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Impact of training conferences on high-school students’ knowledge of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
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) participa...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6614570/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31312736 http://dx.doi.org/10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2019.60.2.1072 |
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author | ORLANDO, G. CAMPANIELLO, M. IATOSTI, S. GRISDALE, P.J. |
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description | 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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spelling | pubmed-66145702019-07-16 Impact of training conferences on high-school students’ knowledge of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) ORLANDO, G. CAMPANIELLO, M. IATOSTI, S. GRISDALE, P.J. J Prev Med Hyg Original Article 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. Pacini editore srl 2019-06-28 /pmc/articles/PMC6614570/ /pubmed/31312736 http://dx.doi.org/10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2019.60.2.1072 Text en ©2019 Pacini Editore SRL, Pisa, Italy http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits for noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any digital medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not altered in any way. For details, please refer to https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Original Article ORLANDO, G. CAMPANIELLO, M. IATOSTI, S. GRISDALE, P.J. Impact of training conferences on high-school students’ knowledge of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) |
title | Impact of training conferences on high-school students’ knowledge of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) |
title_full | Impact of training conferences on high-school students’ knowledge of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) |
title_fullStr | Impact of training conferences on high-school students’ knowledge of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) |
title_full_unstemmed | Impact of training conferences on high-school students’ knowledge of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) |
title_short | Impact of training conferences on high-school students’ knowledge of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) |
title_sort | impact of training conferences on high-school students’ knowledge of sexually transmitted infections (stis) |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6614570/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31312736 http://dx.doi.org/10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2019.60.2.1072 |
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