Trojan ranks ASU #137 on sexual health
Student Health Center claims it is prepared to help students concerned about STDs
Britney Fisher
Issue date: 4/28/08 Section: News
Today, college students at ASU have plenty to worry about with grades, jobs, expenses and living arrangements. As if these things weren't enough, students - especially young women - also need to worry about how to prevent contracting a sexually transmitted disease (STD).
Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's Center for Disease Control and Prevention released the results of a study that estimated one in four young women between the ages of 14 and 20 (3.2 million teenage girls) in the United States is infected with at least one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. These most common STDs are the human papilloma virus (HPV), chlamydia, herpes simplex virus, and trichomoniasis.
The study, released at the 2008 National STD Prevention Conference, was the first to examine the combined national prevalence of common STDs among adolescent women in the United States and provided the clearest picture to date of the overall STD burden in adolescent women. Led by CDC's Dr. Sara Forhan, the study also found that the two most common STDs overall were human papilloma virus (HPV) and chlamydia.
"High STD infection rates among young women are clear signs that we must continue developing ways to reach those most at risk," said Forhan. "STD screening and early treatment can prevent some of the most devastating effects of untreated STDs."
At ASU many precautions are taken to keep students aware of the fact that STDs are on the rise and though abstinence is the best way to stay STD free, the student health center provides alternatives for which students that are sexually active or planning to be, can be as sexually healthy as possible.
However, in late 2006 Trojan Brand Condoms ranked ASU No. 137 out of 150 universities surveyed about sexual health on their campus. "The Trojan Sexual Health Report Card" was the first known survey that graded the sexual health of college campuses and universities across the country and ranked Yale University No.1 for sexual health.
Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's Center for Disease Control and Prevention released the results of a study that estimated one in four young women between the ages of 14 and 20 (3.2 million teenage girls) in the United States is infected with at least one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. These most common STDs are the human papilloma virus (HPV), chlamydia, herpes simplex virus, and trichomoniasis.
The study, released at the 2008 National STD Prevention Conference, was the first to examine the combined national prevalence of common STDs among adolescent women in the United States and provided the clearest picture to date of the overall STD burden in adolescent women. Led by CDC's Dr. Sara Forhan, the study also found that the two most common STDs overall were human papilloma virus (HPV) and chlamydia.
"High STD infection rates among young women are clear signs that we must continue developing ways to reach those most at risk," said Forhan. "STD screening and early treatment can prevent some of the most devastating effects of untreated STDs."
At ASU many precautions are taken to keep students aware of the fact that STDs are on the rise and though abstinence is the best way to stay STD free, the student health center provides alternatives for which students that are sexually active or planning to be, can be as sexually healthy as possible.
However, in late 2006 Trojan Brand Condoms ranked ASU No. 137 out of 150 universities surveyed about sexual health on their campus. "The Trojan Sexual Health Report Card" was the first known survey that graded the sexual health of college campuses and universities across the country and ranked Yale University No.1 for sexual health.
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