title: Impact of educational lectures on female adolescents' knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases and cervical cancer in the city of Jundiaí, SP.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the knowledge of adolescents living in Vila Ana and Morada das Vinhas region, in the city of Jundiaí, State of São Paulo, Brazil, on prevention and diagnosis of the main sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and on cervical cancer, as well as the immediate impact of educational lectures.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective cross-sectional study was performed to assess the knowledge of a particular group of female adolescents about STDs and cervical cancer, by means of a questionnaire applied before and after educational lectures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After the lecture, there was an increased number of correct answers about sexual education, knowledge about HPV (44%), and prevention of cervical cancer (22%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The adolescents in our study had little knowledge about STDs and cervical cancer, but educative lectures could change this reality at a low cost to Public Health services.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí - FMU, Jundiaí, SP, BR.
authors.forename: João Bosco Ramos
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí - FMJ, Jundiaí, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Marcus Vinícus Gonçalves
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Belintani
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí - FMJ, Jundiaí, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Patrícia Frodl
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí - FMJ, Jundiaí, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Ana Carolina Marchesini de
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Camargo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guarisi
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí - FMJ, Jundiaí, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Edna Marina Cappi
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Maia
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí - FMJ, Jundiaí, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Thomaz Rafael
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Gollop