Background The feasibility and acceptability of partner notification (PN) for sexually
transmitted infections (STIs) in developing countries was assessed through a …

Since it was coined in the 1970s, in the United States, the term “homophobia” has been
invoked to define the prejudice against nonheterosexual orientation. Besides the US, the …

Entrenched economic and gender inequities together are driving a globally expanding,
increasingly female, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS epidemic. To date …

A self-administered, street intercept survey was conducted in order to examine the relation of
stigma and shame associated with sexually transmitted infections (STI) to STI testing …

CONTEXT: Important barriers to STD testing may include individuals' perceptions of STD‐
related stigma (negative societal attitudes toward STD infection) and expectations of STD …

The epidemic caused by the Zika virus (ZIKV), beginning in 2015, is a major public health
shock for Brazil, confronting reproductive-age women with an array of potentially dire risks …

Background: Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(HIV/AIDS) is a global health problem. Since Saudi Arabia is becoming more open to the …

Background Reproductive tract infections (RTI's) are endemic in developing countries and
entail a heavy toll on women. If untreated, RTI's can lead to adverse health outcomes such …

Background Structural factors are known to affect individual risk and vulnerability to HIV. In
the context of an HIV prevention programme for over 60,000 female sex workers (FSWs) in …

Background Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a neglected manifestation of urogenital
schistosomiasis caused by S. haematobium. The disease presents with symptoms such as …