title: Risk profiles for sexually transmitted diseases among patients attending the venereal disease clinic at Alexandria Main University Hospital.
abstract: Risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were assessed among 54 male and 36 female patients attending a venereal disease clinic. Sociodemographic data and information on sexual behaviour/STD history were collected. Patients were examined and specimens taken for laboratory diagnosis. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the significant predictors of genital infections among the male patients were: being unmarried, having multiple sexual partners, exposure to a symptomatic sexual partner, high frequency of intercourse per week, having repeated episode(s) of STDs and practising coitus interfemoris. In the female patients, exposure to a symptomatic sexual partner and high frequency of intercourse per week were the only significant predictors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Mostafa
authors.forename: O H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Roshdy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019090:Case Management; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires