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THESIS 2AbstractIn the contemporary healthcare environment, health literacy is a fundamental topic. It is an ability to attain process and comprehend simple health information that is required in making appropriate and relevant health decisions. Various studies show that low levels of health literacy are the main causes of adverse health conditions more so STDs. For example, patients with little health education use preventative services like vaccinations less frequently hence incur greater treatment costs. Therefore, it is of significance to examine the causes of low health literacy basedon age and educational background among young people age between thirteen to eighteen years in Washington DC. Introduction Prevalence and incidence estimates reveal that a majority of young people aged between 13 and 18 years get infected with the new STDs. One out of four sexually active female adolescents has a sexually transmitted disease, for example, human papillomavirus or chlamydia.Furthermore, the age group of 13 to 18 years, either uneducated or educated, are at a greater risk of getting and transmitting STDs in comparison to other older people for various reasons. Problem StatementInadequate sex education and health literacy is the major reason for the high prevalence of STDs. Other reasons include behavioral or biological causes among others. For instance, young females are more vulnerable to some sexually transmitted diseases like chlamydia. Additionally, this is due to cervical ectopy (Mårtensson and Hensing, 2012). Cervical ectopy canbe described as columnar cells that are basically found in the cervical canal. Customarily, the cells are located on the cervix’s outer surface and are susceptible to infection. On the contrary, this is a normal condition in female adolescents. In order to fully comprehend the predominance
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THESIS 3of STDs in the young people aged 13 to 18 years in Washington DC, it is paramount to evaluate the factors that contribute to inadequate health education. Aims and objectivesi.To find out the literacy level of the population in relation to health issues. ii.To determine the major reason that inhibits comprehension in the specific populace.iii.To discover the target populations’ view towards STDs.Methods Questionnaires, records, documents, and interviews will be utilized to meet the setobjectives. Additionally, these methods will aid in determining the perception, literacy level andmain reasons behind the extensive spread of STDs. Moreover, any person between the age of 13and 18 in Washington DC will be used in the study. The diverse behavior discovered from thepopulation will be helpful in making the final conclusions. DiscussionThere are diverse reasons for the insufficient health education among the educated youthsof between 13 to 18 years. Conventionally, intervention efforts normally target personal level factors related to STDs risk. However, these efforts do not consider high-level factors, for instance, the influence of media and peer norms. Categorically, peer norms are responsible for influencing behavior among the educated adolescents (Pleasant, McKinney and Rikard, 2011). It is easier for somebody who is educated to get negatively convinced by his or her friend to engage in illicit sexual activities hence end up getting infected with sexually transmitted infections. Therefore, there is the need for educational and timely interventions for the high-risk young people to extensively address the primary aspects of the sexual risk behaviors. In addition,the strategies ought to be designed to improve the health of the young adults.
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