2003
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200303000-00009
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Gap Length: An Important Factor in Sexually Transmitted Disease Transmission

Abstract: Given that many STDs are often asymptomatic, short gaps may present a problem if women and their partners are not routinely screened for STDs.

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“…Among sexually active adolescents, 28% of males and 32% of females reported partner concurrency in the last month (Ford et al, 2002). Higher rates of partner concurrency have been reported by unmarried individuals, those who are younger, AfricanAmerican, Hispanic, have an earlier age of first intercourse, have a history of drug use, or have a partner who has been incarcerated Adimora et al, 2007;Adimora et al, 2004;Adimora et al, 2003;Kraut-Becher and Aral, 2003;Manhart et al, 2002;Nelson et al, 2007). Partner concurrency is associated with other sexual risk behaviors, including the cooccurrence of substance use and sex, receiving money for sex, and having a greater (overall) number of sexual partners (Adimora et al, 2007;Manhart et al, 2002;Nelson et al, 2007).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Among sexually active adolescents, 28% of males and 32% of females reported partner concurrency in the last month (Ford et al, 2002). Higher rates of partner concurrency have been reported by unmarried individuals, those who are younger, AfricanAmerican, Hispanic, have an earlier age of first intercourse, have a history of drug use, or have a partner who has been incarcerated Adimora et al, 2007;Adimora et al, 2004;Adimora et al, 2003;Kraut-Becher and Aral, 2003;Manhart et al, 2002;Nelson et al, 2007). Partner concurrency is associated with other sexual risk behaviors, including the cooccurrence of substance use and sex, receiving money for sex, and having a greater (overall) number of sexual partners (Adimora et al, 2007;Manhart et al, 2002;Nelson et al, 2007).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In addition, partner concurrency is associated with having a current or lifetime history of an STD diagnosis (Fenton et al, 2001;Gorbach et al, 2005;Kraut-Becher and Aral, 2003;Manhart et al, 2002;Rosenberg et al, 1999). It should be noted that partner concurrency does not place the individual who has concurrent partners at greater risk of being infected with an STD or HIV (i.e., beyond the risk conferred by having multiple partners); that is, the risk of STD infection for an individual with multiple partners is the same whether the individual has concurrent partners or serially monogamous partners (Morris, 2001).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dentre os mecanismos biológicos que explicam um maior risco de as adolescentes adquirirem a infecção pelo vírus HPV, as justificativas situam-se em torno da imaturidade do tecido cervical e do aumento da ectopia cervical (17) e em um alto grau de metaplasia escamosa (18) do colo uterino, cuja proteção contra agentes infecciosos é prejudicada. A maior suscetibilidade também pode ser explicada pelos ciclos menstruais anovulatórios comumente presentes em adolescente após a menarca, associados com a pouca produção da progesterona (19) . Isto pode levar a uma diminuição da produção do muco cervical e prejudicar também a proteção contra agentes infecciosos.…”
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“…One study observed that adolescents, aged 15e19, experienced the shortest gap between sexual partners, suggesting that these gaps were shorter than the mean infectivity for some STIs, compared to older women. 10 In New York City, the incidence rate for STI among adolescents remains far above the standards set by Healthy People 2000. The incidence rate of chlamydia in New York City in 2002 approached 412.9 per 100,000 people versus 296.5 per 100,000 for the rest of the United States.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%