Prevalence and risk factors for sexually transmitted infections among people living with HIV attending a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Trinidad
International Journal of STD & AIDS Oct 16, 2019
Edwards RJ, et al. - During the period April–September 2014, researchers performed a cross-sectional study investigating the prevalence and risk factors for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among people living with HIV (PLHIV) attending the STI clinic in Trinidad. Two hundred and ten PLHIV (138 males [65.7%] and 72 females [34.3%]) were administered a questionnaire to obtain socio-demographic data and risk factors for STIs and were screened for STIs. Age ranged from 18–68 years, mean age 36.4 years. A concurrent STI was diagnosed in 78 (37.1%) of the 210 patients. Risk factors for STIs were male gender, homosexual/bisexual sexual orientation and multiple sex partners within the past 12 months. In this study, findings suggest a high prevalence of STIs among homosexual/bisexual patients in whom syphilis was the most commonly diagnosed STI. Hence they recommend undertaking more frequent STI screening and targeted HIV/STI prevention efforts to decrease high-risk behavior.
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