Assessing and Improving the Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections among High School Adolescents.
Journal
Dermatology research and practice
ISSN: 1687-6105
Titre abrégé: Dermatol Res Pract
Pays: Egypt
ID NLM: 101312803
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
12
11
2020
accepted:
26
03
2021
entrez:
6
5
2021
pubmed:
7
5
2021
medline:
7
5
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), half of the 20 million new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) occur annually in youth aged 15 to 24. It is critical for dermatologists to be able to provide young patients with accessible education about how to identify, prevent, and treat these conditions. Our pilot study sought to assess the impact of a live presentation about STIs in high school students and to evaluate students' baseline and acquired knowledge about common STIs using a before and after survey. This survey study was conducted as part of the health education curriculum at a suburban high school. An interactive scenario-based presentation about STIs was given to participants. Identical, deidentified preintervention and postintervention surveys were completed by subjects to assess their baseline and acquired knowledge of STIs. Each question was worth 1 point, for a total of 8 points. 74 high school students were surveyed. Overall, there was a mean improvement of 1.85 points in the posttest score in comparison to pretest score with a standard deviation of 1.58 ( This study demonstrated that many young adults are unaware of the common types of STIs, symptoms, and potential complications. While our scenario-based presentation was effective at providing understandable content to help improve students' knowledge regarding STIs, additional educational resources in varied formats could likely further these gains.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), half of the 20 million new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) occur annually in youth aged 15 to 24. It is critical for dermatologists to be able to provide young patients with accessible education about how to identify, prevent, and treat these conditions. Our pilot study sought to assess the impact of a live presentation about STIs in high school students and to evaluate students' baseline and acquired knowledge about common STIs using a before and after survey.
METHODS
METHODS
This survey study was conducted as part of the health education curriculum at a suburban high school. An interactive scenario-based presentation about STIs was given to participants. Identical, deidentified preintervention and postintervention surveys were completed by subjects to assess their baseline and acquired knowledge of STIs. Each question was worth 1 point, for a total of 8 points.
RESULTS
RESULTS
74 high school students were surveyed. Overall, there was a mean improvement of 1.85 points in the posttest score in comparison to pretest score with a standard deviation of 1.58 (
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
This study demonstrated that many young adults are unaware of the common types of STIs, symptoms, and potential complications. While our scenario-based presentation was effective at providing understandable content to help improve students' knowledge regarding STIs, additional educational resources in varied formats could likely further these gains.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33953742
doi: 10.1155/2021/6696316
pmc: PMC8057898
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
6696316Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 Itisha S. Jefferson et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.
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