Self-report of sexually transmitted infections from 1994 to 2010 by adults living in France |
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Institution: | 1. Département des maladies infectieuses, institut de veille sanitaire, 12, rue du Val-d’Osne, 94415 Saint-Maurice cedex, France;2. Observatoire régional de santé d’Île-de-France, 75003 Paris, France;3. Inserm U1018, université Paris-Sud 11, AP–HP hôpital de Bicêtre, département d’épidémiologie, 94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France |
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Abstract: | BackgroundSince 1994, French population-based knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices surveys have enabled researchers to estimate trends in sexual behavioural indicators.MethodsWe estimated trends and prevalence of self-reported sexually transmitted infections during the previous 5 years among 16,095 sexually active adults aged 18–54 through five cross-sectional telephone surveys between 1994 and 2010. We then studied the factors associated with participants’ most recent sexually transmitted infections other than genital candidiasis.ResultsOverall, 2.5% (95% confidence interval: 2.2%–2.9%) of women reported sexually transmitted infections within the previous 5 years, increases being continuously reported between 1998 and 2010. In contrast, men reported lower prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (1.4%; 95% confidence interval: 1.1%–1.7%), which remained stable over time. General practitioners and gynaecologists managed most sexually transmitted infections. Men notified their stable partners about infection less often than women (66% vs. 84%). Self-reported sexually transmitted infections were associated with younger age, multiple sexual partnerships and fear of sexually transmitted infections in both genders, with exclusively homosexual practices in men, and with a high educational level and recent HIV testing in women.ConclusionSelf-reported sexually transmitted infections clearly reflect risky sexual behaviours. The lower prevalence of self-reported sexually transmitted infections among men than among women may reflect less access to screening activities for sexually transmitted infections in men. |
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Keywords: | Sexually transmitted infections Cross-sectional telephone surveys Behavioural risk factors Infections sexuellement transmissibles Sondages téléphoniques transversaux Facteurs de risque comportementaux |
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