Sex work is an extremely dangerous profession. The use of harm-reduction principles can
help to safeguard sex workers' lives in the same way that drug users have benefited from …

Future research to develop cheap, point-of-care diagnostic tests will allow a greater
understanding of T. vaginalis epidemiology. In addition, the effect of treatment on outcome of …

Background & objectives: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) a major public health
problem in India show various trends in different parts of the country. However, there are …

A cross-sectional prevalence survey of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) was conducted
among female sex workers (FSWs) in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. A total of 505 …

Bangladesh initiated an early response to the HIV epidemic starting in the mid-1980s. Since
then, the res-ponse has been enhanced considerably, and many HIV-prevention …

Objective To evaluate the performance of a new Chlamydia Rapid Test with vaginal swab
specimens as a potential tool for chlamydia diagnosis and screening. Design Performance …

BACKGROUND: The adequacy of the World Health Organization's syndromic approach for
the diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), especially at …

Abstract Background Screening women for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in developing
countries is highly desirable because of asymptomatic infection. The existing diagnostic …

Background One-third of preterm births are attributed to pregnancy infections. We
implemented a community-based intervention to screen and treat maternal genitourinary …

Background: Very little is known about female injecting drug users (IDU) in Bangladesh but
anecdotal evidence suggests that they are hidden and very vulnerable to HIV through both …