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Increased sexually transmitted infection incidence in a low risk population: Identifying the risk factors

Author(s) -

Frances Shiely,

Mary Horgan,

Kevin Hayes

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

european journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056

H-Index - 91

eISSN - 1464-360X

pISSN - 1101-1262

DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/ckp142

Subject(s) - medicine , condom , incidence (geometry) , demography , logistic regression , population , psychological intervention , risk factor , gynecology , environmental health , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis , psychiatry , physics , sociology , optics

Between 1994 and 2006, the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Ireland has increased by over 300%. Recent literature would suggest that this figure is an underestimation of the true scale of infection. Our objective was to determine the risk factors associated with STI diagnosis in a population with a rapidly increasing STI incidence.

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