Table 2.
Attitudes and knowledge of students enrolled in the study, regarding sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination, in the pre-intervention questionnaire (n = 1702).
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Talking about STDs at home | |
| Yes | 551 (32.4) |
| No | 1151 (67.6) |
| Talking about STDs at school | |
| Yes | 1131 (66.5) |
| No | 571 (33.5) |
| Talking about STDs with physician | |
| Yes | 370 (21.7) |
| No | 1332 (78.3) |
| Have you ever heard about HPV infection or vaccine | |
| Yes | 1214 (71.3) |
| No | 488 (28.7) |
| Principal way of transmission of HPV infection | |
| Sexual intercourse | 1497 (88) |
| Airborne | 147 (8.6) |
| Oro-fecal | 58 (3.4) |
| HPV infection is common | |
| Yes | 703 (39) |
| No | 1098 (61) |
| HPV infection can cause cancer among both sexes | |
| Yes | 905 (50.2) |
| No | 896 (49.8) |
| HPV infection can cause genital warts | |
| Yes | 319 (17.7) |
| No | 1482 (82.3) |
| HPV vaccination is actively and free of charge offered to | |
| Female preadolescents | 299 (16.6) |
| Both Sexes | 1502 (83.4) |