Knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and its associated factors among polytechnic college students in southwest Ethiopia

Nigussie, Tadesse; Yosef, Tewodros

doi:10.11604/pamj.2020.37.68.22718

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“…Respondents who had poor knowledge of STDs were 8.7 times increased odds of initiating sexual activity as early as age 18 years. This study was supported by Nigussie et al who revealed that good knowledge about STDs is strongly associated with majority of late sexual initiation [ 35 ]. This could be explained by the more you know about the disease symptoms, signs, and severity, the less chance of having sex at early age, which is a very risky sexual behavior that makes someone prone to various types of sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS.…”

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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Early Sexual Initiation among College Students in Southwest Ethiopia

Yosef

Nigussie

Getachew

et al. 2020

BioMed Research International

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Background. Early age at first sexual practice is a public health issue and now common around the world especially in the developing countries. The development of effective strategies to reduce the adverse consequences of early sexual initiation becomes real when sufficient data is available. Therefore, this study is aimed at assessing the prevalence and factors associated to early sexual initiation among college students in southwest Ethiopia. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 453 college students in southwest Ethiopia from April to May 2018. A two-stage stratified sampling technique was used to select the study participants. The data were collected using structured pretested self-administered questionnaire. The collected data were entered using Epi-Data version 4.2.0.0 and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Logistic regression models were fitted to assess the effect of independent variables on the outcome variable. Significance was declared at p < 0.05 in the multivariable logistic regression analysis. Results. The proportion of early sexual initiation among college students was 17.9%, 95% CI (14.4%-24.4%). The mean age of sexual intercourse was 17.6 (±2 SD) years. Nearly three-fourths (73.4%) of the respondent’s reason for early sexual intercourse was falling in love. More than half (62.2%) of the respondents used a condom for their first sexual intercourse. The factors associated with early sexual initiation were being female ( AOR = 2.09 and 95% CI [1.17-2.35]), chewing khat ( AOR = 7.05 and 95% CI [3.81-13.1]), exposed to pornographic materials at age < 18 years ( AOR = 3.57 and 95% CI [1.94-6.89]), and poor knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases ( AOR = 8.69 and 95% CI [3.52-21.5]). Conclusion. The prevalence of early sexual initiation among college students was alarmingly high. This may be associated with a huge burden of poor sexual and reproductive health. Therefore, creating awareness of the factors and related negative sexual and reproductive health effect of early sexual initiation for young peoples through the use of mass media (television and radio), school teachers, and parents plays a paramount importance.

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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Early Sexual Initiation among College Students in Southwest Ethiopia

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Nigussie

Getachew

et al. 2020

BioMed Research International

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“…This finding is higher than 64.0% reported in Ireland [40]. In Northwest Ethiopia, 55.3% of the undergraduate students had good knowledge of STIs [41], also, in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia only 24.8% of the Night School Students were said to have good knowledge on STIs [37], 39.1% of the college students in Southwest Ethiopia were said to have appreciable knowledge on STIs [28]. Another survey found that 53 percent [25] and 49 percent [42] respectively, had a good understanding of STIs.…”

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“…The data was collected through a self-reported questionnaire. The questionnaire was adapted from verified questions from published work [9,28] and revised to suit the current study. The questionnaire was pretested on 50 participants from a similar institution in Gushegu, a community in Northern Ghana for reliability.…”

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Knowledge on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and sexual practices among Nursing Trainees in Yendi Municipality, Northern Region of Ghana

Mutaru¹,

Asumah²,

Ibrahim³

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Purpose: This study aimed to assess the knowledge on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and sexual practices among nursing trainees in Yendi Municipality, Northern Ghana. Methodology: The study was conducted in Northern Ghana, using a cross-sectional study design. The study recruited 265 students using a multistage sampling technique. A self-reported questionnaire was used for the data collection. Data were analyzed using Stata version 16 and p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Findings: Majority (54.0%) of the respondents were males (69.1%), below 25 years with a mean age of 23.5 ±2.4 years. Most students (33.2%) had their first sexual relationship before 20 years of age. Only 20.4% of the students reported having had STIs in the past six months. Nine out of ten (90.9%) respondents have heard of STIs. Among the respondents who had ever heard of STIs, majority (71.7%) heard about STIs in school, followed by the media (41.1%), friends (33.2%), and relatives (29.4%). Majority (75.0%) of students had sufficient knowledge of STIs. The association between knowledge on STIs and program of study (X2=7.6, p=0.023), gender (X2=3.93, p=0.047), and age (X2=22.3, p=0.039) were statistically significant. The odds of sufficient knowledge of STIs for students pursuing Registered Mental Nursing (RMN) is 3 times that of those studying RNAC program (AOR=3.4, 95%CI=1.23 – 9.55, p-value=0.019). Respondents aged ≥25 years were 1.8 times more likely to have sufficient knowledge compared with those below 25 years (AOR=1.8, 95%CI=0.91 – 3.38, p=0.047). Recommendation: There is the need for sensitizations and intensifying education since not all students were armed with the required information on STIs. Stakeholders including, the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, Islamic Medical Association of Ghana (IMAGH), Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) and Tutors of health training institutions ought to re-evaluate the current interventions, and protocols on STIs prevention. There is also the need to regulate media content on health by the National Media Commission and the Ministry of Health of Ghana and its affiliates to ensure the right information on STIs is channelled to listeners by qualified persons.

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“…Salienta-se que pesquisa realizada com estudantes na Etiópia considerou altamente recomendado incluir a saúde sexual e reprodutiva no currículo educacional 21 . Corroborando com os achados do presente estudo, quando aponta que os adolescentes aprendem sobre as vulnerabilidades e os riscos entre si mais do que no núcleo familiar ou com os professores.…”

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Representações sociais de adolescentes sobre a transmissão do HIV/AIDS nas relações sexuais: vulnerabilidades e riscos

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RESUMO Objetivo compreender as representações sociais de adolescentes sobre vulnerabilidades e riscos para contrair o HIV/Aids nas relações sexuais. Método estudo de representações sociais, realizado a partir de entrevistas individuais com 15 adolescentes e grupo focal com oito adolescentes de uma escola pública do Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil. Os dados foram coletados no período de maio a outubro de 2016. Para tratamento dos dados, empregou-se a técnica de análise de conteúdo temática-categorial com o auxílio do Software QSR Nvivo11. Resultados as categorias: riscos de contrair HIV/Aids nas relações sexuais; e dos riscos de contrair HIV/Aids nas relações sexuais às vulnerabilidades abrigam os temas não usar preservativo, ter usado álcool e/ou drogas, ter vários parceiros, ter dificuldades de acesso aos serviços de saúde e de educação sexual nas escolas; e não ter conversas com os pais ou familiares. Conclusão e implicações para a prática compreendeu-se que as representações sociais circulam no imaginário e no ambiente escolar, interferindo na realidade dos adolescentes. Propõe-se priorizar políticas públicas focadas nas dimensões emocionais, afetivas e sociais.

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Knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and its associated factors among polytechnic college students in southwest Ethiopia

Cited by 25 publications

References 26 publications

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Early Sexual Initiation among College Students in Southwest Ethiopia

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Early Sexual Initiation among College Students in Southwest Ethiopia

Knowledge on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and sexual practices among Nursing Trainees in Yendi Municipality, Northern Region of Ghana

Representações sociais de adolescentes sobre a transmissão do HIV/AIDS nas relações sexuais: vulnerabilidades e riscos

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