Are spousal sexual violence and poverty risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in women : a longitudinal study of women in Goa , India?
Socially disadvantaged women are at increased risk of STI in this population. Sexual intercourse outside marriage was rarely reported in this population, and women are at risk of becoming infected within marriage, especially those with sexual violence. This highlights the vulnerabilities of socially disadvantaged married women in India, and the need for healthcare professionals to screen STI patients for violence, and provide the necessary support. The results also stress the importance of effectively diagnosing and treating married men with STI and promoting safer sex within marriage.
baseline ventriculo-vascular dynamics, are abnormal as was the evoked response to CPT. The blunted blood pressure increase of smokers compared to controls following CPT, may represent altered nitric oxide production in the macro and microcirculation through differential upregulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and inducible NOS respectively. The potential for therapeutic intervention and prevention of ongoing endothelial injury, requires further investigation.