Genital herpes virus infection is an important target for health education efforts because of its
apparently rising incidence in the college student population and because it can have …

Undergraduate students at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (n= 451) and the
University of Georgia (n= 157) completed the Herpes Attitudes Scale (HAS) and Herpes …

The incidence and prevalence of genital herpes continue to increase in the USA, and the
availability of new, accurate serological tests for herpes simplex virus (HSV) may identify …

PATRICIA ANNE CONNOR-GREENE, Ph. D. n 1982, the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC)'I estimated that between 3 and 20 million people have genital herpes and …

The Herpes Attitudes Scale (HAS) and the Herpes Knowledge Scale (HKS) were developed
as research instruments to investigate knowledge and attitudes among college students …

College students (N= 563) who were single, sexually active and virus-free were surveyed.
While objectively at-risk for contracting genital herpes, a majority (72%) of these students …

Given the rising prevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and the lack of accurate
information about STDs in general, it is important to understand specific aspects of …

One morning, Mary W., a University of Georgia coed, woke up to discover that she had an
itchy tingling sensation near her vagina. At first she did not pay much attention to the …

Genital herpes victim face a‐myriad of physical, phychological, and emotional problems
affecting not only their health, but their sexuality and sexual relationships as well. Due to …

Approximately 17% of adults in the USA have antibodies to herpes simplex virus type 2
(HSV-2), 85-90% of whom are unaware of their infection. Diagnosed patients are more likely …