Aijaz Saher, Mehraj Jaishri
Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2020 Jun;70(6):1029-1035. doi: 10.5455/JPMA.19166.
To evaluate the young adults' awareness of sexually transmitted diseases, complications, prevention and management.
The descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted from September 4, 2017, to September 4, 2018, in Karachi, and comprised residents of the city aged 18-35 years of either gender. Data was collected from January 1 to March 31, 2018, using an online questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS 21.
Of the 413 subjects, 245(59.3%) were females. The overall mean age was 24.7±4.76 years, and the mean household income was Rs2,18,294±205434. Of the total, 342(83%) had not heard the term 'sexually transmitted diseases'. Knowledge regarding transmission and complications of common sexually transmitted diseases was also low 293(56.4%). Leading source of sexual health knowledge was media 182(44%). Awareness levels differed significantly by age, educational level, field of study, occupation and educational level of the parents (p<0.05).
There was deficiency in terms of knowledge and awareness regarding sexually transmitted diseases.
评估年轻人对性传播疾病、并发症、预防及管理的认知情况。
2017年9月4日至2018年9月4日在卡拉奇开展了一项描述性横断面研究，研究对象为该市年龄在18至35岁的居民，不限性别。2018年1月1日至3月31日期间通过在线问卷收集数据。使用SPSS 21对数据进行分析。
在413名研究对象中，245名（59.3%）为女性。总体平均年龄为24.7±4.76岁，平均家庭收入为218,294卢比±205,434卢比。总共有342名（83%）研究对象从未听说过“性传播疾病”这一术语。对常见性传播疾病的传播途径及并发症的了解程度也较低，为293名（56.4%）。性健康知识的主要来源是媒体，有182名（44%）。认知水平在年龄、教育程度、研究领域、职业及父母教育程度方面存在显著差异（p<0.05）。
在性传播疾病的知识和认知方面存在不足。
