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4th Quarter 2011
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Relationships Between Hours of Sleep and Health-Risk Behaviors in US Adolescent Students. LR McKnight-Eily, et al.; Prev. Med. (2011), doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.06.020. In a new study of more than 12,000 US teens, CDC researchers found that 68.9 percent reported getting less than eight hours of sleep on an average school night, and these youths were more likely to take part in risky activities than peers who reported sleeping more than eight hours. The sleep-deprived teens were more likely to be sexually active, fight, contemplate suicide, smoke cigarettes and marijuana, drink alcohol, and use a computer for more than three hours daily. They were also less likely to exercise; however, they did not watch more TV than youths who got more sleep.
Patterns of Chlamydia/Gonorrhea Positivity Among Voluntarily Screened New York City Public High School Students. JS Han, et al.; Journal of Adolescent Health Vol. 49; No. 3: P. 252-257 (09/11). Adolescents are disproportionately affected by the common STIs Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC), the authors wrote, and annual CT screening is recommended for sexually active female adolescents. In 2006, New York City introduced CT/GC education, screening, and treatment in public high schools.
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Chlamydia Positivity Trends Among Women Attending Family Planning Clinics: United States, 2004–2008. CL Satterwhite, et al.; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Volume 38, Number 11, November 2011. The findings of this study support previous analyses suggesting that chlamydia prevalence is not increasing despite apparent increasing rates based on case reports.
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Comparative performance of culture using swabs transported in Amies medium and the Aptima Combo 2 nucleic acid amplification test in detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from genital and extra-genital sites: a retrospective study. L Harryman, et al.; Sex Transm Infect published 27 October 2011, 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050075. Nucleic acid amplification tests are being increasingly used for the routine diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC), although culture remains essential for monitoring antimicrobial resistance. The authors investigated how symptoms and infection site influenced test sensitivity.
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Topical Tenofovir, a Microbicide Effective Against HIV, Inhibits Herpes Simplex Virus-2 Replication. Cell Host & Microbe (2011;10(4):379-389). An antiretroviral-based vaginal microbicide gel created to prevent HIV infections is even more effective against herpes, and a new study suggests why this is so. The tenofovir-based vaginal gel cuts HSV-2 infections by disrupting an enzyme the virus needs to make copies of itself, according to the new laboratory study, which was conducted by researchers from the National Institutes of Health, Gilead Sciences Inc. and universities in Belgium and Italy.
A Natural Fit: Collaborations between Community Health Centers and Family Planning Clinics. The Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy, George Washington University. This article discusses the shared health mission, complementary strengths, policy environment promoting collaboration, and possible models of collaboration between community health centers and family planning clinics.
Partner Services
Chlamydia partner services for females in California family planning clinics. YY Yu, et al.; Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Oct;38(10):913-8. Prompt treatment of exposed partners is critical for preventing further transmission of chlamydia, reinfection, and sequelae among females. Although overall rates of reported partner treatment were low, concurrent patient-partner treatment visits and PDPT were associated with significantly higher rates of partner treatment.
Partner Notification of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Practices and Preferences.
PR Gursahaney, et al.; Sexually Transmitted Diseases Vol. 38; No. 9: P. 821-827(09/11). Noting that timely notification and treatment of sex partners exposed to an STD “is essential to reduce re-infection and transmission,” the authors undertook the current study to determine factors associated with patient-initiated partner notification and preferences for standard partner referral versus expedited partner therapy (EPT).
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