Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Responses to a Sexist Problem

Christina Risley Curtiss; Robert W. Weinbach

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Responses to a Sexist Problem

Christina Risley Curtiss, Robert W. Weinbach

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The AIDS crisis has diverted the professionals’ and the public's attention from other sexually transmitted diseases. These diseases are biologically sexist in that they have the greatest impact on women and, if the women are pregnant, on their babies. This article discusses the incidence and conse quences of five of the most common sexually transmitted diseases—syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, genital herpes, and pelvic inflammatory disease—and presents specific recommendations for social work intervention related to both prevention and treatment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	68-80
Number of pages	13
Journal	Affilia
Volume	4
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/088610998900400405
State	Published - Dec 1989
Externally published	Yes

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