Research reveals that there is a knowledge gap facing African-American women regarding sexual health education, specifically sexually transmitted diseases. The Sexually Transmitted Disease Knowledge Questionnaire (STD-KQ) assessed their knowledge and attitudes regarding sexually transmitted diseases. The STD-KQ self-assessment was administered to African-American women and used to develop a 45-minute educational seminar to bridge the knowledge gap. After attending the educational seminar, a post-test was administered to assess the women's knowledge and to determine their level of awareness. Using paired sample t tests, study findings showed that there was an overall increase in awareness of the different types of sexually transmitted infections.
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AIDS Patient Care STDS
January 2025
Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY, US.
J Dent Sci
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Department of Oral Mucosal Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Background/purpose: launched a call to action for dermatologists in the rise of syphilis. In practice, dermatologists and stomatologists perform early diagnoses of syphilis and refer patients to adequate treatment.
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Department of Infectious Diseases, Bellvitge University Hospital, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
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University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Clinical AIDS Research and Education (CARE) Center, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA; email:
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