Sexually Transmitted Infections and Health Literacy: A Community-Based Preventive Program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a public health problem with a high risk of morbidity and community transmissibility. Evidence points to their continuous increase. This study describes the design, development, and implementation of a community-based STI prevention program for community healthcare users.

Methods

Based on the Health Planning Process design method, a structured, community-based intervention program on STI counseling and detection was conducted in a primary health care unit in Lisbon. Two data collection instruments were applied in the diagnosis of the situation, namely the Health Literacy Survey Portugal (ILS-PT) and the STD Attitude Scale, to 47 patients who attended the health consultation on STI counseling and detection in a primary car

SUBMITTER: Sul S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10026141 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature