Visalli G, Cosenza B, Mazzù F, Bertuccio M P, Spataro P, Pellicanò G F, DI Pietro A, Picerno I, Facciolà A
Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Italy.
Department of Human Pathology of the Adult and the Developmental Age "G. Barresi", University of Messina, Italy.
J Prev Med Hyg. 2019 Jun 28;60(2):E84-E92. doi: 10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2019.60.2.1079. eCollection 2019 Jun.
STIs are a serious public health problem. Worldwide, 500 million people a year acquire a STI, and young are the most affected.
This study was conducted administering an anonymous questionnaire to 1228 Sicilian students of high school and university.
The students had variable understanding of STIs and their complications. The results demonstrate an extreme variability in the knowledge of STIs. Multiple linear regression showed that sexual health knowledge was associated with age and sexual orientation.
Our results show that knowledge of STIs is poor and inadequate. This finding can put students at risk of STIs.
性传播感染是一个严重的公共卫生问题。在全球范围内,每年有5亿人感染性传播感染,年轻人受影响最为严重。
本研究通过对1228名西西里岛的高中生和大学生进行匿名问卷调查来开展。
学生们对性传播感染及其并发症的理解各不相同。结果表明,他们对性传播感染的了解存在极大差异。多元线性回归显示,性健康知识与年龄和性取向有关。
我们的结果表明,对性传播感染的了解匮乏且不足。这一发现可能使学生面临感染性传播感染的风险。