2009
Predictors for casual sex and/or infection among sexually transmitted disease clinic attendees in China
Lu F, Jia Y, Bin S, Li C, Limei S, Kristensen S, Sun X, Xiao Y, Liu J, Li D, Qu S, Vermund SH. Predictors for casual sex and/or infection among sexually transmitted disease clinic attendees in China. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2009, 20: 241-248. PMID: 19304968, PMCID: PMC2747355, DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease clinic attendeesClinic attendeesRisk factorsSTD diagnosisClinic-based cross-sectional studySimplex virus type 2Independent risk factorSexual behavior informationReproductive health concernsNon-gonococcal urethritisHealth care workersCross-sectional studyExpansion of HIVVirus type 2China's public healthPublic healthLower STD ratesCasual sexGenital wartsSTD clinicCommon diagnosisSTD prevalenceSTD controlSTD ratesType 2
2008
Expansion of HIV and syphilis into the Peruvian Amazon: a survey of four communities of an indigenous Amazonian ethnic group
Bartlett EC, Zavaleta C, Fernández C, Razuri H, Vilcarromero S, Vermund SH, Gotuzzo E. Expansion of HIV and syphilis into the Peruvian Amazon: a survey of four communities of an indigenous Amazonian ethnic group. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2008, 12: e89-e94. PMID: 18760648, PMCID: PMC2610365, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.03.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsPrevalence ratesSyphilis prevalence ratesUrgent public health responsePrevalence of HIVCases of HIVExpansion of HIVHIV prevalence ratesPublic health responseHIV/AIDSHIV infectionHIV epidemicBlood samplesSyphilis transmissionHIVKnowledge/beliefsEthnic groupsHealth responseSyphilisRemote Amazonian communityPoor knowledgeInfectionConfirmatory testDemographic informationMSM activity