Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and risk factors among young people in a public health center in Brazil: A cross-sectional study

LD de Peder, CM da Silva, BL Nascimento… - Journal of pediatric and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STI) significantly affect the health of sexually
active people, especially young people, and can cause low sexual dysfunction, low self …

[PDF][PDF] Early diagnosis and correlations of sexually transmitted infections among women in primary care health services

CG Luppi, RLS Oliveira, MA Veras… - Revista Brasileira …, 2011 - SciELO Public Health
Abstract Introduction: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in women remain a public
health challenge due to high prevalence, difficulties to implement early diagnosis strategies …

Prevalence of sexually transmissible infections in adolescents treated in a family planning outpatient clinic for adolescents in the western Amazon

IP Monteiro, CFG Azzi, JP Bilibio, PS Monteiro… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are among the most common public health problems
worldwide, especially among adolescents and young adults, who account for almost 50% of …

Factors associated with sexually transmitted infections: a population based survey in the city of São Paulo, Brazil

VM Pinto, CR Basso, CRS Barros… - Ciência & Saúde …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
We determined the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the factors
associated with infection and types of counseling received by men and women from health …

Risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in women in rural Northeast Brazil

FA Oliveira, K Lang, V Ehrig, J Heukelbach… - The Journal of Infection …, 2008 - jidc.org
Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are highly prevalent in northeast Brazil,
but factors associated with the presence of an STI have rarely been studied systematically …

Correlates of sexually transmitted infections among adolescents attending public high schools, Panama, 2015

A Gabster, DY Mohammed, GB Arteaga, O Castillero… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common in adolescents worldwide.
Vulnerability to STIs increases with risky sexual practices. This study described the sexual …

A systematic review of the prevalence of selected sexually transmitted infections in young people in Latin America

MT Vallejo-Ortega, H Gaitán Duarte… - … de Salud Pública, 2023 - SciELO Public Health
Objective. To estimate the burden of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae
(NG), Treponema pallidum (TP), and human papillomavirus (HPV) infections among people …

High prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in pregnant women living in southern Brazil

N Yeganeh, R Kreitchmann, M Leng… - Sexually transmitted …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background Porto Alegre, Brazil, has the highest rates of congenital syphilis and HIV in the
country. Other treatable sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are associated with poor …

[HTML][HTML] Sexually transmitted bacterial infections among young women in Central Western Brazil

YAR de Lima, MD Turchi, ZC Fonseca… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Studies on sexually transmitted infections in Brazil are done mainly in large
metropolises and screening is available for pregnant women only. We aimed to estimate the …

Sexual behavior and knowledge of sexually transmitted infections among university students in Sao Paulo, Brazil

ME Caetano, IM Linhares, JA Pinotti… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the sexual behavior and knowledge about sexually transmitted
infections (STIs) among undergraduate students in Sao Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: Self …