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Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention

In: Encyclopedia of Health Communication
Edited by: Teresa L. Thompson
Subject:Public Health Education & Health Promotion, Health Psychology, Health Communication
Keywords:HIV/AIDS; sexually transmitted diseases; sexually transmitted diseases: prevention

Prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is a simple matter of sexual partners engaging in one of two options: (1) refraining from sexual [Page 1251]activity, thus completely preventing potential disease acquisition; or (2) using protection (condoms) when engaging in sexual activities. U.S. public health officials have long recognized the importance of interpersonal communication in preventing the spread of STDs including the human papillomavirus (HPV) and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the precursor to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

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Numerous researchers have examined the communication and the nonverbal behaviors surrounding prevention strategies, called safer-sex talk; scholars have characterized safer-sex talk as gaming, persuasion, and negotiation. This extensive body of research documents and describes safer-sex conversations, including male versus female partners' differing perceptions and reports ...

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  Thompson, T. L. (2014). Sexually transmitted disease prevention. In Encyclopedia of health communication (Vol. 1, pp. 1251-1254). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346427.n493
  
  Thompson, Teresa L. "Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention." In Encyclopedia of Health Communication, edited by Thompson, Teresa L., 1251-54. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346427.n493.
  
  Thompson, T. L. 2014. Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention. In: Teresa L. Thompson Editor, 2014. Encyclopedia of Health Communication, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1251-1254 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346427.n493> [Accessed 22 May 2022].
  
  Thompson, Teresa L. "Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention." Encyclopedia of Health Communication. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014, pp. 1251-54. SAGE Knowledge. 22 May 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346427.n493.
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