Heterosexual transmission of HIV in a cohort of couples in New York City

Does circumcision influence sexually transmitted diseases?: A literature review

“…Several studies have failed to detect a statistically significant diCerence to minor trauma during intercourse; (c) that the warm, moist environment under the foreskin provides an between men with and without a foreskin [31,[76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87]. In several studies, when the populations are controlled environment conducive to prolonged survival of pathogens; and (d) in the case of HIV, that Langerhans cells, for GUD, number of sexual partners and other factors, the results diCer significantly from the raw data.…”

Impact of Marriage on HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors Among Impoverished, At-Risk Couples: A Multilevel Latent Variable Approach

“…However, it is possible that marriage will not be protective in this sample. Marital status may, for instance, be relatively unrelated to the number of recent sex partners they report, or marriage may reduce condom use when such use would be warranted due to prior or current infidelity (Hirsch et al, 2002), intravenous drug use (Seidlin et al, 1993), unreported homosexual activities (Earl, 1990), or needle-sharing by one of the partners (Wells et al, 1994). The greater trust and intimacy of marriage may increase some HIV/AIDS risk behavior such as more needle-sharing with the spouse.…”

Masculine sex ratios, population age structure and the potential spread of HIV in China

“…Condom use and condom efficiency protect against HIV by reducing infectivity per sexual act (Saracco et al 1993;Seidlin et al 1993;Ahmed et al 2001). For these simulation scenarios, we assume that condoms are 80 percent effective at preventing HIV transmission.…”