Table 2 Gender comparisons of awareness of STDs and cancer prevention between pre- and posttest
Awareness of STD and cancer prevention | Boys (pre) | Girls (pre) | Boys (post) | Girls (post) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | χ 2 ( p ) | n (%) | χ 2 ( p ) | ||||
Viral infection is preventable | Yes | 49 (70.0) | 30 (63.8) | 1.14 (0.566) | 63 (90.0) | 45 (97.8) | 2.65 (0.104) |
No | 1 (1.4) | 2 (4.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
Don’t know | 20 (28.6) | 15 (31.9) | 7 (10.0) | 1 (2.2) | |||
STDs are preventable | Yes | 25 (35.7) | 6 (12.8) | 8.76 (0.013) | 64 (91.4) | 42 (93.3) | 2.24 (0.327) |
No | 0 (0) | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.2) | |||
Don’t know | 45964.3) | 40 (85.1) | 6 (8.6) | 2 (4.4) | |||
Cancer is preventable | Yes | 43 (61.4) | 18 (38.3) | 6.37 (0.041) | 60 (85.7) | 41 (89.1) | 2.03 (0.369) |
No | 4 (5.7) | 6 (12.8) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (4.3) | |||
Don’t know | 23 (32.9) | 23 (48.9) | 9 (12.9) | 3 (6.5) | |||
Time to begin STD prevention | Onset of puberty | 33 (61.1) | 29 (72.5) | 1.67 (0.434) | 67 (95.7) | 45 (97.8) | 0.37 (0.542) |
Adulthood | 11 (20.4) | 7 (17.5) | 3 (4.3) | 1 (2.2) | |||
Not necessary | 10 (18.5) | 4 (10.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
Time to begin cancer prevention | Onset of puberty | 28 (45.2) | 23 (50.0) | 0.78 (0.677) | 49 (70.0) | 36 (78.3) | 0.97 (0.325) |
Adulthood | 27 (43.5) | 20 (43.5) | 21 (30.0) | 10 (21.7) | |||
Not necessary | 7 (11.3) | 3 (6.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Methods of STD preventiona | Abstinence | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.1) | - | 9 (7.9) | 8 (10.7) | - |
Condom use | 2 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 39 (34.2) | 22 (29.3) | |||
Genital examination | 1 (1.4) | 1 (2.1) | 22 (19.3) | 16 (21.3) | |||
Hygiene habits | 7 (10.0) | 6 (12.8) | 30 (26.3) | 16 (21.3) | |||
None | 3 (4.3) | 1 (2.1) | 3 (2.6) | 1 (1.3) | |||
Don’t know | 53 (75.7) | 37 (78.7) | 11 (9.6) | 12 (16.0) | |||