Martha's Case: The Unwelcome Phone Call

STI Self Learning Module

Most at Risk: According to the Canadian STD Guidelines

1998, "Any patient whose current or past history falls into one or more of these categories is considered to be most at increased risk of STD".

• sexual contact with person(s) with known STD
  
• youth < 25 years of age with multiple partners
• street involvement (e.g., homelessness)
• intercourse with new partner in last 2 months
• more than two sexual partners in previous 12 months
• no contraception or non-barrier methods
• injection drug use – injection drug users are at high risk of HIV/HBV/HCV as well as other STD
• persons immigrating from or having sex in countries where certain STDs are currently epidemic, and their sexual partners
• men who have sex with men
• commercial sex workers, including “survival sex” (exchanging sex for money, drugs, shelter or food).