Sexually Transmitted Infections : Adopting a Sexual Health Paradigm

Sexually Transmitted Infections Adopting a Sexual Health Paradigm

"One in five people in the United States had a sexually transmitted infection (STI) on any given day in 2018, totaling nearly 68 million estimated infections. STIs are often asymptomatic (especially in women) and are therefore often undiagnosed and unreported. Untreated STIs can have severe hea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (-)
Other Authors: Division, Health and Medicine, Practice, Board on Population Health and Public Health, States, Committee on Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United, Crowley, Jeffrey S., Geller, Amy B., Vermund, Sten H.
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press 2021.
Subjects:
Sexually transmitted diseases > United States.
Sexually transmitted diseases.
United States.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009632230406719
Table of Contents:
  • Front matter
  • Summary
  • 1. Addressing STI epidemics: Integrating sexual health, intersectionality, and social determinants
  • 2. Patterns and drivers of STIs in the United States
  • 3. Priority populations
  • 4. STI Economics, public-sector financing, and program policy
  • 5. Intersection of HIV and STIs
  • 6. Role of technology and new media in preventing and controlling STIs
  • 7. Biomedical tools for STI prevention and management
  • 8. Psychosocial and behavioral interventions
  • 9. Structural interventions
  • 10 Paying for and structuring STI services
  • 11. Supporting and expanding the future STI workforce
  • 12. Preparing for the future of the STI response
  • Appendix A: Characteristics of major STs in the United States
  • Appendix B: STI screening and treatment guidelines issued by health professional societies
  • Appendix C: Measuring the impact of worrying about STIs on quality of life
  • Appendix D: Public meeting agendas
  • Appendix E: Committee members and staff biographies.

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