Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), also called sexually transmitted infections, are infections passed from person to person primarily through sexual contact. They are caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites and include conditions such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, and HIV. While they affect people of all …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 24× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2381-862X 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), also called sexually transmitted infections, are infections passed from person to person primarily through sexual contact. They are caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites and include conditions such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, and HIV. While they affect people of all genders, women can experience particularly serious complications, including pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, and adverse pregnancy outcomes, and some infections are linked to cervical disease. Because many infections can be asymptomatic, screening, early diagnosis, and treatment are important, alongside prevention through education, safer-sex practices, and condom use. Within Women's Reproductive Health, STDs intersect with cervical cancer screening, teenage pregnancy, gender-based violence, and broader sexual and reproductive care, and their epidemiology is monitored to guide public-health responses. Research examines prevalence and trends, knowledge and preventive practices, and the design of risk-reduction interventions across different settings. The journal publishes peer-reviewed studies relevant to these themes, including knowledge, attitudes, and preventive practices toward sexually transmitted infections among secondary-school students, the prevalence of infections from home-collected samples and laboratory analyses, temporal trends in syphilis epidemiology, risk-reduction intervention services for adolescents, determinants of consistent condom use, and cervical screening practices, situating STDs within the wider field of women's reproductive and sexual health.

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 24 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Sexually Transmitted Diseases, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Women's Reproductive Health (ISSN 2381-862X).

Journal editorial board
Paolo Ivo Cavoretto · Italy Loc Nguyen · Hong Kong Matteo Schimberni · Italy

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