Lesson 1Vaccination, prevention counselling, barrier methods, and harm reduction (HPV vaccine, condom use, PrEP indications)This part covers main and follow-up STI prevention for youth, including HPV and hepatitis shots, advice on condoms and barriers, when to use PrEP and PEP, harm reduction for drug use, and motivational talks to encourage safer choices in daily life.
HPV, hepatitis, and other important vaccinesChoosing and teaching condom and barrier methodsHIV PrEP when to start, tests, and sticking to itProphylaxis after sexual exposure risksHarm reduction for drugs and risky sex partiesMotivational talks for changing risky habitsLesson 2Confidentiality, parental involvement, and legal/ethical considerationsThis part looks at keeping things private in youth care, involving parents, and legal rules, covering laws for minors' consent, record-keeping, billing issues, when to report, and ways to guard privacy while building family ties.
Laws on minors consenting to sexual health servicesTelling teens about privacy and its boundariesInvolving parents while keeping teen secrets safeReporting abuse and underage sex casesRecord-keeping, online portals, and insurance billing dangersEthical issues and real-life case examplesLesson 3Focused sexual and social history for adolescents (partners, consent, abuse screening, contraception goals)This part explains a targeted, age-fitting sexual and social history for youth, covering partners, activities, plans for babies, consent, abuse checks, mental wellbeing, and mixing in family planning and STI prevention into care.
Building trust and explaining privacy limitsChecking partners, activities, and baby risksLooking into gender identity and sexual preferencesScreening for force, abuse, and human traffickingFamily planning goals and life planning for reproductionMental health, school life, friends, and online habitsLesson 4STI risk assessment and symptom-directed questions (exposure, discharge, dysuria, rectal/oral exposure)This part details organised STI risk checks for young people, with specific questions on exposures, symptoms, partner details, and drug use, using fair, open language and trauma-aware, age-appropriate questioning methods.
Main parts of youth STI risk historyChecking symptoms: discharge, painful urine, sores, painAssessing mouth, back passage, and front exposure waysPartner count, gender, overlapping, and social circlesDrug use, force, and consent issues under influenceUsing normal, open, and trauma-aware wordsLesson 5STI testing algorithms and interpretation (NAAT for chlamydia/gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis serology, hepatitis B/C testing)This part explains STI testing plans for youth, covering site-specific NAAT tests, HIV and syphilis checks, hepatitis tests, waiting times, reading results, and sharing results and next steps clearly and kindly.
Picking tests by exposure and symptomsNAAT tests for chlamydia and gonorrhea at all spotsHIV test choices, waiting periods, and early signsSyphilis blood test plans and stage hintsHepatitis B and C checks and follow-upSharing results, unknowns, and re-testing needsLesson 6Contraceptive options: mechanism, effectiveness, indications, contraindications, and adolescent counselling (LARC, implants, IUDs, combined and progestin-only methods, emergency contraception)This part reviews family planning methods for youth, like long-acting ones, pills, patch, ring, injections, and emergency options, focusing on how they work, success rates, warnings, side effects, and joint choice counselling.
Overview of long-acting: implants and womb devicesCombined hormone pills, patch, and ringProgestin-only pills and injection methodsEmergency family planning ways and timingHealth fitness, warnings, and risksJoint choices and ways to keep using themLesson 7Management of common STI results and partner notification principles (treatment regimens for chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomonas, herpes)This part covers proven ways to handle common youth STIs, with first-choice and backup treatments, when to re-test, quick partner treatment, advice on stopping spread, and planning records and follow-ups.
Treatment plans for chlamydia in young peopleUpdated gonorrhea treatment and resistance worriesTrichomonas finding, treatment, and re-checksGenital herpes advice, short and long-term careQuick partner treatment and notifying themFollow-up, cure tests, and stopping re-infectionLesson 8Physical exam approach for adolescents (general exam, abdominal, external genitalia, pelvic when indicated)This part reviews step-by-step youth physical checks, stressing privacy, helpers, and agreement, with tips on general, belly, and outer private parts exams, and when and how to do inner pelvic or tool exams safely and respectfully.
Setting up room, helper, and privacy measuresExplaining exam steps and getting agreementGeneral and belly exam for STI issuesOuter private parts and area check methodsWhen to do hand and tool inner examsHandling worry, pain, and past trauma stories
