title: Specific STI knowledge may be acquired too late.
abstract: Adolescent females in this study knew more about their previously diagnosed sexually transmitted infections (STIs) than about other STIs, including ones that they had unknowingly contracted. They appeared to learn about STIs primarily after diagnosis, too late for effective prevention, early detection, or prompt treatment of their disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. downs@cmu.edu
authors.forename: Julie S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Downs
authors.forename: Wändi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bruine de Bruin
authors.forename: Pamela J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Baruch
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fischhoff
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D013997:Time Factors