[Prevalence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, amongst inmates of the Preventive Reclusion Center in Arica].

Background: Sex workers, people with drug addiction, early onset of sexual activity population, and criminal population, are considered the groups most at risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Aim: To determine the prevalence of infection by Neisseria gonorrhoeae in inmates of the Preventive Detention Center (CDP) at Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile. The Scientific Ethical Committee of Universidad de Tarapacá approved this study.

[Prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B virus and Treponema pallidum in inmates in the Preventive Detention Center of Arica, Chile].

Background: The risk groups for sexual transmitted diseases (STDs) are sex workers, drug addicts, young people in early sexual initiation, and population in prison.

Aim: To determine the prevalence of HIV, Treponema pallidum and hepatitis B Virus (HBV) in male inmates at the Preventive Detention Center (CDP) of Arica.

Methods: The study was conducted in 140 inmates, with informed consent.

Prevalence of human papillomavirus in university young women.

Cervical cancer is the second most prevalent female cancer worldwide. The majority of cases appear between the age of 30 and 50. Human papillomavirus (HPV) plays a central role in cervical cancer with 99.