Open AccessLongitudinal Patterns of Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk Based on Psychological Characteristics and Sexual Behavior in Heterosexual Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinic Visitors
Author(s) -
Daphne A. van Wees,
Janneke C. M. Heijne,
Maartje Basten,
Titia Heijman,
John de Wit,
Mirjam Kretzschmar,
Chantal den Daas
Publication year - 2019
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.0000000000001110
Subject(s) - medicine , latent class model , condom , psychological intervention , longitudinal study , demography , population , sexually transmitted disease , heterosexuality , clinical psychology , gerontology , psychiatry , homosexuality , psychology , immunology , environmental health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology , psychoanalysis
Great heterogeneity in sexually transmitted infections (STI) risk exists, and investigating individual-level characteristics related to changes in STI risk over time might facilitate the development and implementation of effective evidence-based behavior change interventions. The aim of this study was to identify longitudinal patterns of STI risk based on psychological and behavioral characteristics.