Question 1

About a quarter of people with HIV in Canada are unaware that they are infected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following statements concerning the STI risk of oral sex is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oral sex carries no risk of STI infection.
B)  Oral sex is higher risk for STI transmission than intercourse.
C)  Oral sex and intercourse carry an equal risk for HIV infection.
D)  Oral sex carries a lower risk for HIV and some STIs than intercourse, but risk is not eliminated. D

Question 3

Which of the following is not a reason identified in the literature reviewed in the textbook for why some women are at high risk for STI?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women who love their partners are less likely to believe that they will contract an STI.
B)  Women tend to be less concerned about STI than men.
C)  Women who have abusive partners are less able to protect themselves from STI.
D)  Women are more biologically susceptible to STI than men. B

Question 4

Which statement is true about latent stage syphilis?

Accepted Answer

A)  The latent stage is marked by periodic outbreaks of chancres.
B)  A person can be in the latent stage from 1 to 40 years.
C)  In the latent stage, a mother cannot transmit syphilis to her child during delivery.
D)  Spirochetes stop multiplying.

Question 5

List and discuss biological and social factors that place women at elevated risk for STI and HIV.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List and discuss biological and social factors...

Question 6

The primary site of gonorrhea infection in women is the

Accepted Answer

A)  cervix.
B)  labia.
C)  fallopian tubes.
D)  endometrial lining.

Question 7

Which is not another term for candidiasis?

Accepted Answer

A)  thrush
B)  moniliasis
C)  vaginosis
D)  yeast infection

Question 8

Which type of hepatitis is associated with contaminated food but can also be transmitted through oral-anal contact?

Accepted Answer

A)  hepatitis D
B)  hepatitis B
C)  hepatitis A
D)  hepatitis C

Question 9

John has more than one sexual partner at a time. John is a serial monogamist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements about HPV infection is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is estimated that up to 70% of Canadians will have an HPV infection in their lifetime.
B)  Up to 90% of HPV infections will clear within two years.
C)  Similar to HSV, HPV is considered to be a lifelong infection.
D)  HPV types 16 and 18, which are responsible for most cases of cervical cancer, do not cause genital warts.

Question 11

In Canada, there are no national statistics available on the prevalence of genital herpes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A study by Klein and Knauper (2003)found that some young people are less likely to use condoms because they

Accepted Answer

A)  are paralyzed by fear of STIs.
B)  underestimate the effectiveness of condoms in preventing STIs.
C)  do not know how to use condoms properly.
D)  purposely avoid thinking about STIs.

Question 13

Differentiate between common bacterial and viral STIs, giving several examples of each. Discuss how treatments for bacterial and viral STIs differ.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Differentiate between common bacterial and viral STIs,...

Question 14

Which is not true about pediculosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is also called "crabs."
B)  It causes itching.
C)  It can be transmitted only through intercourse.
D)  It can be treated with a prescription medication, a 1% solution of lindane.

Question 15

STIs can be transmitted through oral sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is hepatitis?

Accepted Answer

A)  inflammation of the liver
B)  inflammation of the large intestines
C)  inflammation of the small intestines
D)  inflammation of the pituitary gland

Question 17

If left untreated, gonorrhea in women may result in

Accepted Answer

A)  HPV.
B)  SID.
C)  PID.
D)  HSV.

Question 18

Shortly after infection with the HIV virus, individuals will

Accepted Answer

A)  have no symptoms.
B)  begin to have night sweats and chronic diarrhea.
C)  experience a slow decline in circulating antibody cells.
D)  have flu-like symptoms that last for a few weeks, then disappear.

Question 19

The treatment of choice for syphilis is

Accepted Answer

A)  a dose of T. pallidum antibodies.
B)  ciprofloxacin.
C)  penicillin.
D)  doxycycline.

Question 20

Bart is a freshman at university. He's thinking that there is a fair possibility that there will be opportunities for him to become sexually active over the next few years. Bart decides to create a sexual health plan for himself. What types of questions should Bart ask himself in creating his plan?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Bart is a freshman at university. He's...

Exam 14: Sexually Transmitted Infections

About a quarter of people with HIV in Canada are unaware that they are infected.

Which of the following statements concerning the STI risk of oral sex is most accurate?

Which of the following is not a reason identified in the literature reviewed in the textbook for why some women are at high risk for STI?

Which statement is true about latent stage syphilis?

List and discuss biological and social factors that place women at elevated risk for STI and HIV.

The primary site of gonorrhea infection in women is the

Which is not another term for candidiasis?

Which type of hepatitis is associated with contaminated food but can also be transmitted through oral-anal contact?

John has more than one sexual partner at a time. John is a serial monogamist.

Which of the following statements about HPV infection is false?

In Canada, there are no national statistics available on the prevalence of genital herpes.

A study by Klein and Knauper (2003) found that some young people are less likely to use condoms because they

Differentiate between common bacterial and viral STIs, giving several examples of each. Discuss how treatments for bacterial and viral STIs differ.

Which is not true about pediculosis?

STIs can be transmitted through oral sex.

What is hepatitis?

If left untreated, gonorrhea in women may result in

Shortly after infection with the HIV virus, individuals will

The treatment of choice for syphilis is

Bart is a freshman at university. He's thinking that there is a fair possibility that there will be opportunities for him to become sexually active over the next few years. Bart decides to create a sexual health plan for himself. What types of questions should Bart ask himself in creating his plan?