Stigma has long accompanied sexually transmissible infections (STI) and hindered
prevention and control efforts. It not only acts as a formidable barrier to STI testing, treatment …

Background Bacterial vaginosis is a common vaginal infection, causing an abnormal vaginal
discharge and/or odour in up to 50% of sufferers. Recurrence is common following …

Objectives Many countries are implementing human papillomavirus (HPV)‐based cervical
screening due to the higher sensitivity of the test compared with cytology. As HPV is sexually …

Background Scabies is highly prevalent in resource‐poor communities in developing
countries and is associated with considerable morbidity in this setting. How the parasitic skin …

cook c.(2012) Email interviewing: generating data with a vulnerable population. Journal of
Advanced Nursing68 (6), 1330–1339. Abstract Aims. This paper describes online …

Internalized stigma undermines health among people diagnosed with HIV and other
sexually transmitted infections (STI), yet limited research has examined how internalized …

Objectives:(i) To assess the psychosocial burden of testing for human papillomavirus (HPV)
related genital disease or of a HPV-related diagnosis;(ii) to compare an instrument …

The sexual health of Black women has been compromised by racial and discriminatory
healthcare practices from slavery through current medical and institutional barriers to care …

This article reviews the psychological consequences of genital herpes infection through the
lens of a recently proposed framework for conceptualizing concealable stigmas. We …

Background HPV infection causes cervical cancer, a major contributor to morbidity and
mortality among low-income Mexican women. Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing is …