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Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America, 4/e

Brian Strong, University of California, Santa Cruz
Barbara Werner Sayad, California State University, Monterey Bay
Christine DeVault, Cabrillo College
William Yarber, Indiana University

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of Chapter 15, you should be able to:

1

Discuss why STD's are known as the hidden epidemic.

2

Discuss the disparities in the incidence of STD's among males and females, different age groups, and racial and ethnic differences.

3

List and describe the behavioral, social, and biological factors that contribute to the high incidence of STD's.

4

List and describe the major STD's (chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, genital warts, genital herpes, hepatitis, and urinary tract and vaginal infections) including incidence, symptoms, and treatment.

5

Discuss factors involved in STD prevention, including risk taking, abstinence, and safer sex.

6

Discuss the Tuskegee syphilis study and its impact on contemporary attitudes of African Americans toward public health agencies.

7

Describe the mistakes that are sometimes made when using condoms.

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