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Sex, sun, sea, and STIs: sexually transmitted infections acquired on holiday

BMJ, 2004-07, Vol.329 (7459), p.214-217 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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Title:
Sex, sun, sea, and STIs: sexually transmitted infections acquired on holiday
Author: Rogstad, K E
Subjects: Adult ; AIDS ; Biological and medical sciences ; Clinical Review ; Developing countries ; Disease transmission ; Female ; General aspects ; Gonorrhea ; Hepatitis ; Hepatitis B ; Holiday travel ; Holidays ; Holidays & special occasions ; Humans ; Infections ; LDCs ; Male ; Medical sciences ; Men ; Mens health ; Risk factors ; Risk-Taking ; Safe Sex ; School holidays ; Sexual Behavior ; Sexual intercourse ; Sexual Partners ; Sexually transmitted diseases ; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - prevention & control ; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - transmission ; STD ; Syphilis ; Travel ; Vacations ; Vaccination ; Womens health
Is Part Of: BMJ, 2004-07, Vol.329 (7459), p.214-217
Description: Outbreaks of chancroid in the United States have been linked to people travelling abroad. 15 Human T lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1) is a virus that can be acquired through sexual transmission and is prevalent in the Caribbean and Japan.\nbashh.org/ )-List of STI clinics in the United Kingdom; guidelines on testing and treatment Foreign and Commonwealth Office ( http://www.fco.gov.uk/ )-Information on how to avoid sexual assault and what to do if it occurs Suzy Lamplugh Trust ( http://www.suzylamplugh.org/ )-Handbook and video "Worldwise" on safety abroad Department of Health ( http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/ )-Health information for overseas travellers 2001 edition Health Protection Agency ( http://www.hpa.org.uk/ )-Information on STI rates in young people and international travellers World Health Organization ( http://www.who.int/ )-International STI and HIV epidemiology Lonely Planet ( http://www.lonelyplanet.org.uk/ )-Information provided by other travellers on dangers in various countries Conclusion Sexual encounters on holiday have the potential to be a major cause of morbidity, and the risk is likely to be greatest in young people and sex tourists.
Publisher: London: British Medical Journal Publishing Group
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0959-8138
ISSN: 0959-8146
EISSN: 1468-5833
EISSN: 1756-1833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7459.214
PMID: 15271833
CODEN: BMJOAE
Source: MEDLINE
Alma/SFX Local Collection
ProQuest Central

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