作者: Beth A. Auslander , Marina Catallozzi , Susan L. Rosenthal
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6633-8_36
关键词: Microbicides for sexually transmitted diseases 、 Partner notification 、 Family medicine 、 Routine screening 、 Comprehensive sex education 、 Sexual behavior 、 Bacterial vaginosis 、 Care seeking 、 High rate 、 Medicine
摘要: In this chapter, we describe the sexually transmitted infection (STI) problem among adolescents, noting disproportionately high rates of STIs reported each year adolescents. We open with an overview by providing a list common presenting in adolescents and describing physical psychological sequalae that can result from STIs. then discuss detection factors associated adolescents’ delayed care seeking. second part contextual increase risk for STIs, which include cervical ectopy, their sexual behaviors, exposure to infected partners. This chapter ends discussion various strategies designed reduce STI epidemic, including routine screening, partner notification, comprehensive sex education, new biomedical approaches, vaccines microbicides. so doing, note need address challenges barriers implementation strategy order them be effective reducing