Sexually Transmitted Infections Among African American Women Who Have Sex With Women - Full Text View

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among African American women who have sex with women (AAWSW). In addition, the study is interested in better understanding the types of risk behaviors that place AAWSW at risk for STIs. The investigators hypothesis is that AAWSW experience high rates of STIs, similar to heterosexual African American women. Knowledge gained from this study will guide development of interventions to reduce women's risk for these types of infections and will improve how AAWSW are screened for STIs.

Condition
Sexually Transmitted Infections


Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title:	Sexually Transmitted Infections Among African American Women Who Have Sex With Women

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: African American Health Sexually Transmitted Diseases

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Alabama at Birmingham:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Sexually Transmitted Infection Diagnosis [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA

One vaginal swab and one endocervical swab to be stored for future studies.


Enrollment:	165
Study Start Date:	August 2011
Study Completion Date:	October 2013
Primary Completion Date:	October 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts
AAWSW/AAWSWM African American Women Who Have Sex with Women/African American Women Who Have Sex with Women and Men

Detailed Description:

The objectives of this study are (1) To determine the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis, Chlamydia, gonorrhea, Mycoplasma genitalium, HIV, genital herpes, and syphilis and associated risk behaviors in a cohort of African American women who have sex with women (AAWSW) in Birmingham, Alabama; (2) To compare exclusive AAWSW (during the past 12 months) to African American women who have sex with women and men (AAWSWM) in terms of socio-demographic characteristics, sexual risk behavior characteristics, and STI prevalence; and(3) To perform an exploratory prospective study of an age-matched (± 2 years) sub-group of exclusive AAWSW and AAWSWM over a 12 month time period to obtain data on differences in STI risk behaviors and STI incidence rates.

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	16 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

African American women, aged 16 years or older, living in Birmingham, Alabama

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Female gender, self-identification as African American
Age of 16 years or older, self report of sexual contact (oral, vaginal, or anal) with another female within the past 12 months
English speaking
The ability to give written informed consent.
For the sub-groups of women being followed prospectively, they have to have at least one active female sexual partner (AAWSW group) or at least one active female and male sexual partner (AAWSWM group) at the time of enrollment into the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

Pregnant or nursing and the inability or unwillingness to give written informed consent.

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01546714

Locations


United States, Alabama
Jefferson County Health Department
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
UAB Personal Health Clinic
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Harvard University

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Christina A Muzny, MD	University of Alabama at Birmingham

More Information

Publications:

Muzny CA, Austin EL, Harbison HS, Hook EW 3rd. Sexual partnership characteristics of African American women who have sex with women; impact on sexually transmitted infection risk. Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Oct;41(10):611-7. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000194.

Muzny CA, Kapil R, Austin EL, Hook EW, Geisler WM. Lower sexually transmissible infection prevalence among lifetime exclusive women who have sex with women compared with women who have sex with women and men. Sex Health. 2014 Dec;11(6):592-3. doi: 10.1071/SH14181.

Muzny CA, Sunesara IR, Martin DH, Mena LA. Sexually transmitted infections and risk behaviors among African American women who have sex with women: does sex with men make a difference? Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Dec;38(12):1118-25. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31822e6179.

Muzny CA, Harbison HS, Pembleton ES, Hook EW, Austin EL. Misperceptions regarding protective barrier method use for safer sex among African-American women who have sex with women. Sex Health. 2013 May;10(2):138-41. doi: 10.1071/SH12106.

Muzny CA, Rivers CA, Mena LA, Schwebke JR. Genotypic characterization of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates among women who have sex with women in sexual partnerships. Sex Transm Dis. 2012 Jul;39(7):556-8. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31824f1c49.

Cornelius DC, Robinson DA, Muzny CA, Mena LA, Aanensen DM, Lushbaugh WB, Meade JC. Genetic characterization of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates by use of multilocus sequence typing. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Oct;50(10):3293-300. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00643-12. Epub 2012 Aug 1.

Muzny CA, Harbison HS, Pembleton ES, Austin EL. Sexual behaviors, perception of sexually transmitted infection risk, and practice of safe sex among southern African American women who have sex with women. Sex Transm Dis. 2013 May;40(5):395-400. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31828caf34.

Muzny CA, Sunesara IR, Austin EL, Mena LA, Schwebke JR. Bacterial vaginosis among African American women who have sex with women. Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Sep;40(9):751-5. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000004.

Muzny CA, Rivers CA, Parker CJ, Mena LA, Austin EL, Schwebke JR. Lack of evidence for sexual transmission of genital Candida species among women who have sex with women: a mixed methods study. Sex Transm Infect. 2014 Mar;90(2):165-70. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051361. Epub 2014 Jan 15.

Austin EL, Lindley LL, Mena LA, Crosby RA, Muzny CA. Families of choice and noncollegiate sororities and fraternities among lesbian and bisexual African-American women in a southern community: implications for sexual and reproductive health research. Sex Health. 2014 Mar;11(1):24-30. doi: 10.1071/SH13145.

Muzny CA, Kapil R, Austin EL, Brown L, Hook EW 3rd, Geisler WM. Chlamydia trachomatis infection in African American women who exclusively have sex with women. Int J STD AIDS. 2015 Sep 18. pii: 0956462415604092. [Epub ahead of print]


Responsible Party:	Dr. Christina Muzny, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01546714 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	ASTDA WSHP American STD Association
Study First Received:	March 2, 2012
Last Updated:	April 22, 2016
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board
Individual Participant Data
Plan to Share IPD:	Yes
Plan Description:	De-identified data will be shared with investigators at the Harvard School of Public Health for secondary data analysis.

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Infection Communicable Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases	Virus Diseases Genital Diseases, Male Genital Diseases, Female

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 23, 2016

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