Open AccessNumber of Sexual Encounters Involving Intercourse and the Transmission of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Author(s) -
Monica K. Nordvik,
Fredrik Liljeros
Publication year - 2006
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 - 10.1097/01.olq.0000194601.25488.b8
Subject(s) - sexual intercourse , demography , medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , sexual behavior , sex partners , sexually transmitted disease , reproductive health , anal intercourse , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis , population , clinical psychology , condom , immunology , men who have sex with men , environmental health , sociology , electrical engineering , engineering
To investigate the impact of the number of sexual encounters involving intercourse in combination with the number of sexual partners on the transmission dynamics of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).