Around half of the adults did know the curability of common STIs. While nearly 6 in 10 adults were correct in that genital herpes is not curable, less than 4 in 10 adults knew that the human papillomavirus is incurable. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the United States who knew whether common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) other than HIV or AIDS were curable or not as of 2019.
Percentage of adults who knew whether common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were curable or not in the United States as of 2019
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STI Treatment
Gonorrhea: Curable with antibiotics
Chlamydia: Curable with antibiotics
Syphilis: Curable with antibiotics
Trichomoniasis: Curable with antiparasitic medications
Genital Herpes: (HSV) Lifelong infection, but symptoms can be treated with antiviral medication
Human Papillomavirus (HPV): Most people who acquire HPV will clear the infection on their own and without associated health problems. There is a vaccine for some types of HPV associated with cervical cancer that is recommended beginning at age nine.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (January 22, 2020). Percentage of adults who knew whether common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were curable or not in the United States as of 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235056/adults-public-knowledge-sti-curablility-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of adults who knew whether common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were curable or not in the United States as of 2019." Chart. January 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235056/adults-public-knowledge-sti-curablility-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2020). Percentage of adults who knew whether common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were curable or not in the United States as of 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235056/adults-public-knowledge-sti-curablility-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of Adults Who Knew Whether Common Sexually Transmitted Infections (Stis) Were Curable or Not in The United States as of 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235056/adults-public-knowledge-sti-curablility-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of adults who knew whether common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were curable or not in the United States as of 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235056/adults-public-knowledge-sti-curablility-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of adults who knew whether common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were curable or not in the United States as of 2019 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, January 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235056/adults-public-knowledge-sti-curablility-us/
