Cruising on the Internet highway

Article Abstract:

The authors evaluate the differences in risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases and sexual behavior among men who meet their male partners on-line. Results demonstrate that although on-line meeting partners is common and is associated with sexually transmitted disease risk in men who have sex with men, the Internet has opportunities for on-line disease prevention and health promotion.

Services information, Sex, Sexual behavior, Case studies, Services, Internet, Diseases, Behavior, Gay men, Sexual behaviour

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HIV incidence among repeat HIV testers at a county hospital, San Francisco, California, U.S.A

Article Abstract:

The authors estimate HIV incidence, HIV transmission temporal trends and HIV seroconversion correlates among patients tested for HIV by a San Francisco county hospital. Results demonstrate that the seroconversion rate in this hospital is very high and that HIV transmission among injection drug users has not decreased over the years.

Hospitalization, Hospital care

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The potential public health and community impacts of safer injecting facilities: evidence from a cohort of injection drug users

Article Abstract:

Research has been conducted on medically supervised injection facilities. Results demonstrate that due to ongoing health crisis among injection drug users in different Canadian cities these people are willing to attent medically supervised safer injection facilities.

Canada, Health Care and Social Assistance, Public affairs, HEALTH SERVICES, Public Health Care, Administration of Public Health Programs, Health Programs-Total Govt, Administration of Human Resource Programs, Health Programs, Social aspects, Public health

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