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Donovanosis risk factors

Introduction

Overview

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

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

References

  1. ↑ Donovanosis (granuloma inguinale). MedlinePlus (September 1, 2013). https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000636.htm Accessed March 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ Richens J (1991). “The diagnosis and treatment of donovanosis (granuloma inguinale)”. Genitourin Med. 67 (6): 441–52. PMC 1194766. PMID 1774048.
  3. ↑ 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.


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