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Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

Continuing Education
Self-Study Quiz

for CHES and
CFLE Contact Hours

Directions:
Read each question carefully. Circle the appropriate letter for each answer on a printed version of the self-study quiz answer sheet. Circle only one answer for each question.

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Self-Study Quiz

  1. Swollen glands are:

    1. in most cases, signs of very advanced stages of STIs.

    2. often mistakenly associated with STIs.

    3. considered one of the general signs and symptoms of STIs.

    4. associated with viral STIs only.



  2. Which STI is more common in teenagers than adults?

    1. gonorrhea


    2. chlamydia


    3. herpes


    4. genital warts


  3. Compared to adult women, teen women are more susceptible to:

    1. cervical infections.

    2. bacterial infections.


    3. genital warts.


    4. all STIs.



  4. Informing sexual partners about their exposure to STIs is:

    1. required by law.


    2. an important step to taking responsibility for preventing further infection.


    3. an accepted expectation in "most teen cultures."


    4. easier than most people think.




  5. How many people acquire STIs during their lifetimes?

    1. approximately one in five people


    2. at least one in four people


    3. one third


    4. 50%




  6. Bunnell, Dahlberg, and Rolfs found that higher risk of STIs in urban adolescent girls was associated with:

    1. believing in the efficacy of condoms.


    2. having multiple sex partners.


    3. using cocaine.


    4. having friends who sold cocaine.



  7. As a result of their study, Bunnell, et al., recommend:

    1. routine screening of Hepatitis C.


    2. routine screening of all forms of Hepatitis.


    3. school-based interventions.


    4. community-wide interventions.



  8. There are only a few general areas of information that people need to know about to protect themselves from STIs. These areas include:

    1. transmission, incubation period, prevention, and treatment.


    2. transmission and prevention.


    3. transmission, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.


    4. transmission, symptoms, treatment, prevention, and responsibility.



  9. Since some STIs have no symptoms, sexually active people should get tested for STIs:

    1. every three months.


    2. every six months.


    3. every time they change sex partners.


    4. monthly, if they do not use condoms.



  10. Eli Coleman explains that sexual health:

    1. is being free of STIs.


    2. is non-exploitive and respectful of self and others.


    3. involves the mind, body and spirit.


    4. can be obtained even if one has a non-curable STI like herpes or genital warts.

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