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Human Growth and Development / Unit 11   HGD 1533 short lesson, about 20 seconds

STI Disparities and Stigma

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The idea

Non-Hispanic Black Americans are about thirteen percent of the population and about thirty-one percent of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis cases, a gap the CDC attributes to access to care.

In practice

Stigma deterring young people from getting tested.

Where people slip

Disparities in STIs track disparities in health-care access, a pattern seen throughout this course.

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