Open AccessSocioeconomic Vulnerability and Sexually Transmitted Infection Among Pregnant Haitian Women
Author(s) -
Joy D. Scheidell,
Valery Madsen Beau De Rochars,
Marie Nancy Séraphin,
Marcia M. Hobbs,
J. Glenn Morris,
Joseph Pierre Célestin,
Linda B. Cottler,
Maria Khan
Publication year - 2018
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.0000000000000861
Subject(s) - medicine , gonorrhea , demography , trichomoniasis , socioeconomic status , poverty , odds ratio , educational attainment , chlamydia , confidence interval , gynecology , population , environmental health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , sociology , economics , economic growth
Despite evidence that education and poverty act through distinct pathways to influence sexually transmitted infection (STI), few studies have examined the unique, independent associations of these socioeconomic vulnerabilities with sexual risk behaviors and STI among women.