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Ghebremichael, M. S., & Finkelman, M. D. (2013). The Effect of Premarital Sex on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and High Risk Behaviors in Women. Journal of AIDS and HIV research (Online), 5(2), 59-64.
Ghebremichael, Musie S, and Finkelman, Matthew D. "The Effect of Premarital Sex on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and High Risk Behaviors in Women." Journal of AIDS and HIV research (Online) vol. 5,2 (2013): 59-64.
Ghebremichael MS, Finkelman MD. The Effect of Premarital Sex on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and High Risk Behaviors in Women. J AIDS HIV Res. 2013 Feb;5(2):59-64. PMID: 23626920; PMCID: PMC3634578.
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J AIDS HIV Res. 2013 Feb;5(2):59-64.

The Effect of Premarital Sex on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and High Risk Behaviors in Women.

Journal of AIDS and HIV research (Online)

Musie S Ghebremichael, Matthew D Finkelman

Affiliations

  1. Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 23626920 PMCID: PMC3634578

Abstract

This research aimed to study the effect of premarital sex on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and high risk behaviors among women in sub-Saharan Africa. It included 1393 women randomly selected from the Moshi urban district of northern Tanzania. Participants' demographic and socio-demographic characteristics, alcohol use, condom use, number of partners, symptoms of STIs and age at first sex and marriage were obtained. Moreover, blood and urine samples were tested for HIV-1, HSV-2, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomonas and

Keywords: HIV-1; HSV-2; High-risk behaviors; Premarital sex; Sexually transmitted infections

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