Knowledge of Young Adults About Genital Herpes

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05675228

Acronym

HerpesG

Enrollment

2000

Registered

2023-01-09

Start date

2022-12-02

Completion date

2023-07-01

Last updated

2023-01-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Genital Herpes

Keywords

Knowledge, Young adults, genital herpes

Brief summary

Despite sex education in schools and prevention campaigns concerning sexually transmitted infections, genital herpes remains frequent infection. In 2016, according to the World Health Organization, more than 490 million people worldwide were living with a genital herpes infection.

Detailed description

the aim of the study is to describe knowledge of adults aged 25 to 35 about genital herpes (symptoms, transmission, prevention).

Interventions

OTHERdata collection

Knowledge about genital herpes

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

25 Years to 35 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Men and women * Aged 25 to 35 * Having sex or not * Agreeing to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

\- Not agreeing to participate in this study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
transmission	Day 0	Modes of transmission of genital herpes (public toilets, home textiles, sexual transmission)
symptoms	Day 0	Types of symptoms of genital herpes (no symptom, rash, fever)

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026