Awareness and Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Secondary School Adolescents in Ado Ekiti, South Western Nigeria

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents.

Characteristics	Frequency	Percentage
Age
10–14	109	20.2
15–19	429	79.4
20–24	2	0.4
Total	540	100.0
Sex
Male	213	39.4
Female	327	60.6
Total	540	100.0
Ethnic group
Yoruba	468	86.7
Igbo	47	8.7
Hausa	10	1.9
Others	15	2.8
Total	540	100.0
Class
SSS 1	128	23.7
SSS 2	253	46.9
SSS 3	159	29.4
Total	540	100.0
School type
Public	482	89.3
Private	58	10.7
Total	540	100.0
Religion
Christianity	511	94.6
Islam	29	5.4
Total	540	100.0
Ethnicity
Yoruba	468	86.7
Ibo	47	8.7
Hausa	10	1.9
Others	15	2.8
Total	540	100.0