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

Table 4

Modes of transmission and misconceptions about modes of transmission of sexually transmitted infections.

	Frequency	Percentage
Mode of transmission
Unprotected sex	473	87.6
Needles and syringes	446	82.6
Blood and blood products	395	73.1
Mother to child	383	70.9
Misconceptions about modes of transmission
Coughing/sneezing	119	22.0
Sharing toilets	87	16.1
Sharing plates	66	12.2

There were multiple responses.