ERIC Number: EJ1423596
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1554-6128
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College Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions Related to Sexually Transmitted Infections and Educational Strategies: A Scoping Review
Nelly Carmichael
American Journal of Sexuality Education, v19 n2 p249-263 2024
A scoping review of qualitative, quantitative, and systematic reviews published between 2011 and 2021 was conducted on strategies to educate college students and studies investigating students' knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions about sexually transmitted infections (STI). This scoping review aims to understand college students' STI knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, and educational strategies employed to educate them about STIs. A total of 329 articles from different countries were examined. Fourteen of these articles were used in this review. The consensus was that college students need comprehensive sexual health education regardless of previous school-based sex education. Interventions included STI information, information on how to use condoms, where to obtain them, and how to talk to a partner about their use. Peer-led education reported the most successful outcomes. Understanding how college students feel about STIs can aid in developing educational interventions that are more specific to the student's needs.
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Teaching Methods, Knowledge Level, Sex Education, Intervention, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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