Risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in women in rural Northeast Brazil

Risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in women in rural Northeast Brazil

Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are highly prevalent in northeast Brazil, but factors associated with the presence of an STI have rarely been studied systematically.Methodology: We performed a population-based study to assess factors associated with STIs in women of reproductive a...

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Main Author: Fabíola Araújo Oliveira,1,2 Katrin Lang,3 Viola Ehrig,3 Jorg Heukelbach,1,2 Francisco Fraga,4 Marina Stoffler-Meilicke,5 Ralf Ignatius,3 Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo Kerr,1 Hermann Feldmeier.3
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2008-06-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Sexually transmitted infections
risk factors
population-based study
epidemiology
Brazil.
Online Access:http://www.jidc.org/component/content/article/61-vol-2-no-3-june-2008/115-risk-factors-for-sexually-transmitted-infections-in-women-in-rural-northeast-brazil

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http://www.jidc.org/component/content/article/61-vol-2-no-3-june-2008/115-risk-factors-for-sexually-transmitted-infections-in-women-in-rural-northeast-brazil

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