Awareness of and Knowledge About STIs Among Nonmedical Students in Iran.

IF 4.4 3区医学 Q1 Social Sciences

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health Pub Date : 2017-07-07 DOI:10.1363/43e3217

Mohammad Karamouzian, Armita Shahesmaeili, Razieh Khajehkazemi, Samira Hosseini Hooshyar, Homeira Fallahi, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Hamid Sharifi

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Abstract

Context: Evidence on STI knowledge among Iranian nonmedical university students is limited. Information is needed to inform research and policies to improve the sexual health of university students in Iran.

Methods: A convenience sample of 742 male and female undergraduate and graduate students was recruited from five nonmedical public and private universities in Iran in 2014. Respondents' awareness of and knowledge about STIs were assessed using a validated questionnaire. Chi-square tests, student t tests and one-way analysis of variance were used to compare the percentage of respondents giving correct responses across subgroups of students.

Results: Half of the respondents had ever heard of STIs, but most could not correctly identify STIs in a list of diseases. A total of 49%, 42% and 9% of the respondents had low, moderate and high STI knowledge scores, respectively. Respondents reported online sources (62%) and friends (32%) as their main sources of information about STIs, and those who were older, ever-married or more educated were more knowledgeable than other respondents.

Conclusions: Given that the Internet was students' main source of information, increasing the accessibility and visibility of credible Internet sites about sexual health is warranted. Also, key individuals in students' networks (e.g., parents, teachers, peers) should be equipped with required training and knowledge on STI-related topics and be actively involved in sexual health education efforts.

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伊朗非医科学生对性传播感染的认识和知识。

背景:关于伊朗非医科大学学生中性传播感染知识的证据有限。需要信息来为改善伊朗大学生性健康的研究和政策提供信息。方法:2014年从伊朗5所非医学公立和私立大学招募742名男女本科生和研究生作为方便样本。调查对象对性传播感染的认识和知识使用有效的问卷进行评估。使用卡方检验、学生t检验和单向方差分析来比较不同学生分组中给出正确答案的受访者百分比。结果:半数受访者曾听说过性传播感染，但大多数人无法在疾病清单中正确识别性传播感染。分别有49%、42%和9%的受访者的科技创新知识得分较低、中等和较高。受访者表示，网络资源(62%)和朋友(32%)是他们关于性传播感染的主要信息来源，年龄较大、已婚或受教育程度较高的受访者比其他受访者更了解性传播感染。结论:鉴于互联网是学生的主要信息来源，增加可信的性健康网站的可及性和可见性是有必要的。此外，学生网络中的关键人物(如家长、教师、同龄人)应获得有关性传播疾病相关主题的必要培训和知识，并积极参与性健康教育工作。

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