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ArticleSexually transmitted infections2021

Factors associated with sexually transmitted infection diagnosis in women who have sex with women, women who have sex with men and women who have sex with both.

Nazia Rahman, Khalil G Ghanem, Elizabeth Gilliams, Kathleen R Page, Susan Tuddenham

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Article in Sexually transmitted infections, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Inferring Sexual Network Bridging Using Genomics: A Simulation Study.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nazia RahmanHenry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, USU Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Khalil G GhanemDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Elizabeth GilliamsDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Kathleen R PageDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Susan TuddenhamDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA studden1@jhmi.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5910-956X
Johns Hopkins University · USHenry M. Jackson Foundation · US

Funding

Dysbiosis, Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis and the Vaginal MicrobiomeK23AI125715 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI TUDDENHAM, SUSAN ANNE · 2016 to 2020
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NIAID NIH HHS K23 AI125715
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMany US women report same sex behaviour, yet data on risk factors and STIs in women who have sex with women (WSW), women who have sex with both men and women (WSB) and how these compare to women who have sex with men only (WSM) remain limited. Here we compared self-identified WSW, WSB and WSM attending two STI clinics in Baltimore, Maryland.

methodsThis was a retrospective analysis using a database of first clinic visits 2005-2016. WSW and WSB were compared with an age-matched random sample of WSM. Proportions were compared using the χ

resultsVisits from 1095 WSW, 1678 WSB and 2773 WSM were analysed. WSB had equal or higher test positivity for all STIs except urogenital chlamydia, had more sexual partners, were more likely to engage in transactional sex and were more likely to report drug use and binge drinking than WSM (p≤0.01). WSW had lower test positivity for urogenital GC and CT than WSM or WSB, but comparable test positivity for TV, higher reported binge drinking and comparable reported substance use as WSM. Younger age and cocaine use predicted STI diagnosis only in WSM.

conclusionsWSB in these clinics bear an equal or higher burden of most STIs, have more partners and report more substance use than WSM. WSW carry a lower, but still substantial burden of STIs, and many report substance use. Factors predicting STI diagnosis differ between WSW, WSB and WSM suggesting that tailored STI prevention and testing approaches are needed in these groups.

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AdolescentAdultAmbulatory Care FacilitiesBaltimoreBisexualityFemaleHeterosexualityHomosexuality, FemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSexual BehaviorSexually Transmitted DiseasesSexual PartnersYoung AdultChlamydia trachomatisgonorrhoeahealth services researchheterosexualhomosexuality

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PMID33122425
PMCPMC8081758
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