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Coinfection a risk: counseling to prevent STDs may decrease HIV rate.(Gynecology)
ORLANDO, FLA. -- Counseling aimed at preventing sexually transmitted diseases can be expected to reduce HIV infection rates, reported Dr. John Beltrami and his colleagues in a poster at the annual meeting of the American College of Preventive Medicine.
An analysis of nearly 6,000 clients of a DeKalb County, Ga., STD clinic for 1997-1999 showed a significant correlation between contracting HIV and having another STD. This suggests that counseling to reduce the STD rate will consequently reduce the HIV rate, said Dr. Beltrami of RTI International Inc., Research Triangle Park, N.C., and his ...
- Aids Alert International-Cambodia's HIV rate ranks highest in Asia.
- Newspaper article from: AIDS Alert November 1, 1999 700+ words
...Aids Alert International-Cambodia's HIV rate ranks highest in Asia <h3An estimated...people infected with HIV, the nation's HIV rate includes 3.75% of the population between...Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STD as part of the Ministry of Health. Then...
- Increasing HIV rate result of several factors.
- Newspaper article from: AIDS Alert September 1, 2000 700+ words
Increasing HIV rate result of several factors Goal is to cut infections in half by 2005...O. Valdiserri, MD, deputy director of the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
- Cambodia's HIV rate ranks highest in Asia: an estimated 180,000 people are...
- Newspaper article from: AIDS Alert November 1, 1999 700+ words
...estimated 180,000 people infected with HIV, the nation's HIV rate includes 3.75% of the population between 15 and 49 years...established the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STD as part of the Ministry of Health. Then in January 1999, the...
- HIV rate continues to climb in African American community.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) February 6, 2007 700+ words
...late and are not availing themselves to treatment," said Dr. Kevin Fenton, director of the CDC's National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention. "The stigma within the community has prevented people from getting tested and accessing services needed...
- HIV rate rises 8 percent among gay, bisexual men; CDC finds declines among...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times November 18, 2005 700+ words
...2004] was consistent across all race groups," Dr. Ron Valdiserri, acting director of the CDC's National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, said yesterday. "By transmission category, men who have sex with men continued to account for the largest...
- College HIV rate holds steady, but risk of exposure remains high. (includes...
- Newspaper article from: AIDS Alert November 1, 1994 700+ words
...on reasons why students visited the health centers. Prevalence was no greater for those students coming in for pregnancy or STD testing than for those who came in for regular health maintenance or trauma. What this indicates is that many students are not...
- STD research confirms link to HIV. (sexually transmitted diseases)
- Newspaper article from: AIDS Alert July 1, 1993 700+ words
...active males report at least one STD in the past year. In the United...sexually active teenagers has had an STD by age 21. In Thailand, two-thirds of patients diagnosed with STD in medical clinics are under...among males dropped, the overall HIV rate of .3% per 1,000 is high...
- Rakai trial showers sparks over STD-HIV link. (Uganda)
- Newspaper article from: AIDS Alert October 1, 1998 700+ words
...have missed too many cases of STD. The results of the two studies...the subgroup with the biggest STD decline, HIV actually stood...than Mwanza, with a baseline HIV rate of 16% (compared to Mwanza...get it, whether you have an STD or not." Also, the Rakai communities...
Source: HighBeam Research, Coinfection a risk: counseling to prevent STDs may decrease HIV...