Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), also called sexually transmitted infections (STIs), are infections passed primarily through sexual contact and caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites. Common examples include chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, human papillomavirus, and HIV. They are a major global public…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 31× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2324-7339 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), also called sexually transmitted infections (STIs), are infections passed primarily through sexual contact and caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites. Common examples include chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, human papillomavirus, and HIV. They are a major global public-health concern because many infections are asymptomatic yet can cause serious long-term complications, including infertility, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and increased susceptibility to other infections. Prevention and control rest on health education, consistent condom use, regular testing, partner notification, vaccination where available, and timely treatment, alongside biomedical strategies such as pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV. Because transmission is shaped by knowledge, attitudes, and behavior, social and structural factors are central to effective programs. Research in this journal and across related OpenAccessPub titles addresses these dimensions, including HIV prevention and risk-reduction interventions among in-school adolescents, determinants of consistent condom use among HIV-positive women, knowledge and attitudes toward HIV counseling and testing among students, adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers, the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections measured from home-collected samples, and temporal trends in syphilis epidemiology, reflecting the field's focus on epidemiology, prevention, and behavioral and clinical management.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 31 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Clinical Research In HIV AIDS And Prevention (ISSN 2324-7339).

Journal editorial board
Manoj Sarma · United States Mohammed Merzah · Hungary Marta Talavera · Spain

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