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A questionnaire was administered to obtain socio-demographic data and risk factors for STIs and patients were screened for STIs. Two hundred and ten PLHIV (138 males [65.7%] and 72 females [34.3%]) were enrolled; age range 18\u201368 years, mean age 36.4 years. Seventy-eight (37.1%) of the 210 patients were diagnosed with a concurrent STI. Homosexual\/bisexual study patients were more likely to be diagnosed with an STI (OR, 3.56; 95% CI, 1.94\u20136.51) and more likely to be diagnosed with syphilis (OR, 4.84; 95% CI, 2.40\u20139.77). Multivariate analysis using binary multiple regression showed that risk factors for STIs included male gender (OR, 2.46; 95% CI, 1.06\u20135.73), homosexual\/bisexual sexual orientation (OR, 2.26; 95% CI, 1.06\u20134.80) and multiple sex partners within the past 12 months (OR, 1.99; 95% CI, 1.03\u20133.86). There is a high prevalence of STIs among homosexual\/bisexual patients in this study in whom syphilis was the most commonly diagnosed STI. 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