Open AccessConcurrent Sexual Partnerships and Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Russia
Author(s) -
Weihai Zhan,
Т. V. Krasnoselskikh,
Linda M. Niccolai,
Sergei Golovanov,
Andrei P. Kozlov,
Nádia Abdala
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0b013e318205e449
Subject(s) - concurrency , medicine , odds ratio , sexual partner , sexually transmitted disease , odds , demography , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gonorrhea , family medicine , logistic regression , syphilis , computer science , operating system , sociology
Sexual concurrency is associated with higher prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including HIV. However, most studies have focused only on the concurrency of the individual participant (individual concurrency) and not on concurrency of their sexual partners (partner concurrency). Furthermore, limited concurrency information is available in Russia where HIV epidemic is growing rapidly. We therefore examine the prevalence and correlates of individual and partner concurrency, and determine whether either type of concurrency is associated with diagnosed STDs among STD clinic attendees in St. Petersburg, Russia.