Department of Health Promotion and Education, Faculty of Public Health, University of Ibadan.
Afr Health Sci. 2020 Mar;20(1):39-44. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v20i1.7.
Current evidence shows that the surge of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is of public health importance. In Nigeria, about 3 million cases of STIs are reported annually with the highest rates observed among young people.
This study was designed to investigate the knowledge, sexual behaviours and risk perception of STIs among students of the polytechnic, Ibadan.
The study was a descriptive cross-sectional survey which involved the use of a four-stage sampling technique to select 401 students across the five faculties of the institution.
Among the students interviewed, few (18.7%) had good knowledge of STIs with overall mean knowledge score of 5.9±3.6. Majority (65.3%) were sexually active in the last 12 months; while 26.7% had multiple sex partners in the last six months. Only 23.1% of single sexually active students used condom regularly. Few (14.2%) of the students considered themselves to be at risk of contracting STIs. However, there were significant associations between knowledge and risk perception of contracting STIs; and between having multiple sex partners and the risk perception of contracting STIs.
These results emphasise the need to provide students with more information about STIs with the aim of positively influencing their self-perceived risk and sexual behaviour.
现有证据表明，性传播感染（STI）的激增对公共卫生具有重要意义。在尼日利亚，每年报告约 300 万例 STI，其中年轻人的发病率最高。
本研究旨在调查伊巴丹理工学院学生对性传播感染的知识、性行为和风险认知。
本研究是一项描述性的横断面调查，采用四阶段抽样技术，在该机构的五个学院中选择了 401 名学生。
在所采访的学生中，仅有少数（18.7%）对 STI 有较好的了解，总体平均知识得分 5.9±3.6。大多数（65.3%）在过去 12 个月中有过性行为；而在过去六个月中，有 26.7%的人有多个性伴侣。仅有 23.1%的单身活跃学生经常使用避孕套。只有少数（14.2%）的学生认为自己有感染 STI 的风险。然而，在感染 STI 的知识和风险认知之间，以及在有多个性伴侣和感染 STI 的风险认知之间，存在显著关联。
这些结果强调了需要向学生提供更多关于 STI 的信息，以积极影响他们对自身风险的认知和性行为。
