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Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Special Populations

STDs in Women and Infants

1. A perceived shortage of available men in a community can cause women to be more accepting of their partners’ concurrent sexual relationships, and partner concurrency is a factor associated with increased risk for STDs.

A. True

B. False


2. Among women with PID, tubal scarring can cause ectopic pregnancy in _____%.

A. 2

B. 8

C. 9

D. 18


3. About _____% of chlamydial infections in women are asymptomatic.

A. 80-90

B. 60-70

C. 40-50

D. 20-30


4. Chlamydia and gonorrhea do not have adverse outcomes during pregnancy, but a syphilis infection can be transmitted to the fetus.

A. True

B. False


5. Gonorrhea rates exceeded chlamydia rates among women in all states.

A. True

B. False


6. Positivity data are no longer collected to monitor national trends in chlamydia and gonorrhea.

A. True

B. False


7. The rate of P&S syphilis among women declined _____% during 1990 - 2004.

A. 98.2

B. 95.4

C. 92.4

D. 87.5


STDs in Adolescents and Young Adults

8. Prevalence estimates suggest that young people aged _____ years acquire half of all new STD’s.

A. 15-19

B. 15-24

C. 17-21

D. 20-24


9. One in _____ sexually active adolescent females have an STD, such as chlamydia or HPV.

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5


10. In 2012, women aged _____ years had the highest rate of chlamydia compared with any other age and sex group.

A. 15-19

B. 15-24

C. 17-21

D. 20-24


11. Primary and secondary syphilis rates in women have been highest each year among those aged _____ years.

A. 15-19

B. 15-24

C. 17-21

D. 20-24


12. Primary and secondary syphilis rates among men aged 20-24 years have decreased each consecutive year since 2002.

A. True

B. False


13. The NJTP screens participants for chlamydia and gonorrhea within _____ days of entry to the program.

A. 2

B. 5

C. 10

D. 14


STDs in Racial and Ethnic Minorities

14. In many state and local health jurisdictions, reporting from public sources is thought to be more complete than reporting from private sources.

A. True

B. False


15. The chlamydia rate among black men was over _____ times the rate among white men.

A. 2

B. 4

C. 6

D. 8


16. During 2008-2012, among 38 states and the District of Columbia, gonorrhea rates decreased for which group?

A. Blacks

B. American Indians / Alaska Natives

C. Whites

D. Asians


17. In 2012, the gonorrhea rate among Asians was lower than the rate among whites.

A. True

B. False


STDs in Men Who Have Sex with Men

18. Compared to women and men who have sex with women only, MSM are at increased risk for STDs.

A. True

B. False


19. When comparing the prevalence of STDs by HIV status in MSM visiting SSuN STD clinics, the prevalence was lower among HIV-negative MSM status than among HIV-positive MSM.

A. True

B. False


20. GISP has demonstrated that gonococcal isolates from MSM are no more likely to exhibit antimicrobial resistance than isolates from MSW.

A. True

B. False


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