Dean Vincent Guilamo-Ramos was interviewed by Marie Benz for the Medicalresearch.com article "Youth STD Prevention Program Focuses on Parents." The article was based on Ramos's Viewpoint entitled “Parent-Based Sexual Health Promotion and Sexually Transmitted Infections Prevention for Youth,” that he recently released in “JAMA Pediatrics" with co-authors Marco Thimm-Kaiser, associate in research, and Guillermo J. Prado, of the University of Miami.

Interview Excerpt

MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?

Response: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) recently released a consensus study report on prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States. The report entitled “Sexually Transmitted Infections: Adopting a Sexual Health Paradigm” includes a strong emphasis on adolescents and young adults as an important priority population for the response to record-level STI rates that have reached an all-time high for the sixth year in a row in 2019. The report also highlights the well-supported and crucial role of parents in addressing STIs and promoting sexual health among adolescents and young adults. In this new Viewpoint article, my co-authors and I, who contributed to the National Academies report as committee members or consultants, discuss the practical implications for health care professionals of engaging parents in adolescent sexual health services.