Safe Sex Solutions Needs Assessment

Report
October 2014

Needs Assessment Report & Implementation Program

Department of Physiology and Health Science
Cooper Science Building, CL 325
Ball State University

Muncie, IN 47306

Ball State University Physiology and Health Science

Needs Assessment Report & Implementation Plan

Co-authored by:
Stephan Horn, Kelli Siekper, Quinn Wease
Health Science Educators

For all questions, contact Department of Physiology and

Health Science at: 765-285-5961 or email:
physlhlthsci@bsu.edu

Introduction: For our group project the topic we chose is STDs among college
students. Our objectives are to raise awareness of STDs, promote condom use, and
increase the number of screenings on campus. We start off with our title of the rationale,
A Rationale for Safe Sex Solutions: A Program to Enhance the Health of Ball State
University Students. We chose this topic because sex is beneficial to physical, emotional,

and social wellbeing. Unsafe sexual encounters can lead to STDs and unexpected
pregnancies (Sexually Transmitted Diseases.)
STDs are a problem among college students all around America and some are
linked to drinking alcohol and having sexual intercourse. At Syracuse University, 221
graduates volunteered for a study; 87% of the volunteers had sexual intercourse as a
result after drinking 5 or more drinks at a college party (Carey, 2008.)
We would like to concentrate on Indiana as a problem area and specifically
pinpoint Ball State University where the problem is on the rise. Safe Sex Solutions is our
program that we designed to raise awareness, promote condom use, and get tested for
STDs. By promoting condom use students can reduce the spread of STDs and screenings
can help people seek treatment and take extra precautions when involved in sexual
intercourse. Nearly half of the 20 million new sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
diagnosed each year are among young people aged 1524 years. Women can have long
term effects of these diseases, including pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, tubal
scarring, ectopic pregnancy, and chronic pelvic pain. About 1 in 4 (26 percent) of all new
HIV infections is among youth ages 13 to 24 years. About 4 in 5 of these infections occur
in males.

Quick Tips:

If you are a sexually active female aged 25 years or younger, get

tested every year for chlamydia. If left untreated, chlamydia can affect
your ability to have children.
If you are diagnosed with an STD, notify your sex partners so they can
be tested and receive treatment if needed. If your sex partner is
diagnosed with an STD, you need to be evaluated, tested, and treated.
The most reliable ways to avoid transmission of STDs, including HIV
infection, are to abstain from sexual activity or to be in a long-term
mutually monogamous relationship with an uninfected partner.
Latex male and female condoms, when used consistently and correctly,

can reduce the risk of transmission of some STDs.

Demographics: The demographics for our problem consist of age,
gender, race, school type, relationship status, sexual orientation, and
number of partners, religious affiliation, and psychosocial factors. All
of these demographics go into play with the community of Ball State
Students as well as Delaware County in Muncie, IN. This chart, in detail
shows these different demographics for our problem arising within
college students.

Problem:

Risk Factors:

Why is it a problem:

Affected by problem: The population that is most affected by this problem and
who we are pinpointing at is Ball State college students, which would be age range of 1825. This age range is the most commonly effected age group that is affected by
HIV/STDS as a whole. As a college campus, there are many organizations that try to get
involved and spread awareness for the many different problems that go on, on campus.
Sexually transmitted diseases is a rising problem in our population. The Ball
State community has made an organization for our problem called Pos(+)ive
Empowerment. This is a group of Ball State students that have gone out into the
community of Ball State as well as the Muncie community to spread awareness about
Sexuality Transmitted Diseases.
This organization teamed up with Meridian Services in Muncie,
IN. They are trying to make a support group for HIV/AIDS in the
community. Another group/organization that has gone out in the
community to spread awareness about Sexually transmitted diseases
is the Ball State University Health Center is another great place on
campus that is trying to reach out and help the students understand
that getting tested for STDS/HIV is a good way for awareness toward
this problem.

One example of this organization is that they allow for any

student to take 5 free male condoms a day, which is a great way to
spread the awareness for safe sex. Another way the health center
spreads awareness is that they send many emails about when they
have free HIV testing on campus.

Costs:

Addressing problem:

Conclusion: