A school nurse is counseling adolescents about risks for STDs. Using recent statistics, the nurse presents information that the number of new cases of STDs in this age group, each year, will be approximately:
1. 1 million
2. 2 million
3. 3 million
4. 4 million
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale: According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2000), almost 4 million of the new cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) each year occur in adolescents.
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