Perception of primary male sexual partners’ characteristics and women’s history of sexually transmissible infections in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Abstract

An increased risk for STIs in women was associated with both individual characteristics and their primary male partner's behavioural risk factors. Therefore, primary male partners' risk factors should be included in STI risk assessments, treatment and interventions for women.

Women’s communication self-efficacy and expectations of primary male partners’ cooperation in sexually transmitted infection treatment in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: a cross-sectional study

“…The most common reason for refusal was time conflict. Participants’ characteristics were described previously [ 3 ]. Briefly, the mean age of the 126 participants was 31.9 years ( SD = 6.2).…”

“…The methods have been discussed in full elsewhere [ 3 ]. Briefly, a combined method of convenience and snowball sampling was employed.…”

“…A study in five border provinces in Vietnam found that the infection rate of gonorrhea or chlamydia among female sex workers (FSWs) was 19.9 %, ranging from 11.3 % to 32.7 % [ 2 ]. Although a women’s risk of having an STI has been found to be associated with their primary male partner’s behavioral risk factors [ 3 ], still no partner-targeted STI prevention service is being developed in Vietnam. The current main strategy for controlling STIs is patient-based syndromic management, i.e., offering treatment for a single individual primarily based on clinical syndromes [ 4 ].…”