Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention on College Campuses.
College campuses are a breeding ground for sexually transmitted diseases. Students are free to do what they want and make their own decisions; for the first time in many students" lives, parents are not behind the students" decisions. Most high school seniors expect that college will be a big party, filled with late nights, alcohol, and no supervision. But what they don't realize is that drinking and partying can lead to risky sexual behavior, which can put you at great risk for contracting a sexual transmitted disease.
According to Joseph Califano, former United States secretary of health, "drinking and doing drugs often leads young people to engage in more sexual activity than they intended to partake in, and more importantly, to unprotected sex." (ABC NEWS).
College freshman, although aware that sexual transmitted diseases exist, do not realize that they could contract one of these diseases. Nor do they know what diseases are out there, what the symptoms are, and where they can go to receive help.
No matter how well police departments and stores enforce the legal drinking age, underage alcohol use (as well as legal alcohol "over use") will be a problem. Some believe that alcohol is an inexpensive way to drown your problems, become more social, and fit in. It is a fact that alcohol can cause inhabitations to be lowered. Thus, after having a few drinks, many students do things they would not other wise do. According to a random survey, done by the Kaiser Family Foundation, of 1,200 adolescents and young adults, (ages 13 to 24) "29 percent of sexually active 15-24 year olds say they have "done more" sexually than they had planned while drinking or using drugs," additionally, "74 percent say their peers "often do not use condoms when they are drinking or using drugs." (ABC NEWS).
I believe that solving the problem of sexually transmitted diseases on campus requires a two-part program.
STD's come from different sources. ... A way to avoid STD's and unwanted pregnancies is to use a condom. ... STD's can also be avoided by remaining monogamous. ... If you know that you are clean of all STD's and that your partner is also clean, then you both can avoid STD's by only being with each other. Chlamydia is a STD caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis (1,Pg.08). ...
With the prevention of ovulation along with the inability of the sperm to travel through the cervical canal, the chances of conception are lessened. ... Abstinence may be the best form of prevention, but as Connell and Grimes mention, the "younger than twenty-five population is the most sexually active" and, for their benefit, options should be available that provide this group with the most protection when they participate in sexual intercourse. ... Studies also show that two thirds of the those infected with and STD are under the age of twenty-five. Each year ten million people under the age...
While some STDs may be treated with antibiotics others may be considered "a gift that keeps on giving". ... STDs are caused by infections that are passed from one person to another during sexual contact. ... That is why STDs are also known as "sexually transmitted infections." ... Although comprehensive sex education was once viewed as "taboo ", most American adults today support sex education including abstinence, contraception, and prevention of STDs and pregnancy (McKeon, 2006). ... With this in mind, educators also need to address young men about "pregnancy prevention " to further decrea...
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) are among the most common infectious diseases in the United States today. ... All backgrounds are affected and nearly two-thirds of STDs occur in persons under 25 years old. ... Penicillin, which is often used to treat others STDs, is not effective against Chlamydia. ... Federal health experts have attributed the decline to prevention efforts, including those intended to halt the spread of AIDS. ... If you suspect a STD, it is urgent that you see a physician immediately. ...
The center for disease control and prevention stated that about one in ten Americans will contract an STD during his or her lifetime. ... There are two kinds of STDs, viral and bacterial. Viral STDs are incurable but bacterial STDs are curable. ... Genital Herpes is a viral STD. ... The most effective prevention method is abstinence, when you voluntarily refrain from engaging in sexual activity. ...
Not only for moral reasons, but to not attract an STD is the reason people in the MTV generation should start practicing abstinence. ... Instead of talking about contraceptives and protection, the teachers should explain to their students the effects of different STD's and the reality that comes with having a kid while still a kid themselves. ... If you are to take anything away from this paper have it be that the only 100% prevention of and STD or an unwanted child is abstinence. ... It is a safe and moral rule that should be followed though for more than just prevention of what cou...
STD Today, teens like myself are facing a problem. ... STD's can infect all forms of people. ... The most common of all STD's is Herpes. ... It is said that over 600,000 who are infected with the disease, and only ½ are reported to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ... (www.CDC.gov/STD/gonnorhea.htm) One of the lesser known but pretty common STD is Chlamydia. ...
STDs used to be called venereal diseases. ... Reports come from health departments all over the country and government workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention count all the cases of each disease. ... Most STDs originate from either bacteria or viruses. ... It is the most prevalent bacterial STD in the United States . ... PREVENTION OF STD At first glance, preventing STDs looks easy. ...
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) refer to pathogens that can be transmitted through sexual contact that caused different types of clinical syndromes and infections (Hill, Elam-Evans, Yankey, Singleton, & Kolasa, 2015). ... On behalf of that, the other STD is Genital Herpes. ... Other way of prevention from infected by Genital Herpes are the treatment of vaccination, self-control or self-motivate on the must of using sexual prevention aid such as condom, and the use of long-standing, daily antiviral treatment. ... In other words, people is also advice to be mutual monogamy, that is to be in...
