| etiology of sexually transmitted infections among street-based female sex workers in dhaka, bangladesh. | an etiological study of sexually transmitted infections (stis) was conducted among female sex workers (fsws) in dhaka, bangladesh. endocervical swab and blood samples from 269 street-based fsws were examined for neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis, and trichomonas vaginalis as well as for antibodies to treponema pallidum and herpes simplex virus 2 (hsv-2). sociodemographic data and data regarding behavior were also collected. a total of 226 of the 269 fsws (84%) were positive for the st ... | 2000 | 10699032 |
| sexually transmitted infections among married women in dhaka, bangladesh: unexpected high prevalence of herpes simplex type 2 infection. | to document the prevalence of reproductive tract infections (rti) and sexually transmitted infections (sti) among women attending a basic healthcare clinic in dhaka, bangladesh, to identify risk factors associated with the diseases and to estimate the incidence of syphilis, hepatitis c (hcv), hepatitis b (hbv), and herpes simplex type 2 (hsv-2) infection. | 2001 | 11287690 |
| prevalence of selected reproductive tract infections among pregnant women attending an urban maternal and childcare unit in dhaka, bangladesh. | a cross-sectional study was conducted during may-december 2000 among pregnant women attending an urban maternal and childcare-delivery unit in dhaka, bangladesh, to assess the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis, trichomonas vaginalis, and syphilis. all pregnant women at 16-24 weeks gestation attending the clinic for antenatal check-up irrespective of symptoms were enrolled. sociodemographic information and obstetric history were obtained from each enrolled subject. high vaginal swabs and serum sa ... | 2003 | 13677438 |
| epidemiology and etiology of sexually transmitted infection among hotel-based sex workers in dhaka, bangladesh. | the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (stis) and reproductive tract infections (rtis) among hotel-based sex workers (hbsws) in dhaka, bangladesh, was studied. a total of 400 hbsws were enrolled in the study during april to july 2002. endocervical swabs, high vaginal swabs, and blood samples from 400 hbsws were examined for neisseria gonorrhoeae (by culture), chlamydia trachomatis (by pcr), trichomonas vaginalis (by microscopy), antibody to treponema pallidum (by both rapid plasma rea ... | 2004 | 14766825 |
| prevalence of mycoplasma genitalium in health clinic attendees complaining of vaginal discharge in bangladesh. | the objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of mycoplasma genitalium in a sample of health clinic attendees complaining of vaginal discharge. a subsample of 399 vaginal and cervical swabs was randomly selected from 2579 samples collected during a study to determine the causes of vaginal discharge in women attending primary health-care clinics in dhaka, bangladesh. cervical samples were tested for m. genitalium by polymerase chain reaction. in addition, the samples were tested for ... | 2008 | 18931272 |
| sexually transmitted infections and sexual behaviour among youth clients of hotel-based female sex workers in dhaka, bangladesh. | a cross-sectional study was conducted among youth clients of hotel-based female sex workers (ychbfsws) in nine randomly selected hotels in bangladesh to examine sexual-risk behaviour, condom use and determinants of condom use in last sex, knowledge of hiv, sexually transmitted infection (sti) prevalence and sti care-seeking behaviour. a prestructured questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic, behavioural, clinical information; urine specimens (before sex) and blood were collected for di ... | 2012 | 22930291 |