Sexually Transmitted Infections in the U.S. Military: A Sexual Health Paradigm to Address Risk Behaviors, Unintended Pregnancy, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Trauma
Boyer CB, Gaydos CA, Geller AB, Garges EC, Vermund SH. Sexually Transmitted Infections in the U.S. Military: A Sexual Health Paradigm to Address Risk Behaviors, Unintended Pregnancy, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Trauma. Military Medicine 2021, 187: 140-143. PMID: 34626194, PMCID: PMC10558038, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usab407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care accessSTI controlSexual health paradigmCare accessSexual healthFrequency of STIUniversal health care accessCity Health OfficialsUniversal health care systemHealth care systemSTI careTransmitted InfectionsSTI preventionActive duty serviceSTI riskUnintended pregnancyHigh prevalenceHealth paradigmConsensus studyPrevention outcomesRisk behaviorsOngoing epidemicMultilevel riskDisease controlProtective factorsReport From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine—STI: Adopting a Sexual Health Paradigm—A Synopsis for Sexually Transmitted Infection Practitioners, Clinicians, and Researchers
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