ArticleJournal of preventive medicine and hygiene2019
Impact of training conferences on high-school students' knowledge of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
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- Sex Education in Italy: An Overview of 15 Years of Projects in Primary and Secondary Schools.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Pooled it
- Association Between a History of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Reproductive Health Knowledge Among Adolescents of Peru: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Knowledge, attitudes and sexual behavior concerning AIDS among college students in Guangzhou, China: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Adolescents' Knowledge and Misconceptions About Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Cross-Sectional Study in Middle School Students in Portugal.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Congenital syphilis, syphilis in pregnancy and prenatal care in Brazil: An ecological study.PloS one · 2024Article
- How Little Do We Know about HIV and STIs Prevention? Results from a Web-Based Survey among the General Population.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A Survey on Knowledge, Prevention, and Occurrence of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Freshmen from Four Italian Universities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Observational
- HIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge and Attitudes Among Chinese College Students and Associated Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
This study, part of the health promotion program of a high school in Milan (Italy), was aimed at evaluating the impact of training conferences on the awareness of STIs among adolescents aged 16-17. Students attending the 3rd class of a Scientific and Linguistic High School in Milan (Italy) participated in this study in November 2017. All students gave their anonymous answers on a voluntary basis in a pre-test survey, designed by psychologists and infectious diseases specialists, to test their basic knowledge, accuracy, and awareness of STIs. After a two-hour interactive conference, the students were asked to answer the post-test survey. A higher awareness of the spread and the mode of transmission of STIs, of high risk sexual and behavioural practices and prevention methods was observed in the post-test compared to the pre-test. These findings outline both the need for sexual-health communication campaigns targeted at adolescents, who are at great risk of exposure and mostly unaware of STIs other than HIV/AIDS, and the short-term efficacy of a direct approach to the problem, guided by experts in infectious diseases and psychology. A long-term assessment of the effects of training conferences needs to be evaluated.
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