| sexually transmitted infections, bacterial vaginosis, and candidiasis in women of reproductive age in rural northeast brazil: a population-based study. | population-based data on sexually transmitted infections (sti), bacterial vaginosis (bv), and candidiasis reflect the epidemiological situation more accurately than studies performed in specific populations, but such data are scarce. to determine the prevalence of sti, bv, and candidiasis among women of reproductive age from a resource-poor community in northeast brazil, a population-based cross sectional study was undertaken. all women from seven hamlets and the centre of pacoti municipality in ... | 2007 | 17924006 |