To our knowledge, sexually-produced recruits have never been found in over 30 years of surveys of Caribbean reefs.
Our purpose was to assess the impact of a curriculum designed to improve third-year medical students' knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases, measured by sexually transmitted disease-related items from the National Board of Medical Examiners subject examination and by a locally developed sexually transmitted disease test.
A survey questionnaire was administered through one on one interview for collection of data on socio-demographic characteristics, sexual exposure, medical history and knowledge of sexually transmitted disease (STD) / HIV-1 related infections.
A longitudinal randomized design was used to evaluate the impact of a theoretically based, stand-alone interactive video intervention on 300 urban adolescent girls' (a) knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), (b) self-reported sexual risk behavior, and (c) STD acquisition.
Studies indicate a deficiency in knowledge of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescents, yet adolescents comprise 25% of the sexually active (SA) population and account for 48% of STIs acquired annually.
The questionnaire covered the youth's age, sex, education, financial status, their use of TV, radio, internet and written materials, their knowledge about sexually transmitted infections and AIDS, sources of information about sex, sexual activity, experience of forced sex, condom use, and pregnancies.
Through a multistage stratified cluster sampling, 445 men and 444 women were surveyed to assess whether receiving sexual and reproductive health information from lay health workers, trained nurses/midwives, or friends was associated with better knowledge of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and better health seeking behaviors related to sexual and reproductive health.
The secondary aims of the intervention were to improve men's knowledge about sexually transmitted infections and emergency contraception as well as to promote positive condom attitudes and safer sex behaviors.
Knowledge about sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS remains very poor.
These results are generally consistent with our current knowledge of sexually dimorphic levels of steroid hormones in fish.
Overall knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), their features, transmission and prevention, was very high among trained youths compared to the married women.
