Date of Conferral

2023

Degree

Ph.D.

School

Public Health

Advisor

Dr. Patrick Tschida

Abstract

The purpose of this quantitative correlational design using secondary data from Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment was to examine the relationship between different types of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), specifically, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, and race, gender, and age in the United States. This study is significant because it could assist medical personnel to focus on more personally-based STI treatments. This study could also lead to a call for more research regarding sexual health programs across the nation, individuals’ willingness to share personal information regarding STIs, and how sexual health programs could increase testing for STIs. The study may also assist in the understanding of how healthcare workers consider demographic information, such as race, gender, and age for treating chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis infections. The socio-ecological model was the theoretical foundation for this study with a quantitative cross-sectional, nonexperimental correlational design using nonprobability sampling. Multiple and logistic regression were used to test hypotheses. The key findings of the study demonstrated that age sex, and race predicted chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis infection status in separate regression models. Implications for positive social change include the importance of targeting specific demographic characteristics to spread awareness about, educate, and prevent chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis infections among individuals and potential sexual partners.

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