Scope

This research guide will direct you to resources for understanding sexually transmitted diseases and infections and their causes, symptoms, treatments, and effects on society.

Overview

Encyclopedia of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
College Library Reference Collection: RC 200.1 S525 2004

Encyclopedia of Sex
College Library Reference Collection: HQ 9 E54 2000
Refer to "Sexually transmitted Diseases”, “Chancroid”, “ Crabs and Scabies”, “Gonorrhea and Chlamydia”, “Hepatitis”, Herpes”, “Syphilis”, and “Vaginitis”

Encyclopedia of Sociology
College Library Reference Collection: HM 425 E5 2000
Refer to pages 2585-2595 for entry on “Sexually Transmitted Diseases”

International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family
College Library Reference Collection: HQ 9 E52 2003
Refer to pages 1485-1491 in volume 3

Our Bodies, Ourselves: A New Edition for a New Era
College Library Reference Collection: RA 778 N49 2005
Refer to “Sexually Transmitted Infections” in the index.

Professional Guide to Diseases, 7th edition
College Library Reference Collection: RT 65 P69 2001
Refer to pages 997-1009 “Sexually transmitted Diseases” in chapter 16 “Sexual Disorders”

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center 1990 - to date (updated daily)
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (OVRC) includes the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources and provides viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

Finding Journal and News Articles

Below are links to databases that cover this subject area. The truncation symbol for all of them is an asterisk (*) unless otherwise noted.

Sample searches for databases:

Sexually transmitted diseases
Gonorrhea
Chlamydia
“Pelvic inflammatory disease” or PID
Syphilis
Venereal Disease
HIV

Recommended Databases:

Academic Search 1984 - to date (updated daily)
This library database indexes approximately 3,100 popular magazines and academic journals and provides the full-text articles from approximately 1,000 journals. Basic instructions for Academic Search

CQ Researcher November 1991 - to date (updated weekly)
Contains weekly reports from Congressional Quarterly that cover the most current and controversial issues. Basic instructions for CQ Researcher

GenderWatch 1980 - to date (updated quarterly)
A women's and gender issues database with full-text coverage of most journals. Basic instructions for GenderWatch

General Science Full Text 1984 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes 150 popular and scholarly periodicals, as well as the Science section of the New York Times. Subjects include biology, chemistry, earth sciences, environment, nutrition, genetics, medicine and health. Basic instructions for General Science Full Text

Health and Wellness Resource Center 1994 - to date (updated daily)
Provides health information for nursing and allied health students, as well as consumer health research. It offers full text for more than 150 periodicals, six reference books, and over 500 pamphlets.

Health Source: Consumer Edition 1984 - to date (updated daily)
Provides the full text since 1990 from approximately 280 periodicals covering nutrition, exercize, medical self-care, drugs and alcohol, and much more. Basic instructions for Health Source: Consumer Edition

ProQuest Research Library 1988 - to date (updated daily)
Indexes over 2,000 general-interest and academic journals. Nearly 1,000 periodicals are full-text. Dates vary, but many full-text journals go back to 1988. Basic instructions for ProQuest Research Library

Social Sciences Full Text 1983 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes more than 415 scholarly journals in economics, politics, public administration, public health, sociology, criminology, environmental and urban studies, psychology and anthropology. Basic instructions for Social Sciences Full Text

Finding Books

MadCat
Books on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) can be found in MadCat, the UW-Madison library catalog.

Sample keyword searches:

“sexually transmitted disease?”
“sexually transmitted diseases” and prevention
“sexually transmitted diseases” and diagnosis
“sexually transmitted diseases” and treatment
“sexually transmitted diseases” and social aspects
“sexually transmitted diseases” and [a specific country]
“sexually transmitted disease” and history
“STD”
“venereal disease”
“sex behavior”
Gonorrhea
Chlamydia
“Pelvic inflammatory disease” or PID
Syphilis
HIV

Internet Sites

BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
http://www.bccdc.org/category.php?item=4
An overview of sexually transmitted diseases. The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is British Columbia's Centre of Excellence for the prevention, detection and control of communicable disease, and a provider of specialty health support and resource services.

National Institutes of Health - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
http://health.nih.gov/result.asp/588
The National Institutes of Health site includes publications on STDs, common questions, and research on STDs.

STD Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/std/
The website of the Division of STD Prevention, a part of the Centers for Disease Control. Offers facts and information about specific STDs, research, treatment guidelines, surveillance and statistical reports.

Medline Plus: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sexuallytransmitteddiseases.html
Information from Medline, the National Library of Medicine.

Statistics

A Statistical Portrait of the United States
College Library Reference Collection: HA 214 S73 2002
Refer to page 95 -96 for entry on "Sexually Transmitted Diseases”

Statistical Record of Women Worldwide
College Library Reference Collection: HQ 1150 S73
Refer to tables 397 “Sexually Transmitted Diseases Worldwide-I”, 398 “Sexually Transmitted Diseases Worldwide-II in volume 2

Statistical Handbook on Adolescents in America
College Library Reference Collection: HQ 796 S8237 1996
Refer to pages: 70-74 “Sexually Transmitted Diseases”

Organizations

ASHA
http://www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/
Facts & Answers about STDs. The American Social Health Association is dedicated to improving the health of individuals, families, and communities, with a focus on preventing sexually transmitted diseases and their harmful consequences.

Sex, etc.
http://www.sexetc.org
“SEX, ETC. is the major component of the National Teen-to-Teen Sexuality Education Project developed by the Network for Family Life Education a nonprofit organization that provides resources, advocacy, training, and technical assistant in support of balanced, comprehensive sexuality education in the United States. The Network is based at the Center for Applied Psychology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey."

Society of Sexual Health Advisers
http://www.ssha.info/
“The Society of Sexual Health Advisers (SSHA) is a U. K. national organization with approximately 300 members out of an estimated 350 sexual health advisers in the country. It provides an opportunity for members to meet and work towards further professional development."

National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention: CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/index.asp
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) develops, identifies, and collects information on the prevention, treatment, and control of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STD's), and tuberculosis (TB), and makes this information available to healthcare providers, patients, grassroots community organizations, and organizations working in prevention, research, and support services."

The Adolescent Wellness and Reproductive Education Foundation (AWARE)
http://www.awarefoundation.org/
"The AWARE Foundation is ready to assist young people by providing them and their families with the facts and the educational resources needed to allow adolescents to make well-informed and thoughtful choices about their own development.”

Planned Parenthood Organization of America
http://www.plannedparenthood.com
“Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. is the world's largest and most trusted voluntary reproductive health care organization. Founded by Margaret Sanger in 1916 as America's first birth control clinic, Planned Parenthood believes in everyone's right to choose when or whether to have a child, that every child should be wanted and loved, and that women should be in charge of their own destinies."