THE LEVEL OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON SEXUAL TRANSMITTED INFECTION (STIS ) AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to determine the level of knowledge and source information about sexually transmitted infections among secondary school students in Lagos State’s Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area. Because of cultural and religious barriers, emphasis was placed on attempting to establish a relationship between level of knowledge and source of information.
The correlation design was used in the study to determine the nature of the relationship. The validity and reliability of the research instrument were established, and data were collected from 100 respondents drawn from six schools in Lagos State’s Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area using a simple random sampling method. The Pearson product moment correlation was used to analyze the data.
A statistical tool was used to determine the relationship between student knowledge and source, parent, social economic status, former background, and academic performance of junior secondary students in Lagos State’s Amuwo-Odofin Lagos Government Area. This served as the foundation for the detailed analysis, conclusion, and recommendation.
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This chapter contains the study’s background purpose, objective question, hypothesis, and significance.
1.1 THE STUDY’S BACKGROUND
Young people (youth) between the ages of 10 and 24 make up Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest and fastest growing population segment. Between 1980 and 1995, the population of this age group increased by 56%. Unprotected sexual activities expose youth to the risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
STIs are a major public health issue, particularly because they can lead to serious complications if left untreated, as well as their relationship with HIV transmission. They cause significant morbidity and premature death. Over 100 million new cases of STI are diagnosed each year in young people under the age of 25, who account for nearly half of the world’s population.
Various surveys show that, as in many other developing countries, a high proportion of young people in Nigeria have unprotected penetrative sex by the age of 16 years (3-5), while 23 percent and 25 percent of primary school boys (12-20) years and girls (12-19) years, respectively, reported past experience of sexually transmitted disease (STDs) in Lagos, with a point prevalence range of 5-14 percent for various STDs in a rural community-based sample of 1,104 youth.
Despite the fact that the use of condoms as a STI preventive measure was not investigated in his survey, several factors have been reported to discourage the use of STI preventive measures among the youth population sub-group. Condoms, which reduce sexual pleasure, financial constraints, poverty, and social norms that keep women subordinate, as well as traditional views of method, have all been implicated.
While basic sexual health information is reported by young people to be primarily acquired from peers, information on STDs such as HIV/AIDS and pregnancy prevention among Nigerian youth is typically acquired from the mass media (4,6,9). Only a small proportion of students reported their parents as their primary source of information on sexual health issues.
In a related study on our culture in Nigeria, it was formally observed that a relatively low proportion of parents were willing to take to their children on sex related issues in the study. It was also noted that parents were of the opinion that such issues should be taught at school, indicating that sex related issues are sensitive and parents avoid discussing them with their children.
On the other hand, the quality of information that parents pass on to their children is questionable, and parents themselves are concerned that they do not have enough information to pass on to their children.
However, there are indications that youth prefer to receive sexual health information from parents and teachers, whom they regard as credible sources of such information.
CONNECTED: PARENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE EDUCATION OF FEMALE STUDENTS
This study investigated the sources of information and levels of knowledge on STDs among secondary school youth in an urban setting in order to provide evidence-based information to relevant organizations and institutions when addressing STDs among youth in schools.
1.2 THE PROBLEM’S STATEMENT
The study was a cross-sectional pre and post type that included 202 community pharmacists from Lagos State’s 11 zones. Before and after STI and syndromic management training, community pharmacists self-administered pre-tested questionnaires. According to the findings of this study, approximately 16% of community pharmacists had good knowledge of STIs and 53% of them had good knowledge of syndromic management.
There was an improvement in their knowledge of STIs and syndromic management of STIs after the training intervention (54 and 70 percent , respectively). The assessment of students’ knowledge of STIs reveals a need for ongoing education in these areas, particularly in the early detection and management of the condition.
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
To determine whether factors such as source of information and levels of knowledge on STDs exist among secondary school youth in an urban setting, in order to provide evidence-based information to the relevant organization and institution when addressing STIs among youth in schools in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State.
1.4 PARTICULAR OBJECTIVES
1. To determine the relationship between parental awareness and knowledge of sexually transmitted infections.
2. To establish a link between the quality of information that parents pass on to their children.
3. To assess secondary school students’ knowledge of STDs and attitudes toward sexual behavior and STDs.
1.5 QUESTION FOR RESEARCH
a. What is the relationship between parental awareness and sexually transmitted infection knowledge?
b. What is the relationship between the information qualities that parents pass on to their children?
c. How well do secondary school students understand STDs and how do they feel about sexual behavior and STDs?
1.6 HYPOTHESES FOR RESEARCH
H0: There is a positive relationship between parental awareness and sexually transmitted infection knowledge.
H1: There is a positive relationship between the information qualities that parents pass on to their children.
H2: There is a positive relationship between STD knowledge levels among secondary school students.
1.7 THE STUDY’S OBJECTIVE
The study was carried out at a secondary school in the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos, Nigeria, using a correlation design and a sample of junior secondary school 1, 2, and 3 students drawn from all six classes in the secondary school. The context scope included factors such as sexually transmitted infection risk and knowledge, socioeconomic status, and school awareness of how to address STIs among youth in schools. The research was conducted during the academic year 2013/2014.
1.8 THE IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY
A significant amount of research has been conducted on the level of knowledge and source of information on sexually transmitted diseases among secondary school students and junior secondary students in Lagos State’s Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area.
The study will allow the researcher to make recommendations to junior secondary school policymakers, particularly those in information units and the Ministry of Education and Health, on what policies and strategies can be used to improve the level of knowledge and sources of information on sexually transmitted diseases in junior secondary school of learning.
The discovery will assist the Junior Secondary Education Board in revising its admissions procedures in order to raise awareness. The report will also serve as a resource for other researchers who wish to investigate the level of knowledge and sources of information on sexually transmitted diseases among secondary school students.
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