Educational Intervention in Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Irma Aidé Barranco-Cuevas *
Family Medicine Unit Number 6, Instituto Mexican Institute of Social Security, Avenida 15 de Mayo y Calle 35 Norte Col. Valle Dorado 72070, Puebla, México.
Maria Jose Tamayo-Huerta
Medical Unit of High Specialty, Hospital of Specialties of Puebla, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Mexico and Faculty of Medicine, Popular Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico.
Karina Perdomo-Díaz
Family Medicine Unit Number 6, Instituto Mexican Institute of Social Security, Avenida 15 de Mayo y Calle 35 Norte Col. Valle Dorado 72070, Puebla, México.
Yenni Espinosa-Gómez
Family Medicine Unit Number 6, Instituto Mexican Institute of Social Security, Avenida 15 de Mayo y Calle 35 Norte Col. Valle Dorado 72070, Puebla, México.
Arturo García-Galicia
Medical Unit of High Specialty, Hospital of Traumatology and Orthopedics of Puebla, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Mexico.
Eduardo Vázquez-Cruz
Family Medicine Unit Number 6, Instituto Mexican Institute of Social Security, Avenida 15 de Mayo y Calle 35 Norte Col. Valle Dorado 72070, Puebla, México.
Akihiki Mizuki González-López
Family Medicine Unit Number 1, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Puebla, Mexico.
Ana Lourdes Pérez-Vázquez
Medical Unit of High Specialty, Hospital of Specialties of Puebla, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Mexico and Faculty of Medicine, Popular Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico.
Suemmy Gaytán-Fernández
Medical Unit of High Specialty, Hospital of Traumatology and Orthopedics of Puebla, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Mexico.
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Abstract
Objective: To identify the knowledge of Sexual Transmitted Diseases (STD) in adolescents before and after an educational intervention.
Study Design: Quasi-experimental, longitudinal study.
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in the Family Medicine Unite Number 6 of the Mexican Institute of Social Security, Puebla, Mexico during January to April in 2017.
Methodology: 151 patients were included in whom the knowledge level in sexual transmitted diseases were correlated. A study was used to measure the knowledge in the anatomy and sexual physiology, STDs prevention and ant conceptive. Central tendency and dispersion measures were employed for numeric variables and frequency (proportions) measures for categorical measures.
Results: A total of 151 adolescents with (58.9%) are female 17 years of age, 97.4% without partner and 74% without sex life. The knowledge after an educational intervention increased 10.6% in comparison to before the intervention. The statistical treatment was based on the Wilcoxon, resulting in a p=0.000.
Conclusion: The knowledge of STDs in adolescents increased after an educational intervention.
Keywords: Sexual education, adolescents, sexual transmission infections, prevention