Open AccessSexually Transmitted Infections Among College Students
Author(s) -
AM Johnson,
J. Brooks Jackson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
microbiology and infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2639-9458
DOI - 10.33425/2639-9458.1107
Subject(s) - chlamydia , medicine , condom , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , college health , demography , safer sex , reproductive health , men who have sex with men , sexually active , environmental health , syphilis , population , immunology , sociology
Objective: To review the common types and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among college students. Methods: Conducted a literature search in Google and PubMed, and 33 reports were analyzed on this subject. Results: The highest prevalence of STIs are among college aged students with approximately two thirds of students reporting having sex in the last year; men and women having 14 and 12 sex partners, respectively, on average in college. STIs range from common curable ones like chlamydia to deadly incurable ones like human immunodeficiency virus. Conclusion: Strategies to prevent STIs to help protect not only one’s health, but the health of others, are to limit the number of sex partners, wear a condom, get tested, and receive vaccinations that prevent STIs.