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 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 …

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 …

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 …

Assessed knowledge of herpes and intended reactions to others with herpes in 156 female
and 87 male college students. Greater knowledge of herpes was associated with more …

Objective Genital herpes is a common sexually transmitted disease among young adults in
the United States. We conducted a cross-sectional survey to evaluate herpes simplex virus …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Genital herpes (HSV) is exceedingly common in the United States and
women are disproportionally affected. This study aims to describe young women's beliefs …

Screening asymptomatic adolescents for genital herpes will require sensitivity to
adolescents' developmental needs. Twenty-four adolescents (age range 1619 years) were …

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Sexual health risks measured using the Herpes Knowledge
Scale to assess knowledge, the Sexual Health Risks questionnaire to measure sexual …