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Although comprehensive sexual health education is widely advocated, evidence regarding its effectiveness in improving sexually transmitted infection prevention and sexual health knowledge among young women in low\u2010 and middle\u2010income settings remains limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To evaluate the impact of health education on knowledge and sexually transmitted infections prevention in young married women.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A quasi\u2010experimental study was conducted among 160 young married women aged 18\u201325\u00a0years attending a primary healthcare center, Port Said City, Egypt. Participants received a structured sexual health education program focusing on safe sexual practices, contraception, and sexually transmitted infection prevention. Sexual health knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and infection\u2010related outcomes were assessed before and after the intervention using validated assessment tools.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Following the educational intervention, participants demonstrated statistically significant improvements in sexual health\u2010related knowledge and attitudes. Positive changes were also observed in reported health practices, including a reduction in risk\u2010related behaviors and an increase in preventive practices after the intervention (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). Additionally, overall sexual health outcome scores showed a significant improvement, indicating the effectiveness of the educational program.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Comprehensive sexual health education contributes to improved knowledge related to the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and supports the adoption of healthier personal health practices among young women. These findings underscore the value of structured educational interventions as an important public health nursing strategy for promoting reproductive health and preventing infection.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Recommendations<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>It is recommended that structured reproductive and sexual health education be integrated into community\u2010based and educational health programs, with ongoing evaluation to ensure responsiveness to young women's sexual and reproductive health needs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/phn.70093","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,8]],"date-time":"2026-03-08T12:24:24Z","timestamp":1772972664000},"page":"1056-1066","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Impact of Health Education on Knowledge and Sexually Transmitted Infections Prevention in Young Married Women: Quasi\u2010Experimental Study"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"43","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8192-0017","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ateya Megahed","family":"Ibrahim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing College Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University  Al\u2010Kharj Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"Family and Community Health Nursing Department, College of Nursing Port Said University  Port Said Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Donia Elsaid Fathi","family":"Zaghamir","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing College Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University  Al\u2010Kharj Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"Paediatric Nursing Department College of Nursing Port Said University  Port Said Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_9_2_1","unstructured":"Achen D. 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