Education encourages patient behaviour change and is an integral part of syndromic STD case management.
Education is more than just giving information.
It is a two-way process that helps patients to make the right decisions for themselves. Building educational skills Communication skills combined with educational skills will help the patient to make and maintain behaviour changes. How to use condoms should be demonstrated to each patient. Those that say they already know how to use a condom should be asked to demonstrate their knowledge to make sure that they use condoms correctly.