Adults public knowledge STI curability U.S. 2019

Around half of the adults did know the curability of common STIs. While nearly 6 in 10 adults were correct in that genital herpes is not curable, less than 4 in 10 adults knew that the human papillomavirus is incurable. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the United States who knew whether common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) other than HIV or AIDS were curable or not as of 2019.

Percentage of adults who knew whether common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were curable or not in the United States as of 2019

Characteristic	Yes, curable	No, not curable	Not sure	Refused/ Web blank
Chlamydia	54%	7%	38%	1%
Genital herpes	11%	59%	29%	0%
Gonorrhea	56%	9%	34%	0%
HPV	12%	36%	51%	1%
Syphilis	45%	17%	38%	0%

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Release date

January 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

December 20 to 30, 2019

Number of respondents

1,215 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "To the best of your knowledge, can (INSERT ITEM) be cured completely with medications (PHONE ONLY: “, meaning that the infection is completely gone,”) not just that the symptoms are controlled, or is (INSERT ITEM) not curable, or are you not sure whether it is curable or not? (WEB ONLY: “Curable means that the infection is completely gone, not just that the symptoms are controlled.”)"

STI Treatment
Gonorrhea: Curable with antibiotics
Chlamydia: Curable with antibiotics
Syphilis: Curable with antibiotics
Trichomoniasis: Curable with antiparasitic medications
Genital Herpes: (HSV) Lifelong infection, but symptoms can be treated with antiviral medication
Human Papillomavirus (HPV): Most people who acquire HPV will clear the infection on their own and without associated health problems. There is a vaccine for some types of HPV associated with cervical cancer that is recommended beginning at age nine.

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