2009
Predictors for casual sex and/or infection among sexually transmitted disease clinic attendees in China
Lu F, Jia Y, Bin S, Li C, Limei S, Kristensen S, Sun X, Xiao Y, Liu J, Li D, Qu S, Vermund SH. Predictors for casual sex and/or infection among sexually transmitted disease clinic attendees in China. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2009, 20: 241-248. PMID: 19304968, PMCID: PMC2747355, DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease clinic attendeesClinic attendeesRisk factorsSTD diagnosisClinic-based cross-sectional studySimplex virus type 2Independent risk factorSexual behavior informationReproductive health concernsNon-gonococcal urethritisHealth care workersCross-sectional studyExpansion of HIVVirus type 2China's public healthPublic healthLower STD ratesCasual sexGenital wartsSTD clinicCommon diagnosisSTD prevalenceSTD controlSTD ratesType 2
1997
Rise in sexually transmitted diseases during democratization and economic crisis in Mongolia.
Purevdawa E, Moon TD, Baigalmaa C, Davaajav K, Smith ML, Vermund SH. Rise in sexually transmitted diseases during democratization and economic crisis in Mongolia. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 1997, 8: 398-401. PMID: 9179652, DOI: 10.1258/0956462971920190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajority of casesRate of casesYear age rangeSTD risk behaviorsHIV testSTD servicesActive surveillanceSTD ratesNumber of casesDisease trendsFold higher rateRisk behaviorsSurveillance dataAge 15Age rangeGonorrheaSyphilisHigh ratePositive resultsPopulationUpward trendHIVSocial circumstancesCasesMajority