Gwyne W White, Cesalie T Stepney, Danielle Ryan Hatchimonji, Dominic C Moceri, Arielle V Linsky, Jazmin A Reyes-Portillo, Maurice J Elias
The increasing impact of socioeconomics and race on standardized academic test scores across elementary, middle, and high school
The American journal of orthopsychiatry
sexually transmitted infections stis public health problem high risk morbidity community transmissibility evidence points continuous increase study describes design development implementation communitybased sti prevention program community healthcare users based health planning process design method structured communitybased intervention program sti counseling detection conducted primary health care unit lisbon two data collection instruments applied diagnosis situation namely health literacy survey portugal ilspt std attitude scale 47 patients attended health consultation sti counseling detection primary care unit lisbon two interventions implemented health education session provision educational poster evaluation project acceptance satisfaction patients implemented interventions considered outcome indicators descriptive statistical analysis data performed participants shows considerably low levels health literacy highrisk behaviors acquiring stis intervention high percentage participants point project exciting valuable reveal acquired knowledge allowed improve health furthermore patients satisfied implemented health education session educational poster project revealed urgent important need implement community intervention projects prevent stis promote health literacy among vulnerable groups