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Risk factors for donovanosis include: multiple sex partners, unprotected sexual intercourse, travel to [[endemic]] areas, lack of circumcision in males, and poor genital hygiene. | |||
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*Multiple sex partners | |||
*Unprotected sexual intercourse<ref>Donovanosis (granuloma inguinale). MedlinePlus (September 1, 2013). https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000636.htm Accessed March 1, 2016.</ref> | |||
*Travel to [[Endemic (epidemiology)|endemic]] areas in India, Papua New Guinea, the Caribbean, central Australia, and southern Africa<ref name="pmid1774048">{{cite journal| author=Richens J| title=The diagnosis and treatment of donovanosis (granuloma inguinale). | journal=Genitourin Med | year= 1991 | volume= 67 | issue= 6 | pages= 441-52 | pmid=1774048 | doi= | pmc=PMC1194766 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1774048 }} </ref> | |||
*Lack of circumcision in males | |||
*Poor genital hygiene<ref name="VelhoSouza2008">{{cite journal|last1=Velho|first1=Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira|last2=Souza|first2=Elemir Macedo de|last3=Belda Junior|first3=Walter|title=Donovanosis|journal=Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases|volume=12|issue=6|year=2008|issn=1413-8670|doi=10.1590/S1413-86702008000600015}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nate Michalak, B.A.
Overview
Risk factors for donovanosis include: multiple sex partners, unprotected sexual intercourse, travel to endemic areas, lack of circumcision in males, and poor genital hygiene.
Risk Factors
- Multiple sex partners
- Unprotected sexual intercourse[1]
- Travel to endemic areas in India, Papua New Guinea, the Caribbean, central Australia, and southern Africa[2]
- Lack of circumcision in males
- Poor genital hygiene[3]
References
- ↑ Donovanosis (granuloma inguinale). MedlinePlus (September 1, 2013). https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000636.htm Accessed March 1, 2016.
- ↑ Richens J (1991). "The diagnosis and treatment of donovanosis (granuloma inguinale)". Genitourin Med. 67 (6): 441–52. PMC 1194766. PMID 1774048.
- ↑ Velho, Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira; Souza, Elemir Macedo de; Belda Junior, Walter (2008). "Donovanosis". Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 12 (6). doi:10.1590/S1413-86702008000600015. ISSN 1413-8670.