STI Prevention and Control Strategies
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What is a major reason for slow policy adoption in STI prevention and control?

  • Increased access to testing and treatment of STIs
  • Lack of resources and infrastructure (correct)
  • High perceived risk of STIs among adolescents
  • Conservative views and social disapproval of sexual health education
  • What is a major barrier to HIV testing among minors who are sexually active and at risk of HIV infection?

  • Ambiguous policies and age restrictions (correct)
  • High perceived risk of STIs among adolescents
  • Increased access to testing and treatment of STIs
  • Lack of knowledge of sexual and reproductive health among adolescents
  • What is a major factor influencing sexual health awareness and safer sex practices?

  • Conservative views and social disapproval of sexual health education (correct)
  • Lack of knowledge of sexual and reproductive health among adolescents
  • High perceived risk of STIs among adolescents
  • Increased access to testing and treatment of STIs
  • What is a major reason for low reporting of STIs in many countries?

    <p>Social and cultural factors contributing to low perceived risk</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a major barrier to STI testing and treatment among adolescents?

    <p>Negative and judgmental attitude of care providers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a major reason for not using condoms among some populations?

    <p>Partners' refusal and high condom prices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a major consequence of weak health information systems?

    <p>Underreporting of STIs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key strategy for reducing the burden of STIs?

    <p>Increasing access and coverage to testing and treatment of STIs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a major aim of the WHO's Global Health Sector Strategy on STIs?

    <p>To reduce the global burden of STIs through an integrated approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a major risk factor for STIs among adolescents?

    <p>Sexual activity among adolescents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Strategies to Reduce the Burden of STIs

    • Integrate STI services into other programs, such as HIV and hepatitis
    • Adopt multiplex technologies for diagnosis, e.g., dual testing of HIV and Syphilis
    • Promote prevention interventions to high-risk groups
    • Mobilize resources for STI programs
    • Advocate for policy changes at the highest level

    Counselling and Individual Behavioural Approaches

    • Consistent condom use for primary prevention against STIs and unintended pregnancies
    • Sexuality education, STI and HIV pre- and post-test counselling
    • Delay sexual debut/abstinence
    • Safer sex/risk-reduction counselling for sex workers, men who have sex with men (MSM), drug injection users, and adolescents
    • Recognize symptoms and healthcare seeking behaviour

    STI/STD: True or False?

    • Getting an STI from oral sex is possible
    • Birth control does not protect against STIs
    • You can get an STI again, even if you've had it before
    • Having a virgin partner does not prevent STI transmission
    • STIs are not limited to promiscuous or "trashy" people
    • You can have two or more STIs at once
    • You cannot get an STI from a toilet seat
    • Women are not more likely to get tested for STIs
    • Lesbians can get STIs
    • Having an STI does not always show symptoms

    Specific Measures for Delivery of Services

    • Prioritize HIV and STI testing for adolescents and adults at higher risk of infection
    • Encourage adolescents and adults to refer their sexual partners for testing and care
    • Offer home-based HIV and other STI tests
    • Establish clear pathways for further testing
    • Use digital platforms and mobile health strategies to provide test results, treatment, and prevention messaging

    Challenges and Root Causes of STIs

    • Low socio-economic conditions
    • Social stigma
    • Gender inequalities
    • Inability to access adequate health care systems and lack of preventative programs
    • Slow policy adoption
    • Lack of knowledge about sexual health
    • Age restrictions
    • Misconceptions among both educated and uneducated populations
    • Socio-cultural factors
    • Low perceived risk
    • Service providers' attitude
    • Cost and infrastructure reasons for not using condoms
    • Weak Health Information System

    Opportunities to Reduce the Burden of STIs

    • Increase access and coverage to testing and treatment of STIs
    • Align strategies with the WHO's Global Health Sector Strategy on STIs
    • Emphasize the need for an integrated approach to STI prevention and control through securing universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services and rights

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    This quiz covers strategies for preventing and controlling sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including the integration of STI services, adoption of new diagnostic technologies, and promotion of prevention interventions for high-risk groups.

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