Background/Objectives Commercial sex work is a primary context for heterosexual HIV/AIDS
transmission. Violence victimisation is considered to compromise women's ability to protect …

CONTEXT: Partner violence is associated with STDs among female adolescents, but the
mechanisms underlying this association remain unclear. Sexually coercive and deceptive …

Background Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common in adolescents worldwide.
Vulnerability to STIs increases with risky sexual practices. This study described the sexual …

Associations Between Sexually Transmitted Disease Diagnosis... : Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Associations Between Sexually Transmitted Disease Diagnosis and Subsequent Sexual Risk …

Purpose Young women of color in the United States are disproportionately affected by
sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We characterize the protective behaviors used by …

Background. The estimated lifetime prevalence of physical or sexual intimate partner
violence (IPV) is 30% among women worldwide. Understanding risk and protective factors is …

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and blood
borne viruses, risk behaviours, and demographics in women who have sex with women …

Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is defined as physical, sexual, or psychological
harm that can be perpetrated by a former/current spouse. IPV has been linked to adverse …

PURPOSE: Sexually transmitted infection (STI) transmission models propose that incident
STIs are related to exposure to infected sex partners. The objective of this study was to …

Background Little is known about the prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence
(IPV) among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in the UK. The …