STD Education Among African-American Women: An Educational Improvement Initiative.

J Natl Black Nurses Assoc

Critical Care Unit, VA Hospital, P.O. Box 901075, Memphis, TN 38190

Published: July 2021

Research reveals that there is a knowledge gap facing African-American women regarding sexual health education, specifically sexually transmitted diseases. The Sexually Transmitted Disease Knowledge Questionnaire (STD-KQ) assessed their knowledge and attitudes regarding sexually transmitted diseases. The STD-KQ self-assessment was administered to African-American women and used to develop a 45-minute educational seminar to bridge the knowledge gap. After attending the educational seminar, a post-test was administered to assess the women's knowledge and to determine their level of awareness. Using paired sample t tests, study findings showed that there was an overall increase in awareness of the different types of sexually transmitted infections.

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