Knowledge Levels of Vocational High School Students About Substance Addiction and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Meslek Lisesi Öğrencilerinin Madde Bağımlılığı ve Cinsel Yolla Bulaşan Hastalıklar hakkındaki Bilgi Düzeyleri

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Börekçi G., Uysal D. A., Özel A., Aksu D., Yılmaz M., Sarı A. Y., ...Daha Fazla

Guncel Pediatri, cilt.19, sa.2, ss.212-224, 2021 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/jcp.2021.0027
  • Dergi Adı: Guncel Pediatri
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.212-224
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Adolescence, sexual transmitted diseases, substance addiction
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: This study was carried out to determine the knowledge levels of vocational high school students about substance addiction and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Materials and Methods: 20691 students from 22 vocational high schools were included in this study, and it was conducted with a total of 1929 students selected with stratified sampling. The data obtained in this study was collected using a questionnaire form. Results: The mean age of the students was 16.58±1.17, of which 54.1% were male, and 57.4% were high school 9-10th grade. It was determined that most of the students (95.9%) lived with their families and 25.2% of them came with migration. 95.5% of the students stated that they had information about the health hazards of cigarettes, alcohol and other substances. While 60.9% of students stated knowing HIV/AIDS, 55.7% hepatitis B and 45.2% hepatitis C from STDs, 70.1% stated not knowing genital wart, 76.3% gonorrhea, 76.7% syphilis, 86.7% chlamydia, and 87.6% trichomonas. More than half of students stated knowing that STDs have symptoms like vaginal discharge odor (56%), inguinal pain (52.8%), itch (52.1%), and wart and blister (54.3%) in sexual organs. It was determined that more than half of the students do not know complications of STDs, and 41.5% of students stated that condom usage in every intercourse was necessary. 68.8% of the students did not receive any education about STD. Conclusions: It was determined that the vocational high school students did not have enough information about STD and substance abuse and peer-based education were planned for the students.