Risk-taking and health-seeking behavior in men with a history of urethritis: is there a learning curve?

Background And Objectives: Studies addressing how past experience with sexually transmitted diseases (STD) influence health-seeking behaviors among at-risk men are few.

Goal: The goal of this study was to determine whether health-seeking behaviors among men diagnosed with urethritis differ based on whether they report prior urethritis.

Study Design: Male STD clinic attendees answered a questionnaire regarding their demographic, sexual, and health-seeking characteristics.

Comparison of STD burden and risk among men with and without regular doctors attending a southern urban STD clinic.

Background: Studies addressing health-seeking behaviors among men at risk for STD are few; this study examines how having a regular doctor might influence risk-taking or STD prevalence.

Goal: The goal was to examine demographic, sexual, and health-seeking characteristics of male STD clinic attendees.

Study Design: Randomly selected men attending an STD clinic answered a questionnaire regarding the aforementioned characteristics.