Adolescent Students’ Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Eastern Region Schools for the Deaf, Ghana
Table 2.
Knowledge on the types of STIs
| Statement |
Agree |
Neutral |
Disagree |
Mean |
SD |
|
| There are different types of STIs |
85(89.05%) |
4(4.1%) |
6(6.4%) |
4.25 |
0.92 |
|
| Gonorrhea is a type of STIs |
84(88.5%) |
6(6.2%) |
5(5.3%) |
4.28 |
0.88 |
|
| Genital warts is a type of STIs |
24(25.5%) |
34(36.1%) |
36(38.3%) |
2.68 |
1.28 |
|
| Syphilis is a type of STIs |
80(84.2%) |
6(6.3%) |
9(9.5%) |
4.21 |
1.28 |
|
| Trichomoniasis is a type of STIs |
4(4.2%) |
26(27.7%) |
65(68.5%) |
1.94 |
0.97 |
|
| Cancroid is a type of STI‟s |
31(32.6%) |
32(33.7%) |
32(33.7%) |
3.00 |
1.40 |
|
| Chlamydia is a type of STIs |
29(30.9%) |
11(11.6%) |
54(57.5%) |
2.56 |
1.40 |
|
| Hepatitis B is a type of STIs |
6(6.5%) |
23(24.6%) |
64(68.9%) |
1.92 |
1.11 |
|
| HIV/AIDS is a type of STIs |
82(89.1%) |
6(6.5%) |
4(4.4%) |
4.08 |
0.82 |
|
| Genital Herpes is a type of STIs |
37(38.9) |
17(17.9%) |
41(43.2%) |
2.99 |
1.39 |
|
| Grand mean |
|
|
|
3.19 |
1.12 |
|
Source: Field Survey 2022
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