2008
Does douching increase risk for sexually transmitted infections? A prospective study in high-risk adolescents
Tsai CS, Shepherd BE, Vermund SH. Does douching increase risk for sexually transmitted infections? A prospective study in high-risk adolescents. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2008, 200: 38.e1-38.e8. PMID: 18667177, PMCID: PMC3199592, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.06.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazard ratioCox proportional hazards modelIncidence of STIsProportional hazards modelAdjusted hazardIncident STIsProspective studyHigh-risk adolescentsHuman immunodeficiencySTI riskIncrease riskHazards modelNext visitSTIsVisitsDouchersFemale adolescentsDouchingAdolescentsInfectionRiskImmunodeficiencyIncidence
2004
Incidence and Risk Factors for Sexually Transmitted Infections among Women in an Alabama HIV Clinic
Monteiro CA, Bachmann LH, Desmond RA, Squires KE, Vermund SH, Hook EW, Schwebke JR, Hoesley CJ. Incidence and Risk Factors for Sexually Transmitted Infections among Women in an Alabama HIV Clinic. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2004, 20: 577-583. PMID: 15242532, DOI: 10.1089/0889222041217437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT-cell countsNatural history studiesCurable STIsHIV clinicCell countCohort of HIVCells/mm3Primary care settingAge 35 yearsUniversity HIV clinicMean age 35 yearsEntry CD4Higher CD4Incident STIsSTI incidenceMonths of observationClinic appointmentsChlamydial infectionPrimary careRisk factorsCare settingsStudy populationSTIsInfectionIncidence