STD Prevention
True or False: Non-barrier forms of contraception, such as oral contraceptives or intrauterine devices, are effective in protecting against STDs.
False (Nordqvist, 2018).
In 2016, what was the most common STD spread in the Milwaukee area for persons 15-19 years of age?
a) Gonorrhea
b) Syphilis
c) Chlamydia
c) Chlamydia - there was 3,240 total cases reported (City of Milwaukee Health Department, 2016).
What is the most common STD in the United States?
a) Chlamydia
b) Human papillomavirus (HPV)
c) Gonorrhea
b) Human papillomavirus (HPV)- "79 million Americans, most in their late teens and early 20s, are infected with HPV" (Human Papillomavirus (HPV), 2017).
What is the most effective way to avoid an STD?
a) Birth Control
b) Abstinence
c) Monogamous Relationship
b) Abstinence (Nordqvist, 2018).
How many free STD testing clinics are there in the Milwaukee area?
a) 25
b) 21
c) 31
c) 31 (Free STD Testing Milwaukee, WI, 2017).
What is the most common bacterial STD?
a) HIV/AIDS
b) Chlamydia
c) Scabies
b) Chlamydia (Nordqvist, 2018).
What is the best protection against HPV?
a) Vaccine called Gardasil
b) Birth control
c) Oral medication
a) Vaccine called Gardasil: "the vaccine is recommended by the CDC for girls aged 11 to 12 and for boys aged 9 who aren't yet sexually active" (Angelle, 2010).
In 2016, what age group had the highest number of reported cases of gonorrhea in Milwaukee?
a) 0-14 years
b) 15-19 years
c) 20-24 years
b) 15-19 years - there was over 2,000 reported cases within this age range (City of Milwaukee Health Department, 2016).
True or False: There are approximately 1 million new STDs acquired each day globally.
True (Nordqvist, 2018).