This study investigates the trends in HIV, syphilis and hepatitis C (HCV) infections among participants in an apps-driven rapid test program from 2016 to 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, examining associated factors. Trend analysis utilized Wilcoxon-type test and associated factors were determined through ...
Syphilis The issue of sexual assault and consent, particularly on college campuses across the country, has made its way to the forefront of the national conversation about what our society is teaching young people about sex. A 2015 survey done by the Association of American Universities projected ...
Men with syphilis seek partners online These studies also demonstrate that heterosexual sex is common among MSM: 30 percent of male sex workers in Mombasa reported having a female paying or non-paying sex partner in the past 30 days; 83 percent of MSM in Ciudad del Este had a female sex ...
Syphilis: Latinx Americans 2.2 times more than White Americans13 HIV: Latinx Americans 1.2 times more than White Americans12 Health Disparities and Why They Matter STIs by Age and Gender Age, sex, and sexual orientation can all contribute to a person's chance of being exposed to and contractin...
HIV-positive MSM reported screening offers for STIs three to seven times more often than HIV-negative or untested MSM. Unlike testing for syphilis or hepatitis C, screening for asymptomatic pharyngeal and rectal infections was rarely offered. STIs in the previous twelve months were reported by ...
Additionally, 39% (26/67) of WSWM reported new or casual male partners within 30 days preceding enrollment. Although not statistically significant, diagnosis of all curable STIs (trichomoniasis, Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and syphilis) was more common among WSWM than WSW (30% vs. 16%; p = 0.07...
Detroit has recently been distinguished as having the highest congenital syphilis rate in the United States (250.3 cases per 100 000 live births in Detroit versus 10.3 in the US). However, depending on each health department's followup and CDC reporti
129,813 cases of syphilis, an increase of more than 70% since 2015 Congenital syphilis, a disease that happens when a mother with syphilis passes the infection on to her baby during pregnancy, increased by 279% since 2015. Nearly 2,000 cases of congenital syphilis were reported in 2019, in...
“there has been a near eightfold increase in congenital syphilis cases in the last decade or more, and from a public health perspective, we recognize that obstetrician–gynecologists and other obstetric care clinicians play a critical role,” said dr. christopher zahn , acog’s interim...
Syphilis is on the rise in California and across the U.S. The common sexually transmitted disease is spread via oral, vaginal, or anal sex. Here's what you need to know about symptoms, treatment, and diagnosis, as well as how to prevent syphilis.