scholarly journals Risky Sexual Practice, Sexually Transmitted Infection and Associated Factors Among Newly Diagnosed HIV-positive People in Northwest Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 12 ◽  
pp. 431-439
Author(s):  
Nurilign Abebe Moges ◽  
Olubukola Adeponle Adesina ◽  
Michael A Okunlola ◽  
Yemane Berhane ◽  
Joshua Odunayo Akinyemi
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Transmitted Infection ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Sexual Practice ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Risky Sexual Practice

Prevalence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections and coinfection with HIV among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Tijuana, Mexico

2021 ◽  
pp. 095646242098775
Author(s):  
Claire C Bristow ◽  
Cristina Espinosa da Silva ◽  
Alicia H Vera ◽  
Jesus E Gonzalez-Fagoaga ◽  
Gudelia Rangel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Transmitted Infection ◽  
Transgender Women ◽  
Nucleic Acid Amplification ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
P Value ◽  
Infection Prevalence ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Hiv Negative

We estimated the prevalence of syphilis and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infections, as well as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection among cisgender men who have sex with cisgender men (MSM) and transgender women (TW) in Tijuana, Mexico. MSM and TW ( N = 212) recruited via respondent-driven and venue-based sampling for HIV testing underwent sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and completed interviewer-administered surveys in this study (2017–2018). Treponemal rapid tests were used at the point-of-care with positives undergoing confirmatory testing following the reverse syphilis-testing algorithm. Nucleic acid amplification testing of urine and swabs (rectal and pharyngeal) was used to detect CT/NG at three anatomic sites. Chi-squared tests were used to compare STI prevalence by HIV status. Sexually transmitted infection prevalence was 39.6% overall but higher for newly diagnosed HIV-positive (55.7%; N = 88) than HIV-negative (28.2%; N = 124) participants ( p-value < 0.0001). Among newly diagnosed HIV-positive participants, the prevalence of syphilis was 35.2% (31/88), CT infection was 27.3% (24/88; nine urethral; 16 rectal; four pharyngeal), and NG infection was 26.1% (23/88; six urethral; 19 rectal; nine pharyngeal). Among HIV-negative participants, the prevalence of syphilis was 12.1% (15/124), CT infection was 13.7% (17/124; seven urethral; nine rectal; two pharyngeal), and NG infection was 9.7% (12/124; three urethral; seven rectal; seven pharyngeal). Over 60% of all CT (25/41) and NG (26/35) infections in the full sample occurred extragenitally in the absence of urethral infections, and over 80% of rectal (30/37) and pharyngeal (16/18) infections were asymptomatic. The high prevalence of syphilis, CT, and NG infections among MSM and TW in Tijuana suggests STI screening that includes extragenital tests, particularly at HIV diagnosis, may help curb HIV/STI transmission.

High subsequent and recurrent sexually transmitted infection prevalence among newly diagnosed HIV-positive Thai men who have sex with men and transgender women in the Test and Treat cohort

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akarin Hiransuthikul ◽  
Supanit Pattanachaiwit ◽  
Nipat Teeratakulpisarn ◽  
Parinya Chamnan ◽  
Panita Pathipvanich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transgender Women ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Infection Prevalence ◽  
Anatomical Site ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Test And Treat ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Sex With Men

We determined subsequent and recurrent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) in the Test and Treat cohort. Thai MSM and TGW adults with previously unknown HIV status were enrolled and tested for HIV. Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), and syphilis were tested at baseline, month 12, and month 24 to identify subsequent STIs (any STIs diagnosed after baseline) and recurrent STIs (any subsequent STIs diagnosed among those with positive baseline STIs). Among 448 participants, 17.8% were HIV-positive, the prevalence of subsequent STIs and recurrent STIs was 42% (HIV-positive versus HIV-negative: 66.3% versus 36.7%, p < 0.001) and 62.3% (81% versus 52.5%, p < 0.001), respectively. Common subsequent STIs by anatomical site were rectal CT infection (21.7%), rectal NG infection (13.8%), pharyngeal NG infection (13.1%), and syphilis (11.9%). HIV-positive status was associated with both subsequent STIs (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 2.38; 95%CI 1.64–3.45, p < 0.001) and recurrent STIs (aHR 1.83; 95%CI 1.16–2.87, p = 0.01). The results show that newly diagnosed HIV-positive MSM and TGW were at increased risk of STIs despite being in the healthcare system. STI educational counseling is necessary to improve STI outcomes among MSM and TGW in both HIV prevention and treatment programs.

scholarly journals Syphilis reinfections pose problems for syphilis diagnosis in Antwerp, Belgium – 1992 to 2012

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (45) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Kenyon ◽  
L Lynen ◽  
E Florence ◽  
S Caluwaerts ◽  
M Vandenbruaene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infection ◽  
Tropical Medicine ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Strong Case ◽  
Sex With Men

Persons with multiple syphilis reinfections may play an important role in syphilis transmission. We analysed all syphilis tests carried out for people attending the HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinic at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, from 1992 to 2012 to evaluate the extent to which syphilis reinfections were contributing to the syphilis epidemic in Antwerp. We then characterised the features of the syphilis infections in individuals with five or more episodes of syphilis. A total of 729 syphilis episodes were diagnosed in 454 persons. The majority of syphilis episodes occurred in people who had more than one episode of syphilis (445/729; 61%). A total of 10 individuals had five or more episodes of syphilis diagnosed over this period. All were men who have sex with men, HIV positive and on antiretroviral therapy. They had a total of 52 episodes of syphilis diagnosed and treated. In 38/42 of the episodes of repeat syphilis in these 10 individuals, they presented without any signs or symptoms of syphilis. Given that the majority of cases of incident syphilis in our clinic were persons with reinfections and that they frequently presented without signs of symptoms of syphilis, there is a strong case for frequent and repeated screening in all persons with a diagnosis of syphilis.

scholarly journals Prevalence of selected sexually transmitted infection (sti) and associated factors among symptomatic patients attending Gondar Town hospitals and health cCenters

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 589
Author(s):  
Rozina Ambachew Geremew ◽  
Beyene Moges Agizie ◽  
Abate Assefa Bashaw ◽  
Mengistu Endris Seid ◽  
Addisu Gize Yeshanew
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Transmitted Infection ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Gondar Town
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