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Adolescent knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases.

Linar R Clark1, Malaka Jackson, Lynne Allen-Taylor

  • 1Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Center for Excellence for Minority Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. clark@email.chop.edu

Sexually Transmitted Diseases
|August 13, 2002
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Adolescents have limited knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) beyond HIV, despite receiving education. Improving STD education is crucial for comprehensive understanding and disease prevention.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Adolescent Health
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • Adolescents access STD information from various sources.
  • The effectiveness of these educational sources is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Assess adolescent knowledge of STD prevalence and basic facts.
  • Identify factors associated with higher STD knowledge.
  • Examine the correlation between self-perceived and actual STD knowledge.

Main Methods:

  • Peer educators surveyed 393 adolescents (ages 12-21) in an urban hospital waiting area.
  • Data collected on STD education sources and self-perceived knowledge.
  • Adolescents completed a knowledge assessment on major, curable, and incurable STDs.

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Main Results:

  • 97% reported STD education; primary sources were school (70%), parents (52%), and friends (31%).
  • Few adolescents correctly identified all major (2%), curable (9%), or incurable (3%) STDs.
  • Knowledge scores correlated with age and self-perception; multiple education sources improved scores.

Conclusions:

  • Adolescent knowledge of non-HIV STDs is superficial, despite reported education.
  • Current STD education needs enhancement to provide detailed, age-appropriate information.
  • Balanced education is necessary to align with adolescent disease risk.