Table 2. Response of the Participants to the STD-KQ.
STD-KQ: Sexually Transmitted Disease Knowledge Questionnaire; STD: sexually transmitted disease; HPV: human papillomavirus
| Questions From STD-KQ | Incorrect | Correct Response | ||
| N | % | N | % | |
| Genital herpes is caused by the same virus as HIV. | 356 | 58.6% | 252 | 41.4% |
| Frequent urinary infections can cause Chlamydia. | 503 | 82.7% | 105 | 17.3% |
| There is a cure for gonorrhea. | 299 | 49.2% | 309 | 50.8% |
| It is easier to get HIV if a person has another STD. | 269 | 44.2% | 339 | 55.8% |
| Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is caused by the same virus that causes HIV. | 334 | 54.9% | 274 | 45.1% |
| Having anal sex increases a person’s risk of getting Hepatitis B. | 358 | 58.9% | 250 | 41.1% |
| Soon after infection with HIV, a person develops open sores on his or her genitals (penis or vagina). | 509 | 83.7% | 99 | 16.3% |
| There is a cure for Chlamydia. | 371 | 61.0% | 237 | 39.0% |
| A woman who has genital herpes can pass the infection to her baby during childbirth. | 359 | 59.0% | 249 | 41.0% |
| A woman can look at her body and tell if she has gonorrhea. | 480 | 78.9% | 128 | 21.1% |
| The same virus causes all of the STDs. | 309 | 50.8% | 299 | 49.2% |
| HPV can cause genital warts. | 377 | 62.0% | 231 | 38.0% |
| Using a natural skin (lambskin) condom can protect a person from getting HIV. | 486 | 79.9% | 122 | 20.1% |
| HPV can lead to cancer in women. | 325 | 53.5% | 283 | 46.5% |
| A man must have vaginal sex to get genital warts. | 403 | 66.3% | 205 | 33.7% |
| STDs can lead to health problems that are usually more serious for men than women | 457 | 75.2% | 151 | 24.8% |
| A woman can tell that she has Chlamydia if she has a bad smelling odor from her vagina. | 487 | 80.1% | 121 | 19.9% |
| If a person tests positive for HIV, the test can tell how sick the person will become. | 466 | 76.6% | 142 | 23.4% |
| There is a vaccine available to prevent a person from getting gonorrhea. | 479 | 78.8% | 129 | 21.2% |
| A woman can tell by the way her body feels if she has an STD. | 500 | 82.2% | 108 | 17.8% |
| A person who has genital herpes must have open sores to give the infection to his or her sexual partner. | 471 | 77.5% | 137 | 22.5% |
| There is a vaccine that prevents a person from getting Chlamydia | 497 | 81.7% | 111 | 18.3% |
| A man can tell by the way his body feels if he has hepatitis B. | 465 | 76.5% | 143 | 23.5% |
| If a person had gonorrhea in the past he or she is immune (protected) from getting it again. | 474 | 78.0% | 134 | 22.0% |
| HPV can cause HIV. | 416 | 68.4% | 192 | 31.6% |
| A man can protect himself from getting genital warts by washing his genitals after sex. | 391 | 64.3% | 217 | 35.7% |
| There is a vaccine that can protect a person from getting hepatitis B. | 303 | 49.8% | 305 | 50.2% |