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Adolescent Students’ Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Eastern Region Schools for the Deaf, Ghana
Universal Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
| Vol 3, Issue 1
Table 3. Knowledge on the mode of transmission of STIs
| Items | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Mean | S. D. |
| Mosquito bite can cause STIs | 11(11.7%) | 18(19.1%) | 65(69.2%) | 2.10 | 1.15 |
| Sharing toothbrush with an individual can STIs | 35(36.8%) | 31(32.6%) | 29(30.6%) | 3.15 | 1.32 |
| One can get STIs by sharing sharp objects with an infected person | 52(54.7%) | 18(19.0%) | 25 (26.3%) | 2.22 | 1.25 |
| One can get STIs by sharing food with an infected person | 16(16.9%) | 23(24.2%) | 56(58.9%) | 2.23 | 1.29 |
| A pregnant woman can transmit STIs to an unborn child | 53(55.8%) | 14(14.7%) | 28(29.5%) | 3.13 | 1.27 |
| STIs can be transmitted to child through breastfeeding | 48(51.1%) | 24(25.5%) | 22(23.4%) | 3.45 | 1.04 |
| Kissing an infected person can result in transmission of STIs | 60(63.1%) | 14(14.6%) | 21(22.3%) | 3.17 | 1.14 |
| STIs are mainly acquired through unprotected sex | 89(93.7%) | 2(2.0%) | 4(4.3%) | 4.42 | 0.86 |
| Engaging in casual sex can result in contracting STIs | 91(95.8%) | 1(1.0%) | 3(3.2%) | 4.33 | 0.66 |
| STIs are acquired through witchcrafts or supernatural means | 24(25.3%) | 10(10.5%) | 61(64.2%) | 2.60 | 1.21 |
| Grand mean | 3.18 | 1.11 |
Source: Field Survey 2022