Condom use consistency associated with beliefs regarding HIV disease transmission among women receiving HIV antiretroviral therapy
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Some HIV-infected women may believe they will not transmit the virus to a sexual partner because they are taking AIDS drugs. For this reason, these women may be less likely to use a condom during sexual intercourse.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2001
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The relationship between pregnancy and sexual risk taking
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Pregnant women may not limit high risk sexual behaviors during pregnancy and may be at risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Researchers analyzed cervical and vaginal cultures for the presence of Trichomonas vaginalis and Chlamydia trachomatis in 332 pregnant women and 1069 nonpregnant women in a community with a high incidence of STDs and HIV. Chlamydia was found in cultures of 17.2% of pregnant women and in 10.9% of nonpregnant women. T. vaginalis was found in 23.4% of pregnant women and in 17.7% of nonpregnant women. Both married and unmarried pregnant women reported inconsistent usage of condoms, which may have increased their rates of STD infection. Obstetricians should include advice on prevention of STDs to their pregnant patients.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 1996
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The relationship of cocaine use and human immunodeficiency virus serostatus to incident sexually transmitted diseases among women
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Women who use crack cocaine or who are infected with HIV are at risk for infection with other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) as well as for transmitting HIV. The situation of being HIV-positive was not related to the presence of STDs. In studying 677 women, each increase in the frequency of crack cocaine use was related to a rise in the rate of STDs. Crack cocaine users also tended to have more sexual partners with less use of condoms than others.
Publication Name: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0148-5717
Year: 1998
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