title: Reducing STIs: screening, treatment, and counseling.
abstract: Screening, treatment, and counseling for sexually transmitted infections requires a thorough assessment of psychosocial, behavioral, cultural, and clinical factors. This article offers a summary of the most recent CDC data, prevention guidelines, and steps to implementing current evidence into clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Jane Dimmitt
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Champion
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D003376:Counseling; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States