Health promotion messages to prevent PID should be ingrained early in
life. School education strategies to increase the students' knowledge of the
full spectrum of STDs (including PID)
have been upgraded. Prototype school
curriculum materials on the acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
and STDs for both students and teachers in grades 6 through 12 have been
widely circulated. These curricula use a
self-instruction format and emphasize
behavioral skill building.72 In addition,
availability of school-based clinics can
reinforce safer behaviors by providing
individual counseling and on-site services to anyone with symptoms.