Hormonal contraception and the risk of HIV acquisition: an individual participant data meta-analysis. by Charles S Morrison, Pai-Lien Chen, Cynthia Kwok, Jared M Baeten, Joelle Brown, Angela M Crook, Lut Van Damme, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, Suzanna C Francis, Barbara A Friedland, Richard J Hayes, Renee Heffron, Saidi Kapiga, Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Stephanie Karpoff, Rupert Kaul, R Scott McClelland, Sheena McCormack, Nuala McGrath, Landon Myer, Helen Rees, Ariane van der Straten, Deborah Watson-Jones, Janneke H H M van de Wijgert, Randy Stalter, Nicola Low

“…Our primary analysis estimated the adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) using two-stage random effects meta-analysis, controlling for region, marital status, age, number of sex partners, and condom use. We included 18 studies, including 37,124 women (43,613 woman-years) and 1,830 incident HIV infections. …”
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Variables predictoras del uso de los métodos anticonceptivos en jóvenes: una revisión sistemática by Sebastián Sanz-Martos, Isabel M. López-Medina, Cristina Álvarez-García, Lucía Ortega-Donaire, Carmen Álvarez-Nieto

“…Results: Seven predictor variables were identified that specifically explain the use of the male condom, contraceptive pill or emergency contraceptive pill. …”
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Progress and prospects for the control of HIV and tuberculosis in South Africa: a dynamical modelling study by Dr Brian G Williams, PhD, Somya Gupta, MA, Matthew Wollmers, MA, Reuben Granich, MD

“…Expansion of prevention, including provision of pre-exposure prophylaxis, condom distribution, and male circumcision, could avert a further 150 000 new infections, save 5000 lives, and cost an additional $5·7 billion compared with Constant Effort. …”
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Patterns of HIV testing, drug use, and sexual behaviors in people who use drugs: findings from a community-based outreach program in Phnom Penh, Cambodia by Gitau Mburu, Chanrith Ngin, Sovannary Tuot, Pheak Chhoun, Khuondyla Pal, Siyan Yi

“…However, there were ongoing HIV risks: 37.3% were engaging in sex on drugs, only 35.6% used a condom at last sexual intercourse, and 10.8% had had a sexually transmitted infection in the last 6 months. …”
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Health behavior profiles and association with mental health status among US active-duty service members by Bolanle Olapeju, Zoé Mistrale Hendrickson, Zoé Mistrale Hendrickson, Patrice Shanahan, Omar Mushtaq, Anwar E. Ahmed

“…Health behaviors included physical activity, screen use, sleep habits, tobacco/substance use, alcohol drinking, preventive health care seeking and condom use at last sex/having multiple sexual partners. …”
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Elevación de los conocimientos sobre virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana y sida en reclusos de la Prisión Kilo 8 de Pinar del Río Increase of knowledge on the human immunodeficien... by Luis Vivas Bombino, Juan Carlos Curbelo Fajardo, Julio César Camero Machín, Miriam Luis Martinez, Margarita González Tapia

“…Results: initially, difficulties were found in the level of knowledge on concepts, transmission ways and main risky behaviours, but once the educational intervention was concluded, significant changes were obtained, because 97.1% identified HIV/aids and they recognized the prevention measures; 98.5% knew the risky behaviours; 95.7% knew about the transmission ways and all expressed the necessity to use the condom. Conclusions: the effectiveness of the instruction carried out was demonstrated, which allowed to develop practices to avoid the infection by HIV/aids, as well as to have a healthy and safe sexuality.…”
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Effectiveness of a mobile phone application to increase access to sexual and reproductive health information, goods, and services among university students in Uganda: a randomized... by Elly Nuwamanya, Robinah Nalwanga, Afra Nuwasiima, Janet U. Babigumira, Francis T. Asiimwe, Joseph B. Babigumira, Vitalis P. Ngambouk

“…Between baseline and end-line, there was a significant increase in SRH knowledge score (DID = 2, P < 0.001), contraceptive use (DID = 6.6%, P < 0.001), HIV Voluntary testing and counselling (DID = 17.2%, P < 0.001), STI diagnosis and treatment (DID = 12.9%, P < 0.001), and condom use at last sex (DID = 4%,P = 0.02) among students who used the APP. …”
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Mobile Phone Apps for the Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Content Analysis by Mangone, Emily Rose, Lebrun, Victoria, Muessig, Kathryn E

“…Apps were grouped into 9 categories: fertility trackers (n=72), centers and resources (n=38), birth control reminders (n=35), general sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information (n=17), SRH information targeted specifically to young adults (YA) (n=16), contraceptive information (n=15), service or condom locators (n=12), pregnancy tests (n=10), and games (n=3). …”
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The long-term effects of a peer-led sex education programme (RIPPLE): a cluster randomised trial in schools in England. by Judith Stephenson, Vicki Strange, Elizabeth Allen, Andrew Copas, Anne Johnson, Chris Bonell, Abdel Babiker, Ann Oakley, RIPPLE Study Team

“…The sessions used participatory learning methods designed to improve the younger pupils' skills in sexual communication and condom use and their knowledge about pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), contraception, and local sexual health services. …”
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Prevalence estimates of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Belgium: results from two cross-sectional studies by Natalie Fischer, Ilse Peeters, Sofieke Klamer, Marion Montourcy, Vicky Cuylaerts, Dominique Van Beckhoven, Irith De Baetselier, Johan Van der Heyden, Wim Vanden Berghe

“…Effective case management should include appropriate treatment of symptomatic patients and partner notification, and prevention strategies should encourage behaviors such as condom use.…”
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Low willingness to pay for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China by Wangnan Cao, Shengzhi Sun, Liping Peng, Jing Gu, Chun Hao, Jibin Li, Dannuo Wei, Stuart Gilmour, Jinghua Li

“…We found that PrEP awareness (unadjusted odds ratio (ORu) = 1.41; 95% CI: 1.01–1.97), acceptability (ORu =1.20; 95% CI: 1.07–1.34), perceived PrEP adherence (ORu =1.23; 95% CI: 1.08–1.41), and perceived PrEP benefit in reducing condom use (ORu =1.29; 95% CI: 1.07–1.55) were all associated with participants’ willingness to pay the market rate for PrEP. …”
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PERILAKU DAN RISIKO PENYAKIT HIV-AIDS DI MASYARAKAT PAPUA STUDI PENGEMBANGAN MODEL LOKAL by , Arwam Hermanus,SE.,M.Kes., , Prof. dr. Ahmad Husain Asdie, Sp.PD-KE

“…Government has tried with decide national wisdom ABC or abstinancy, be faithful and condom in order to tackling HIV-AIDS but until so far not yet show result that have a meaning, even several watchfulness recommend necessary watchfulness existences about tackling local model HIV-AIDS at Papua. …”

A profile study of 1016 drug addicts in Malaysia by Gyanchand Rampal, Lekhraj Rampal, Md. Zain, Azhar, Lekhraj Rampal, Sanjay Rampal

“…The majority did not used condom when they had sex. Only 24% stated that they did use a needle or syringe that had previously been used by someone else. …”
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Characteristics of HIV-infected persons and their spouses who became HIV-positive in HIV discordant couples in Dehong Prefecture， Yunnan Province by LI Yanling, HE Shuxian, CAO Yanfen, XIANG Lifen, GONG Yurong, YANG Yuecheng, YE Runhua, TANG Renhai, DING Yingying, HE Na, DUAN Song

“…The main reasons for HIV seroconversion among HIV-negative spouses in the discordant couples were poor condom use， poor compliance with antiviral therapy， and treatment discontinuation.ConclusionThe follow-up management of HIV discordant couples should be strengthened in Dehong Prefecture， especially the monitoring of viral load levels and immunological status of pre-HIV-positive spouses， to improve their compliance with antiviral therapy and reduce treatment discontinuation， which would effectively prevent and control HIV transmission between spouses.…”
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Hepatitis C virus prevalence among men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional study in 12 Brazilian cities by Vanessa C. M. Silva, Lígia R. F. S. Kerr, Carl Kendall, Rosa S. Mota, Mark Drew C. Guimarães, Andréa F. Leal, Edgar Merchan-Hamann, Inês Dourado, Maria Amélia Veras, Ana Maria de Brito, Alexandre K. Pontes, Raimunda H. M. Macena, Daniela Knauth, Luana N. G. C. Lima, Socorro Cavalcante, Ana Cláudia Camillo, Ximena P. Díaz-Bermudez, Lisangela C. Oliveira, Laio Magno, Marcílio F. Lemos, Adriana P. Compri, Ana Rita C. Motta-Castro, Regina C. Moreira

“…High levels of alcohol consumption, illicit drug use, irregular condom use, in addition to infection with other STIs, were associated with exposure to HCV. …”
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The PrEPARE Pretoria Project: protocol for a cluster-randomized factorial-design trial to prevent HIV with PrEP among adolescent girls and young women in Tshwane, South Africa by Wendee M. Wechsberg, Felicia A. Browne, Jacqueline Ndirangu, Courtney Peasant Bonner, Alexandra M. Minnis, Laura Nyblade, Ilene S. Speizer, Brittni N. Howard, Bronwyn Myers, Khatija Ahmed

“…The Young Women’s Health CoOp addresses substance use, sexual risk, violence prevention and sexual negotiation, condom demonstration, and problem solving with the following additions: knowledge of PrEP, the importance of PrEP adherence, and sexual and reproductive health. …”
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A community-based comprehensive intervention to reduce syphilis infection among low-fee female sex workers in China: a matched-pair, community-based randomized study by Wei Dong, Chu Zhou, Ke-Ming Rou, Zun-You Wu, Jun Chen, Sarah Robbins Scott, Man-Hong Jia, Yue-Jiao Zhou, Xi Chen

“…Methods Four cities from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, four from Yunnan Province, and four from Hunan Province were paired and participants received either the intervention package (including condom promotion, HIV and syphilis testing, reimbursement for syphilis treatment costs, and free anti-retroviral therapy or the current standard of care. …”
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Associations between the signing status of family doctor contract services and cervical cancer screening behaviors: a cross-sectional study in Shenzhen, China by Wei Lin, Weikang Huang, Chaofan Mei, Peiyi Liu, He Wang, Shixin Yuan, Xiaoshan Zhao, Yueyun Wang

“…Signing up with family doctors was marginally associated with past screening participation (OR: 1.13, 95%CI: 0.99–1.28), which tended to be robust among women with health insurance, being older than 25 years old at sexual debut, using condom consistently during sexual intercourse, and with a low level of HPV related knowledge. …”
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Prevalence of syphilis in female sex workers in three countryside cities of the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon by Ronaldo Lopes de Souza, Lucimar Di Paula dos Santos Madeira, Marcelo Victor Serejo Pereira, Rachel Macedo da Silva, João Bráullio de Luna Sales, Vania Nakauth Azevedo, Rosimar Neris Martins Feitosa, Jacqueline Cortinhas Monteiro, Marluisa de Oliveira Guimarães Ishak, Ricardo Ishak, Andre Luis Ribeiro Ribeiro, Aldemir B. Oliveira-Filho, Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado

“…FSWs had between 15 and 56 years of age, most were unmarried (65.7%), had attended less than 8 years of formal education (64.1%), had between 10 and 20 partners per week (64.1%), and reported no previous history of STIs (76.1%) and regular use of condom (52.7%). Low level of education attending up to the primary school (RP adjusted = 3.8; 95% CI = 1.4–9.2) and high frequency of anal sex during the past year (RP adjusted = 9.3; 95% CI = 3.5–28.7) were associated with a higher prevalence of syphilis. …”
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Epidemiological risk factors associated with primary infection by Epstein–Barr virus in HIV-1-positive subjects in the Brazilian Amazon region by Leonn Mendes Soares Pereira, Eliane dos Santos França, Iran Barros Costa, Igor Tenório Lima, Amaury Bentes Cunha Freire, Francisco Lúzio de Paula Ramos, Talita Antonia Furtado Monteiro, Olinda Macedo, Rita Catarina Medeiros Sousa, Felipe Bonfim Freitas, Igor Brasil Costa, Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto

“…The associated risk factors were education level, family income, history of illicit drug use and sexually transmitted infections, homosexual contact and condom nonuse. Approximately 58.5% had late initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy, which influenced the risk of HIV-EBV 1/2 multiple infection (odds ratio (OR): 4.76; 95% CI 1.51–15.04) and symptom development (p = 0.004). …”
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