KNOWLEDGE AND INCIDENCE OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AMONG UNDERGRADUATES IN JOSEPH AYO BABALOLA UNIVERSITY IKEJI-ARAKEJI, OSUN STATE

Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) is an infection which are mainly transmitted through sexually transmitted infection WHO (2020). A survey in Nigeria shows that an average of 18.6% had sexual debut before their 15th birthday; 16.6% in boys and 20.2% in girls. Early detection of STI is very important for better prognosis and it can be achieved through regular medical check up and diagnostic test which are test that can be used to detect different types of STI for example HIV test to detect HIV. However, majority of adolescents do not have knowledge of sexually transmitted infection hence low awareness of preventive measures of sexually transmitted infection which has been observed over the years. In view of this, this study was designed to assess the knowledge and incidence of sexually transmitted infection among undergraduates in JABU, Ikeji Arakeji, Osun state. A quasi-experimental research approach was adopted and a total number of 300 students were recruited for the study using the randomized sampling technique. Data was collected using a self-structured questionnaire before and after intervention, analysis was done with software version 23. The findings of the study revealed that there was 119(39.0%) males and 183(61.0%) females with 99% were christians and 1% were muslim.