Articles Tagged With: stis
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College Students Need Better STI, Sexual Violence Education
Nearly two-thirds of college students reported having experienced sexual and/or physical violence at some time in their lives, according to the results of a new study. -
Better Education on Sexually Transmitted Infections Is Needed
A small study of women who responded to a study recruitment flier that offered a free, rapid HIV test revealed the participants knew very little about sexually transmitted infections. -
Pandemic Unlikely to Have Stopped Trend of Rising STDs, Researchers Suggest
The 2019 STD Surveillance Report noted annual cases of STDs in the United States reached an all-time high in 2019 for the sixth consecutive year. In 2019, there were 2.5 million reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, and a nearly 30% increase in reportable STDs between 2015 and 2019. Data from 2020 showed a similar trend of high STD cases in the first 11 weeks of 2020, but reported cases were much lower than 2019 cases for a week in April 2020. -
Study: Young Cisgender Women Are Less Adherent to PrEP
New research on the proportion of adolescents and young adults who are adherent to pre-exposure prophylaxis revealed that young cisgender women have a lower adherence rate than young men who have sex with men and serodiscordant heterosexual couples. -
STI Intervention Tactics in Rural Areas Should Be Prioritized
Rural areas in the United States have limited access to screening and testing of sexually transmitted infections. Tailored interventions for these populations are important. -
An Investigational Vaginal Film Could One Day Prevent Pregnancy, HIV, Herpes
Researchers are studying a novel contraceptive delivery system, which uses a vaginal film to produce antibodies to sperm. The same film also could be developed to protect against HIV infection and herpes. -
Study: STIs Can Affect State Medicaid Budgets
Screening and treatment of STIs can cost states tens of millions of dollars in Medicaid budgets, but public health activities to prevent STIs can help reduce these costs, according to a new study.
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Intervention Reduces Positive STI Tests and Increases Condom Use
A culturally tailored intervention for a particularly vulnerable group of Black women has reduced the odds of testing positive for a sexually transmitted infection and increased condom use in vaginal or anal intercourse, the authors of a recent study found.
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Fewer Tests, Possible Increases in Sexually Transmitted Infections During Pandemic
Public health officials still do not know the full effect of the pandemic on the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted STI testing. It is unknown if people engaged in risky behavior during various regional and national shutdowns.
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Biden Administration Proposes New Title X Rule
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposed a new Title X rule to ensure access to quality family planning services. The proposed changes would revise the Trump administration’s 2019 rules that Title X advocates say are harmful to women served by these public health services.