American Journal of Public Health · 1985 · 28 citations · 2 references
Public HealthHealth BehaviorInfectious DiseasesEpidemiologyHealth CommunicationRisk PerceptionHealth Risk BehaviorsHealth Risk CommunicationRisk BehaviorSexual Decision-makingSexual HealthSexually Transmitted InfectionsBehavioral Sexual Risk ReductionGenital Herpes ManagementReproductive Health KnowledgeSafer Sex EducationSexual Behavior ChangeSexual Risk Behavior AssessmentSexual Risk PreventionSexual Self-knowledge
We analyzed data from a national telephone survey to determine whether awareness of the herpes epidemic led to changes in sexual behavior. Of those surveyed, 67 per cent heard about herpes only within the last two years. More importantly, 45 per cent of individuals perceiving themselves to be at risk stated they had changed their behavior as a result of this perception. Among those never married, 60 per cent stated they were willing to modify their lives to avoid genital herpes.
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Incidence and trend of herpes progenitalis. A 15-year population study.
TY Chuang, Su Wp, Perry Ho et al. · PubMed · 1983 · 42 citations