Treatment-seeking behavior for sexually transmitted infections in a high-risk population

• Published in: AIDS care Vol. 22; no. 11; pp. 1350 - 1358
• Main Authors: Rosenheck, Rachel, Ngilangwa, David, Manongi, Rachael, Kapiga, Saidi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 01.11.2010; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Disease transmission; Epidemiologic Methods; Epidemiology. Vaccinations; Female; Females; Fertility; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gender; General aspects; Health; Helpseeking; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Illness and personality; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Medical treatment; Middle Aged; Morbidity; Multivariate analysis; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology; Personality, behavior and health; Prejudice; Prostitution; Psychology and medicine; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Public health; Qualitative analysis; Regression analysis; Sex industry; Sex Work; Sex workers; Sexual behavior; Sexually transmitted diseases; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - therapy; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - virology; sexually transmitted infections; STD; Stigma; Symptoms; Tanzania; Tanzania - epidemiology; treatment-seeking behavior; Ulcer - virology; Vaginal Discharge - virology; Women; Young Adult; Africa; Tanzania; Moshi Tanzania; Human; Social environment; Immunopathology; Help seeking; High risk; Tanzania; AIDS; sex workers; Immune deficiency; Searching behavior; Infection; Prostitution; Sexually transmitted disease; Treatment; sexually transmitted infections; Viral disease; Cohort study; treatment-seeking behavior; Woman; Public health

The World Health Organization estimates that 340 million new cases of curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs) occur every year, while 33 million individuals are estimated to be living with HIV. The AIDS and STI epidemics are not independent with untreated STIs increasing HIV acquisition and t...