Sexual mixing patterns in the spread of gonococcal and chlamydial infections.
Author(s) -
S O Aral,
James P. Hughes,
Bradley P. Stoner,
William L. H. Whittington,
H. Hunter Handsfield,
Roy M. Anderson,
K. K. Holmes
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.89.6.825
Subject(s) - gonorrhea , medicine , demography , chlamydia , sexually transmitted disease , odds ratio , chlamydial infection , risk factor , disease , immunology , syphilis , sociology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
This study sought to define, among sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic attendees, (1) patterns of sex partner selection, (2) relative risks for gonococcal or chlamydial infection associated with each mixing pattern, and (3) selected links and potential and actual bridge populations.
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