What areas of the country have the greatest problems with STDs?
Herpes and HPV are widespread throughout the nation, showing very little regional variation. Chlamydia is also extremely common across geographic boundaries, but is on the decline in regions where effective screening and treatment programs are in place. Chlamydia remains most widespread among women in the southern region of the country. The south also faces the highest rates of both gonorrhea and syphilis. The high rates of STDs in the south may be due to high rates of poverty and lack of access to quality health care.
