CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background Of The Study
A sexually transmitted disease (STD) is any disease that is generally or often transmitted from person to person by direct sexual contact (for example, syphilis, gonorrhea, AIDS, or a genital variant of herpes simplex). It may also be transmitted from mother to child before to or during delivery, or, less commonly, by nonsexual contact such as kissing, contaminated blood transfusions, or the use of unclean hypodermic needles (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008). Similarly, Myless (2001) transmitted sexually transmitted illnesses as those produced by a range of organisms that are sexually transmissible. Sexually transmitted illnesses are defined by the researcher as those that may be contracted via unprotected sexual activity. These disorders often affect the genitals, reproductive tract, urinary tract, oral cavity, anus, or rectum, but may progress to target other organs and systems throughout the body. As a result, students must be knowledgeable about the consequences of these disorders.
The Encarta English dictionary (2008) defines "knowledge" as "general awareness or explicit information about a situation or fact. Additionally, it refers to mental knowledge; the possession of facts, ideas, beliefs, and principles. On the other hand, the aforementioned definition defines the term "attitude" as a subjective assessment of something, an opinion, or a general sentiment toward something.
Additionally, despite a larger commitment to STD teaching in schools, the sensitivity of sexuality and juvenile behavior seems to block STD education.
Indeed, experts believe that today's secondary schools' sexual attitudes and practices have gotten more liberal and tolerant (Reiss, 1994, Roche, 1996, Bell and Chaskas, 1990).
Additionally, these experts noted that premarital sex is quite prevalent in society. According to Unachukwu and Nwankwo (1998), many of those who did not participate in coitus throughout their years of secondary school education (a very small percentage, in fact) will do so prior to marriage. Those who do not engage in sexual activity before to marriage seem to be a minority in current culture.
In Nigeria, traditional ideals on the sacredness of sex and the role of sex in reproduction have been misused in favor of permissive sexual behavior. There is evidence that teenagers in Nigeria, particularly secondary school students, engage in coital sex and premarital sexual activity at a significant rate (Onyemelukwu, 1993). In light of this, the global health organization (WHO, 1993) called the world's attention to the growth in the prevalence and spread of sexually transmitted diseases in unmistakable terms. Since then, no individual or organization has contested the assertion. Rather than that, a slew of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have been found and claimed to be widespread. Indeed, Webster (1992) observed that the prevalence of STD infection has grown considerably in recent years, to the point that it is now considered as having reached epidemic proportions.
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