Strong associations between national prevalence of various STIs suggests sexual network connectivity is a common underpinning risk factor

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dc.contributor.authorKenyon, Chris
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-08T06:20:31Z
dc.date.available2021-10-08T06:20:31Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: If national peak Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence is positively associated with the prevalence of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) from before or early on in the HIV epidemics this would suggest common underlying drivers. METHODS: Pearson's correlations were calculated between the prevalence of seven STIs at a country-level: chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis, syphilis, bacterial vaginosis, herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) and HIV. RESULTS: The prevalence of all the STIs was highest in the sub-Saharan African region excluding chlamydia. The prevalence of all seven STIs were positively correlated excluding chlamydia. The correlations were strongest for HIV-HSV-2 (r = 0.85, P < 0.0001) and HSV-2-trichomoniasis (r = 0.82, P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: Our results of a generally positive association between the prevalences of a range of STIs suggests that higher prevalences were driven by common underlying determinants. We review different types of evidence which suggest that differential sexual connectivity is a plausible common determinant.
dc.identifier.apacitationKenyon, C. (2017). Strong associations between national prevalence of various STIs suggests sexual network connectivity is a common underpinning risk factor. <i>BMC Infectious Diseases</i>, 17(1), 174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34295en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKenyon, Chris "Strong associations between national prevalence of various STIs suggests sexual network connectivity is a common underpinning risk factor." <i>BMC Infectious Diseases</i> 17, 1. (2017): 174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34295en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKenyon, C. 2017. Strong associations between national prevalence of various STIs suggests sexual network connectivity is a common underpinning risk factor. <i>BMC Infectious Diseases.</i> 17(1):174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34295en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1471-2334
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Kenyon, Chris AB - BACKGROUND: If national peak Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence is positively associated with the prevalence of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) from before or early on in the HIV epidemics this would suggest common underlying drivers. METHODS: Pearson's correlations were calculated between the prevalence of seven STIs at a country-level: chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis, syphilis, bacterial vaginosis, herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) and HIV. RESULTS: The prevalence of all the STIs was highest in the sub-Saharan African region excluding chlamydia. The prevalence of all seven STIs were positively correlated excluding chlamydia. The correlations were strongest for HIV-HSV-2 (r = 0.85, P < 0.0001) and HSV-2-trichomoniasis (r = 0.82, P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: Our results of a generally positive association between the prevalences of a range of STIs suggests that higher prevalences were driven by common underlying determinants. We review different types of evidence which suggest that differential sexual connectivity is a plausible common determinant. DA - 2017 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 1 J1 - BMC Infectious Diseases LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2017 SM - 1471-2334 T1 - Strong associations between national prevalence of various STIs suggests sexual network connectivity is a common underpinning risk factor TI - Strong associations between national prevalence of various STIs suggests sexual network connectivity is a common underpinning risk factor UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34295 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/34295
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKenyon C. Strong associations between national prevalence of various STIs suggests sexual network connectivity is a common underpinning risk factor. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2017;17(1):174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34295.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Infectious Disease and HIV Med
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
dc.sourceBMC Infectious Diseases
dc.source.journalissue1
dc.source.journalvolume17
dc.source.pagination174 - 177
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2794-x
dc.subject.otherBurns
dc.subject.otherDisaster Planning
dc.subject.otherHumans
dc.subject.otherMass Casualty Incidents
dc.subject.otherNational Health Programs
dc.subject.otherPractice Guidelines as Topic
dc.subject.otherSocieties, Medical
dc.subject.otherSouth Africa
dc.titleStrong associations between national prevalence of various STIs suggests sexual network connectivity is a common underpinning risk factor
dc.typeJournal Article
uct.type.publicationResearch
uct.type.resourceJournal Article
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