Online HIV/STI Risk Test (ORT): A prospective cross-sectional study among sexually active individuals in Germany.

Background: Our goal was to develop and evaluate an anonymous self-administrable web-based test to determine risk for HIV/STI.

Methods: The Online HIV/STI Risk Test was developed and hosted since 12/2017. 11,529 participants completed the test and 10,668 were analyzed.

[Sexual behavior and prevention of sexually transmitted infections taking the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic into account. Data from a sexual healthcare and medicine center-WIR].

Background: Application-based data regarding sexual health and sexual behavior in various sexually active populations are scarce but at the same time relevant with regards to prevention and healthcare supply strategies. Given the structure of its attendees, the Walk In Ruhr (WIR) Center for Sexual Health and Medicine is able to obtain data from diverse living environments.

Objectives: Based on the online HIV/STI risk test, questionnaires, and attendee data from the WIR, this study aims to deduce population-related findings with regards to age, gender, sexual orientation, and sexual and risk behavior as well as the respective needs for prevention.

[Quality of life and depression in hearing-impairment : A German survey].

Background: Hearing-impairment can lead to a reduced quality of life and thus represents a vulnerability factor for mental disorders.

Objective: This study represents the first psychiatric analysis of subjective quality of life and depression in people with hearing-impairment in Germany.

Materials And Methods: The patient group included 30 hearing-impaired participants (27 women, 3 men) with a current or previous mental disorder and/or psychiatric/psychotherapeutic treatment (age: mean, M = 49.