ROLE OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE(STD).

Public health interventions, notably those pertaining to the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, heavily rely on policies. Like other public health instruments, policies are frequently assessed to ascertain their efficacy. As a result, we reviewed the policy evidence for preventing sexually transmitted diseases in a non-systematic manner. Assessments or evaluations of policies pertaining to STD prevention, policies of the health care system, and other, more general policies that may influence STD prevention through socioeconomic determinants of health are all taken into account in our review. In these areas, we also outline possible policy opportunities. It should be mentioned that we discovered gaps in the policy evidence for a few areas; hence, more study would be helpful for STD prevention public health policy initiatives.