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You probably hear a lot of things about sex and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) at school. How do you separate fact from fiction though? Well, check out what you have heard against these statistics and see whether you've been taught TRUTH or MYTH!
1. Latex condoms tear, break, or slip off _____% of the time.
A. 26.5%
B. 3.9%
C. 24%
D. 10%
2. _____% of sexually active young people contract an STD.
A. 25%
B. 3%
C. 12%
D. 20%
3. True or False: You can still get an STD such as herpes or warts even if you use a condom.
A. True
B. False
4. What is the only 100% effective way of preventing STIs?
A. Condoms
B. Abstinence
C. The Pill
D. The Shot
5. In the United States, as many as _________ people are infected with a viral (incurable) STI.
A. 25 million
B. 15 million
C. 70 million
D. 65 million
6. At least 20 million people nationwide are infected with Human papillomavirus (HPV). A disturbing fact is that _____% of cases of cervical cancer are linked with the HPV virus.
A. 27%
B. 95%
C. 70%
D. 55%
7. True or False: You cannot get an STD the first time you have sex.
8. Each year _____% of all new HIV infections that occur are among people under age 25.
A. 15%
B. 40%
C. 25%
D. 50%
9. True or False: You can get an STD if you have oral sex.
10. The condom's failure rate at preventing HIV transmission is estimated at 13% but may be as high as _____%.
A. 15%
B. 40%
C. 25%
D. 37%
1. C
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. B
8. D
9. A
10. B
Friedman and Trivelli, "Condom Availability for Youth: A High Risk Alternative," Pediatrics, 2/97, p.285.
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. "2003 National Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults." p.23.
Minnesota Department of Education. STI Resource Guide February 2005. "Fact Sheet: Condoms." p.13.
Minnesota Department of Education. STI Resource Guide February 2005. "Fact Sheet: Transmission of STIs." p.15.
Minnesota Department of Education. STI Resource Guide February 2005. p.9.
Minnesota Department of Education STI Resource Guide February 2005 "Fact Sheet: Beyond HIV, The 'Other' Viral STI's."
British United Provident Association Limited http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/cervical_cancer.html. Retrieved 3/8/05.
Minnesota Department of Education STI Resource Guide February 2005 "Fact Sheet: Condoms" p14.
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. "2003 National Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults."p23.
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. "2003 National Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults."p23.
"The Effectiveness of Condoms in Reducing Heterosexual Transmission of HIV." Family Planning Perspectives, 1999. Vol. 31 No.6 p272-279.