A review of the scholarly literature will uncover a prevalence of risky sexual behaviors and a high rate of sexually transmitted infections in individuals over 60 years of age. For this assignment, it is your responsibility to investigate the phenomenon of increased sexually transmitted infections, and you must provide at least 3 well-researched reasons why the elderly are at an increased risk of contracting an STI compared to their younger counterparts. And finally, provide at least 2 possible solutions to quell this problem.
STI
In the Elderly
This is your introduction. This paper is 2 pages (BODY –
not counting the title nor reference pages), so you will need a true
introduction. This paragraph IS your introduction. It needs to be a full
paragraph in 5 sentences, academically written (complete sentences, no quotes,
third person, etc.), and contain support from your EDAPT concepts. Here you
want to examine the issue of individuals over the age of 60 contracting and
passing sexually transmitted infections. I recommend beginning your
introduction by defining late adulthood (paraphrased – no quoting) and then
moving into the ideal that the elderly population is sexually active. Conclude
your introduction by stating the focus of this paper will be to examine those
infection rates, providing 3 reasons why the elderly is contracting/passing
STI’s at a higher than their younger counterparts, and providing 2 possible
solutions for curbing the issue. Remember that anytime you use ideas that are
not your own, there should be an APA style in-text citation so that your reader
knows the original source of those ideas or definitions.
STI
in the Elderly Phenomenon
This section is going to look
at those actual rates of infection of STIs in the elderly. ONLY look at the
rates of infection, NOT the how and why (you will discuss those next). When
talking about those infection rates, make sure to discuss anything pertinent to
those rates of infection. Some examples of these would include: males, females,
widowed, culture, ethnicity, religious preferences, and living environment (for
example home, retirement community, assisted living, etc.). This section should
be 1-2 paragraphs, be academically written, and include at least 1 resource
(EDAPT, or Scholarly Resource). The last sentence in this section should
be a statement, listing the three reasons for high rates of STI in the elderly.
Remember to use APA style in-text citations for information you use from
sources.
Reason
In this section discuss the
FIRST reason why the rates of STI is so high in the elderly. It should be the
first reason listed in the last sentence in the section above (STI in the
Elderly Phenomenon). Keep it to one key point here. Use the research to really
explain HOW the rates of STI are so much higher in the elderly OVER their
younger counterparts. Write academically and cite often. Include at least 1
scholarly resource here in addition to your EDAPT concepts. This section should
be 1 paragraph that is 5-sentence long.
Solutions
In this section you will
introduce the idea that the medical community is likely to encounter elderly
populations who have contracted (and often passed) an STI. It is important to
identify possible solutions to curb the issue. This section should only be 5
sentence long, be academically written and include citation where necessary.
The last sentence of this paragraph should be a statement listing the
two solutions.
Summary
and Conclusion
In this section you will
simply summarize the information discussed. Keep it third person. Although it
is a conclusion, you are summarizing the findings discussed, so citation is
necessary. This section should only be 1 paragraph that is 5 sentence long.
References:
Remember:
ALL resources used MUST be both cited and referenced.
NB: My school uses Turnitin report please be mindful of plagiarism.
