Subbarao Nagesh Tumkur, Akhilesh A
Department of Dermatology, STD and Leprosy, Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS. 2017 Jan-Jun;38(1):10-14. doi: 10.4103/0253-7184.196888.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are the infections which are mainly transmitted through sexual intercourse. Young individuals in the age group of 16 to 24 years are considered to be at more risk for STIs compared to older adults. Young individuals are more likely to practice unprotected sex and have multiple sexual partners. If the STIs are not treated adequately, it can lead to various complications.Most of the people may be aware about HIV/AIDs because of the awareness created by media and the government programs, however knowledge about STIs other than HIV/AIDS is low in the developing countries.
This study was a descriptive cross sectional study to assess the knowledge, awareness and attitude of college students about STIs other than HIV. A total of 350 engineering students from various semesters were included in the study. They were asked to fill up an anonymous questionnaire.
Two hundred and fifty six (73%) males and 94 (27%) females participated in the study. 313 (90%) students had heard about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and 223 (64%) students had heard about STIs other than HIV. 99% of students knew about HIV where as less than 50% of students knew about other STIs. Teachers, internet and media were the source of information for most of the participants. Almost 75% of the students knew about the modes of transmission of STIs. Less than 50% of the participants knew about the symptoms of STIs and complications. Also attitude of the students towards sexual health and prevention of STIs was variable.
The findings of our study shows that it is important to orient the students about sexual health and safe sexual practices as it will go a long way in prevention and control of STIs. Also the morbidities and complications associated with STIs can be prevented.
性传播感染（STIs）主要通过性交传播。与年长者相比，16至24岁的年轻人被认为感染性传播感染的风险更高。年轻人更有可能进行无保护性行为并拥有多个性伴侣。如果性传播感染得不到充分治疗，可能会导致各种并发症。由于媒体和政府项目开展的宣传，大多数人可能了解艾滋病毒/艾滋病，然而在发展中国家，除艾滋病毒/艾滋病外，对其他性传播感染的了解程度较低。
本研究为描述性横断面研究，旨在评估大学生对除艾滋病毒外的性传播感染的知识、认知和态度。共有来自不同学期的350名工科学生参与了该研究。他们被要求填写一份匿名问卷。
256名（73%）男性和94名（27%）女性参与了研究。313名（90%）学生听说过性传播感染（STIs），223名（64%）学生听说过除艾滋病毒外的性传播感染。99%的学生了解艾滋病毒，而了解其他性传播感染的学生不到50%。教师、互联网和媒体是大多数参与者的信息来源。近75%的学生了解性传播感染的传播途径。不到50%的参与者了解性传播感染的症状和并发症。此外，学生对性健康和预防性传播感染的态度各不相同。
我们的研究结果表明，让学生了解性健康和安全性行为很重要，因为这对性传播感染的预防和控制大有帮助。此外，与性传播感染相关的发病率和并发症也可以得到预防。
