View clinical trials related to Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
Filter by:The study was designed to measure the effects of male and female condom promotion on STI prevalence and reported condom use by sex workers and their partners. It also examined whether the intensity of the education and support given to intended users affected adoption and sustained use of these methods. The primary objective of the study was: 1. To test the effect of supplementing community-based male and female condom promotion with clinic-based counseling, measured in terms of the level of protection in high-risk sex acts and STI prevalence. Secondary objectives of the study included: 2. To monitor short- and medium terms changes in the proportion of protected sex acts among commercial sex workers after the female condom is added to a male condom distribution system. 3. To examine short-term and medium-term changes in STI prevalence when the female condom is added to the male condom distribution system. 4. To measure the incremental cost-effectiveness of adding female condom promotion to existing male condom distribution systems
This study will determine the effectiveness of two group prenatal care programs as compared to individual prenatal care in reducing the risk for HIV, STDs and adverse perinatal outcomes in young women during and after pregnancy.
This project will pilot test a step-by-step guide for community-based organizations to engage in evidence-based adaptation of interventions previously shown to be effective in research settings for use in real world applications. The main purpose of this program is to improve understanding of the processes needed for adapting evidence-based behavioral interventions to fit new conditions or populations and to pilot CDC-developed draft guidance for adaptation. The second purpose of the program is to increase the number of effective behavioral HIV prevention interventions for 18-24 year old sero-positive men of color who have sex with other men (MSM of color).
Study participants who are exposed to the intervention will: 1)report more condom use during sexual episodes; 2) have fewer new and repeat STD infections 3)demonstrate greater risk reduction, communication, and anger management skills; 4) report fewer substance use behaviors, and 5)report more health care seeking activities, than the participants in the control group
Community members within the treatment city will report: 1)engaging in fewer sexual risk practices; 2)significantly higher condom use; 3) significantly higher rates of STD care seeking (including STD screening behaviors); 4) fewer having STDs in the past 6 months; 5) significantly higher awareness scores regarding syphilis and other STDs, as compared with those in the comparison city.
After exposure to the C-POL intervention: 1) unprotected vaginal or anal sex, sex with casual partners, concurrent sexual relationships, and exchange of sex for drugs or money will decrease significantly; 2) perceived syphilis-risk for self and peer group, knowledge about highly relevant risk-factors, information sources and resources will increase significantly; and 3) syphilis morbidity will decrease significantly in the intervention community as compared to the comparison community.
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a tailored interactive online risk reduction program versus a standard online risk reduction program in reducing the risk of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) infection in young adults.
The MEMA kwa Vijana Project is a community randomised trial which aims to assess the impact of a targeted intervention on adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Mwanza Region, Tanzania. The intervention aims to reduce HIV, STD and unwanted pregnancy amongst adolescents by improving reproductive health knowledge and by teaching skills to promote sexual behaviour change, and comprises community mobilisation, skills-based education in primary schools, and youth friendly health services. The evaluation includes a detailed process evaluation, and evaluation of the impact in a cohort of approx. 10,000 adolescents who will be followed for 3 years.
The New Generation Health Center/University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) will implement an intervention to impact contraceptive behavior and reduce unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescent females who receive services at the New Generation Health Center (NGHC)/UCSF in San Francisco. Study subjects will be randomized into either standard reproductive health services or standard services plus follow-up motivational counseling telephone calls. Outcomes will be evaluated by ETR (Education, Training, Research)Associates, who will conduct follow-up surveys with all study participants at baseline, 6 months, 12 months and 18 months.
The purpose of the study is to adapt, implement, and evaluate an effective theoretically-based, high school HIV prevention program,Safer Choices, for higher risk youth in alternative schools. Primary Research Question 1. Did the intervention reduce the number of occasions of unprotected sexual intercourse, number of sexual partners, and the proportion of students currently sexually active among those receiving the multiple component intervention relative to those students in the comparison group?