PURPOSE: To gain a more in-depth understanding of the relationship between perceived severity of symptoms and STD-related care-seeking behavior among adolescent African-American females in Baltimore City. METHODS: Twenty-one female adolescents were interviewed in depth to elicit their experiences with an STD in the previous 3 months. Comparisons were made between those who sought care on account of their symptoms and those who did not. RESULTS: High perceived seriousness about symptoms has both cognitive and emotional components that may function independently to either promote or delay STD-related care seeking. CONCLUSIONS: Both cognitive and emotional responses to STD symptoms must be considered when examining the effect of perceived severity on adolescents' STD-related care-seeking behaviors.
PURPOSE: To gain a more in-depth understanding of the relationship between perceived severity of symptoms and STD-related care-seeking behavior among adolescent African-American females in Baltimore City. METHODS: Twenty-one female adolescents were interviewed in depth to elicit their experiences with an STD in the previous 3 months. Comparisons were made between those who sought care on account of their symptoms and those who did not. RESULTS: High perceived seriousness about symptoms has both cognitive and emotional components that may function independently to either promote or delay STD-related care seeking. CONCLUSIONS: Both cognitive and emotional responses to STD symptoms must be considered when examining the effect of perceived severity on adolescents' STD-related care-seeking behaviors.
Authors: Monica Malta; Francisco I Bastos; Steffanie A Strathdee; Shayna D Cunnigham; Jose Henrique Pilotto; Deanna Kerrigan Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2007-02-01 Impact factor: 3.295
Authors: Daphne A van Wees; Janneke C M Heijne; Titia Heijman; Karlijn C J G Kampman; Karin Westra; Anne de Vries; Mirjam E E Kretzschmar; Chantal den Daas Journal: BMC Infect Dis Date: 2018-11-13 Impact factor: 3.090