A summary report from Amsterdam: increase in sexually transmitted diseases and risky sexual behaviour among homosexual men in relation to the introduction of new anti-HIV drugs

G Stolte; N H T M Dukers; J B F de Wit; H Fennema; R A Coutinho

doi:10.2807/esm.07.02.00346-en

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A summary report from Amsterdam: increase in sexually transmitted diseases and risky sexual behaviour among homosexual men in relation to the introduction of new anti-HIV drugs
G Stolte¹ , N H T M Dukers¹ , J B F de Wit^1,2 , H Fennema³ , R A Coutinho^1,4
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Affiliations: ¹ Cluster infectious diseases, AIDS Research, Municipal Health Service, Amsterdam, Netherlands ² Department of Social and Organisational Psychology, University of Utrecht, Amsterdam, Netherlands ³ Cluster Infectious diseases, STD Clinic, Municipal Health Service, Amsterdam, Netherlands ⁴ Department of Human Retrovirology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Citation style for this article: Stolte G, Dukers N H T M, de Wit J B F, Fennema H, Coutinho R A. A summary report from Amsterdam: increase in sexually transmitted diseases and risky sexual behaviour among homosexual men in relation to the introduction of new anti-HIV drugs. Euro Surveill. 2002;7(2):pii=346. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.07.02.00346-en

Abstract

The worrying increase of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in Amsterdam was investigated in two studies carried out by the department of AIDS research of the municipal health service. The results indicate that the introduction of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapies (HAART) may have had an influence on the increase of STDs and risky sexual behaviours in Amsterdam.