Open AccessA summary report from Amsterdam: increase in sexually transmitted diseases and risky sexual behaviour among homosexual men in relation to the introduction of new anti-HIV drugs
Author(s) -
G Stolte,
Nicole H. T. M. Dukers,
John de Wit,
H Fennema,
Roel A. Coutinho
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.07.02.00346-en
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , sexually transmitted disease , reproductive health , homosexuality , sexual behavior , syphilis , psychiatry , psychology , clinical psychology , family medicine , environmental health , population , psychoanalysis
The worrying increase of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in Amsterdam was investigated in two studies carried out by the department of AIDS research of the municipal health service. The results indicate that the introduction of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapies (HAART) may have had an influence on the increase of STDs and risky sexual behaviours in Amsterdam.