STD Education Among African-American Women: An Educational Improvement Initiative

Research reveals that there is a knowledge gap facing African-American women regarding sexual health education, specifically sexually transmitted diseases. The Sexually Transmitted Disease Knowledge Questionnaire (STD-KQ) assessed their knowledge and attitudes regarding sexually transmitted diseases. The STD-KQ self-assessment was administered to African-American women and used to develop a 45-minute educational seminar to bridge the knowledge gap. After attending the educational seminar, a post-test was administered to assess the women's knowledge and to determine their level of awareness. Using paired sample t tests, study findings showed that there was an overall increase in awareness of the different types of sexually transmitted infections.