Tutorials and Questions on Sexually Transmitted Disease [RME]. In this very lesson we shall be discussing about Sexually Transmitted Diseases. What you should be able to know at the end of the lessons;
- What Sexually Transmitted Diseases are
- Some examples of STDs
- Effects of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
- How to prevent them
Now let’s delve into it. Sexually transmitted Diseases, as the name implies, are diseases which are contracted through sexual intercourse with an infected person.
This is normally gotten when one has unprotected sexual intercourse with someone who has the disease.
Some examples of STDs include: candidiasis, gonorrhoea, HIV/AIDS, chlamydia, etc.
How can one get STDs.
- Through unprotected Sexual intercourse
- Indiscriminate sex
- Peer pressure influence
- Buy not living a chaste life (not abstaining from premarital sex)
- Curiosity; the desire of wanting to know.
Effects of STDs
The following are some effects of STDs,
- Untreated STDs can lead to infertility
- Loss of weight resulting from severe health effects
- It causes low economic productivity
- Not enjoying one’s marital home in the future
How do you prevent yourself from getting STDs
- By abstaining from sexual related activities
- Through sex education. Adolescent, especially needs to be given education about their reproductive health.
- By being faithful to your partner
- By having protected sex
This where we come to the end of this lesson, try your hands on the questions below;
Trial questions
- Define the STDs
- State and explain any three effects of STDs
- Discus how STDs can cause low economic productivity
- List any four examples of STDs
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