"Sexual Partners" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Married or single individuals who share sexual relations.
| Descriptor ID |
D012747
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.778
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| Concept/Terms |
Sexual Partners- Sexual Partners
- Partner, Sexual
- Partners, Sexual
- Sexual Partner
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sexual Partners".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2016 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2017 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2018 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 2019 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2020 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2021 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sexual Partners" by people in Profiles.
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A qualitative exploration of sexually transmitted infection (STI) partner notification preferences and practices among women planning for pregnancy and offered HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Durban, South Africa. BMC Public Health. 2025 Feb 11; 25(1):554.
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Couple-Based Intervention to Improve HIV Care Engagement for Women and their Partners in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Outcomes of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2025 Jan-Dec; 24:23259582241307694.
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Bisexuality among Men who have Sex with Men in Sub-Saharan Africa: Findings from the HPTN 075 Study. AIDS Behav. 2025 Mar; 29(3):747-759.
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Uptake and Persistence of Safer Conception Strategies Among South African Women Planning for Pregnancy. AIDS Behav. 2024 Dec; 28(12):4029-4039.
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Changes in Stigma and Social Support among Participants in a Randomized Trial of a Novel Expanded Social Network-based HIV Testing Intervention in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. AIDS Behav. 2024 Aug; 28(8):2619-2629.
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Self-reported removal and expulsion of the dapivirine vaginal ring: qualitative reports from female ring users and their male partners in the Ring Study (IPM 027). BMC Public Health. 2024 May 31; 24(1):1458.
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Perceptions of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention among men living with HIV in the context of reproductive goals in South Africa: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 2024 Feb 22; 24(1):553.
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Two-way associations between relationship quality and uptake of couples health screening including HIV testing and counselling together: quantitative analysis of a couples cohort in rural South Africa. AIDS Care. 2024 Jul; 36(sup1):187-200.
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Exploratory validation of relationship functioning and non-pregnant partner behavior scales in pregnant people living with HIV in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Glob Health Action. 2023 12 31; 16(1):2210882.
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Relationship impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown restrictions on young women and men in Durban and Soweto, South Africa. Cult Health Sex. 2024 Jun; 26(6):734-746.