Open AccessPrevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections and High-Risk Sexual Behaviors in Heterosexual Couples Attending Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in Peru
Author(s) -
Amy Nelson,
Natasha Press,
Christian T. Bautista,
Jorge Arévalo,
Carol Quiroz,
Maritza Calderón,
Kalina Campos,
Amy G. Bryant,
Julianna Shantz-Dunn,
Nabila Dahodwala,
Mario Vera,
Aldo Vivar,
Mayuko Saito,
Robert H. Gilman
Publication year - 2007
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.0000240341.95084.da
Subject(s) - medicine , gonorrhea , trichomoniasis , syphilis , sexually transmitted disease , chlamydia , condom , heterosexuality , demography , gynecology , mycoplasma genitalium , obstetrics , homosexuality , family medicine , chlamydia trachomatis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , psychology , sociology , psychoanalysis
The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted infection (STIs) in heterosexual couples and the sexual behaviors associated with their acquisition.