- Many people equate STDs with immorality, promiscuous behavior and low social status. What are you thoughts on this statement?
STDs has no respect of person! Therefore anyone, whether they be married, single, promiscuous, faithful, a priest or a minister, that engages in sexual contact with an infected individual can contract the disease. This stigma that society has developed about the transmission/contraction of STDs can bring harm to uneducated individuals (in regards to healthcare) that believe only those who are promiscuous and poor are susceptible to these type of diseases. Anyone who has sexual cont
act with an individual is also having sexual contact with everyone that individual has engaged in sexual contact with. In some cases, individuals unknowingly pass along STDs and they do not know they are infected. As future healthcare educators, we need to emphasis that it can happen to YOU too! It can happen to you when you engage in unprotected sexual activity or protected sexual activity and have skin-to-skin contact with an infected individual! It can happen to you if you do not become wise and continue to be fooled by the misconception that only a certain class of individuals contract STDs! It can happen to you if you fail to take responsibility for your own health!
It can happen to YOU too!
5 comments:
I think your post was just awesome. You are so right. Anyone can get an STD/STI. No matter what your profession, age, gender, social status, sexual orientation, or marriage status. Many people are quick to think only of poor people or prostitutes when they think STD's/STI's and I think that is so wrong. Again, great post!
Awesome post! People do not think they will get it. It can get anyone no matter what you do for a living, male/female, or social status. Education is important to prevent tranmission.
I agree with your opinion of the statement because STD/STI's have no regards to individuals. It can affect anyone no matter what precautions or methods they take nor which person they have sexual interactions with. It is never safe to think someone is clean and free because it can happen to anyone.
Good post! You are very right, everyone is at risk. STD's do not care who the person is. It is good to be reminded that it could be me and that if it was I would not want to be judged or ridiculed.
I liked your point of view on STDs. It is something that is prevented when you know that you are using protection or you know the carrier who has the STD is not going to spread it either. It can happen to anyone who does not protect themselves but it is possible to stay clean and healthy.
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