = 5.3; 95% CI = 3.1–9.1). Those reporting vaginal sexual debut (AOR = 1.9; 95% CI = 1.2–3.1) or oral sexual debut (AOR = 1.7; 95% CI = 1.1–2.5) ≤age 15 were significantly more likely to be tested. Students reporting four or more sex partners were significantly more likely to be tested than sexually experienced students reporting fewer partners (AOR = 3.2; 95% CI = 2.2–4.6). Finally, those reporting at least one episode of forced vaginal sex (AOR = 3.9; 95% CI = 2.1–7.2) and reporting at least one episode of any forced sex (vaginal, anal, oral) (AOR = 3.0; 95% CI = 1.8–5.0) were significantly more likely to report being tested. Conclusions: Within this population, demographically controlled findings suggest that those most at-risk of HIV infection are indeed being tested for the virus.


Neurology ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Stern ◽  
X. Liu ◽  
K. Marder ◽  
G. Todak ◽  
M. Sano ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan J Lachowsky ◽  
Peter JW Saxton ◽  
Nigel P Dickson ◽  
Anthony J Hughes ◽  
Alastair JS Summerlee ◽  
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