Gender differences in knowledge about chlamydia among rural high school students in Nova Scotia, Canada

Sexual Health ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald B. Langille ◽  
Gordon Flowerdew ◽  
Catherine Aquino-Russell ◽  
Robert Strang ◽  
Kathryn Proudfoot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Chlamydia Infection ◽  
School Students ◽  
Rural High School ◽  
Protective Behaviours

Background: Chlamydia is the most prevalent sexually transmissible infection (STI) in Canadian adolescents. STI account for 20% of cases of infertility in Canada and 42% of ectopic pregnancies are attributable to previous chlamydia infection. Despite the importance of this infection, little is understood about young people’s knowledge of it. Methods: A survey was conducted at a rural high school in Nova Scotia, Canada, to assess students’ knowledge of chlamydia and associations of knowledge with gender and protective behaviours. Knowledge was assessed using true–false responses to 15 statements about chlamydia. Each statement was examined for differences in the percentage of correct responses by sex. Correct responses were summed, creating a knowledge score. Socioeconomic status variables and age were included in multivariate regression models to determine if they modified associations between knowledge score and protective behaviours seen in simple regression. Results: Eighty-six percent of registered students (n = 538) participated in the survey. Girls responded to 10 of the 15 knowledge statements significantly more often than boys. Respondents were least knowledgeable about their rights to confidential health services for chlamydia infection. Knowledge score was associated with use of both condoms and oral contraception at last intercourse in girls (odds ratio 1.15; 95% confidence interval 1.01–1.31). No association of knowledge score was seen with having had an STI test in the previous year. Conclusions: School sexual health programs should make special efforts to meet the needs of male students, and programs and health professionals should include information about the confidential nature of sexual health services for adolescents.

scholarly journals Nova Scotia High School Students’ Interactions with Physicians for Sexual Health Information and Services

2001 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald B. Langille ◽  
Gail Tomblin Murphy ◽  
Jean Hughes ◽  
Janet A. Rigby
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Health Information ◽  
School Students ◽  
Sexual Health Information

scholarly journals Sexual Behaviors, Referral to Sexual Health Services, and Use of Sexual Health Services Among Transgender High School Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 90 (5) ◽  
pp. 349-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Andrzejewski ◽  
Sanjana Pampati ◽  
Michelle M. Johns ◽  
Ganna Sheremenko ◽  
Catherine Lesesne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
School Students

Contraceptive Use Among Korean High School Adolescents: A Decision Tree Model

2021 ◽  
pp. 105984052098753
Author(s):  
Sung Hae Kim ◽  
Yoona Choi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Decision Tree ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Sexual Health Education ◽  
School Students

Although the rate of sexual intercourse among adolescents has increased in Asian countries, including Korea, many sexually active adolescents still do not use contraception. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for contraceptive nonuse among adolescents using decision tree analysis of the 2018 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey data from 2,460 high school students who had an experience of sexual intercourse. The findings indicated that the highest risk group who did not use contraception during sexual intercourse did not receive sexual health education in school and was involved in habitual or purposeful drug use. The experience of ever receiving treatment due to violence and the experience of sexual intercourse after drinking were also identified as risk factors for contraceptive nonuse. To encourage contraceptive use, development of standard sexual health education, counseling, and educational intervention intended to prevent risky behaviors is needed.

scholarly journals A Peer-Based Educational Intervention Effects on SARS-CoV-2 Knowledge and Attitudes among Polish High-School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 12183
Author(s):  
Maria Ganczak ◽  
Oskar Pasek ◽  
Łukasz Duda-Duma ◽  
Julia Komorzycka ◽  
Karol Nowak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Serious Disease

To support high school students to develop knowledge they need to adhere to control measures during the pandemic, a peer-based educational intervention on SARS-CoV-2 was developed and its impact was evaluated. Multistage random sampling was used. The 50 min peer-based intervention was conducted by final year medical students. Baseline and post-intervention knowledge and attitudes were assessed. Significance was tested by McNemar’s/Wilcoxon rank tests. Of 518 participants (mean age 17.8 years ± 0.43), 81.0% did not receive any school-based education on SARS-CoV-2. After intervention, the knowledge score improved from 65.2% to 81.6%, attitudes from 63.2% to 70.8% (both p < 0.0001). The effect size after the intervention compared to pre-intervention showed moderate improvement of knowledge, but not attitudes (d = 0.46 and d = 0.18, respectively). Pre- and post-intervention, females, students in non-science programs, living in cities < 250,000 inhabitants had lower knowledge, while fewer males, non-science program students, living in smaller cities presented positive attitudes. Before intervention, 67.0% students correctly named SARS-CoV-2 preventive methods and 73.6% were concerned COVID-19 is a serious disease; these improved after intervention (to 80.1% and 86.3%; p < 0.0001). The intervention was not very successful in increasing the intent to vaccinate for COVID-19 (pre-intervention 52.9%, post-intervention 56.4%; p < 0.007). Peer-based teaching for high school students can be effective in increasing SARS-CoV-2 knowledge and awareness. More efforts are needed to improve attitudes and enhance acceptance of vaccination against COVID-19.

Anger Assessment In Rural High School Students

2003 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline M. Lamb ◽  
Kathryn R. Puskar ◽  
Susan Sereika ◽  
Kathy Patterson ◽  
Judith A. Kaufmann
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
At Risk ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Anger Expression ◽  
Trait Anger ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Rural High School ◽  
American Society

Anger and aggression in school children are a major concern in American society today. Students with high anger levels and poor cognitive processing skills are at risk for poor relationships, underachievement in school, and health problems. This article describes characteristics of children who are at risk for high anger levels and aggression as well as those who are able to modulate their anger. Results of a survey are reported which describe levels of anger in 624 rural high school students. This sample reported lower levels of anger, compared to the normative group. Differences among the sample include higher internal anger expression in girls, higher trait anger in boys ages 15–16, and higher trait anger in girls ages 16–17. Recommendations are made for future research and specific steps that school nurses can take.

scholarly journals Teaching Reproductive Health through Telehealth Sessions and Online Modules to Rural High School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Casey ◽  
◽  
John Wesley Urian ◽  
Danielle B. Lancaster ◽  
Jennie L. Yoost, MD, MSc ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
School Students ◽  
Rural High School
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