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The prevalence of new HIV diagnosis was 1.81% (CI 1.18–2.64), active syphilis was 3.37% (CI 2.46–4.50) and acute HCV was 0.40% (CI 0.11–1.02). While infection rates showed no significant changes, there was significant increasing in sex work and chemsex and decreasing in condom use. ...
“There’s no consistent way by which they receive care. There’s no consideration to the disparities that they may be at risk for, or their sexual orientation or sexual behavior.” The continuum of care is especially important in Mississippi. Jackson has the fourth-high...
Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) continues to be a public health challenge. The prevalence of experiencing CSA is higher among men who have sex with men (MSM) than the general population. CSA has been linked to compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) among varying populations but has not been examined a...
Question: Who is likely at the highest risk for sexually transmitted infections? a. Russell, a 22 year-old European American heterosexual male who uses condoms. b. Amiee, a 19 year-old African American heterosexual who has multiple sexual partners but takes oral contraceptives fo...
Monkeypox (mpox), a rare viral zoonotic disease, has sporadically occurred in Central and East Africa (clade I) and West Africa (clade II) since the first human case was reported in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Citation1,Citation2 Then after, sporadic outbreaks have occurred...
Men who have sex with men (MSM) represent a high-risk group for the transmission of HIV/AIDS and syphilis, mainly due to low rates of condom use and high rates of multiple partners1. Over the past few years, MSM have become the highest-risk group for HIV infection in China2, with th...
These outcomes suggest online outreach has the capacity to address a comprehensive and integrated approach to care and services. Clearly, the needs go beyond specific condom use issues to those involving access to testing, pre- and post-HIV exposure treatment, and issues related to mental health ...
Covariates with the highest p values in the analysis of deviance (analogous to the likelihood ratio test) were sequentially removed. Variables with statistical significance at 5% (p < 0.05) and those that were not considered a confounder (e.g., when removed, a change equal to or higher...
11and the HIV prevalence among this population has increased gradually9. Sexual exposures were the primary risk factors associated with HIV infection for migrants5,8and relative to other individuals in the floating population, migrant MSM were more at highest risk for HIV7,22,23. When these ...