Hedayat Isabel, Steinberg Nicholas, Akhtar Sarah, Clay Adam T, Frost Danielle R
Department of Academic Family Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Regina, SK.
Can Commun Dis Rep. 2024 Jul 24;50(7-8):241-249. doi: 10.14745/ccdr.v50i78a02. eCollection 2024 Jul-Aug.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common in young adults in Canada and their prevalence is rising. Assessing sexual health knowledge among young adults is essential for developing effective STI education strategies. However, there is limited research on the sexual health knowledge of Canadian university athletes, who have increased risks of STIs.
To determine perceived and objective levels of knowledge on STIs among university athletes and their preferred methods of knowledge translation regarding sexual health information.
U SPORTS athletes at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina were invited to complete an electronic survey between January-March 2022. Participants completed the Sexual Transmitted Disease Knowledge Questionnaire (STD-KQ) and self-reported their confidence in their answers. Participants were asked about testing beliefs, where they receive their sexual health information and their preferred format for STI information delivery.
One hundred participants completed the survey (14% response rate). Participants had a median composite self-reported STI knowledge score of 2.8 out of 5 (interquartile range [IQR]: 2.4-3.6). The median participant scored 12 out of 27 (44%) on the STD-KQ (IQR: 8-17). Sixty-seven percent of participants received sexual health information from a physician. Sixty-one percent of participants believed embarrassment may prevent them from getting tested or screened. The three most popular methods of health information sharing were online modules (34%), in-person lectures/conferences (24%) and self-paced videos (20%).
This study highlighted that STI knowledge is limited in university athletes. Comprehensive online educational interventions may be effective at improving knowledge.
性传播感染（STIs）在加拿大的年轻人中很常见，且其患病率正在上升。评估年轻人的性健康知识对于制定有效的性传播感染教育策略至关重要。然而，对于性传播感染风险增加的加拿大大学运动员的性健康知识研究有限。
确定大学运动员对性传播感染的认知水平和客观知识水平，以及他们在性健康信息方面偏爱的知识传播方式。
邀请萨斯喀彻温大学和里贾纳大学的加拿大大学体育协会（U SPORTS）运动员在2022年1月至3月期间完成一项电子调查。参与者完成了性传播疾病知识问卷（STD-KQ），并自我报告了对答案的信心。参与者被问及检测观念、他们获取性健康信息的来源以及他们偏爱的性传播感染信息传递形式。
100名参与者完成了调查（回复率为14%）。参与者自我报告的性传播感染知识综合得分中位数为5分中的2.8分（四分位间距[IQR]：2.4 - 3.6）。参与者在STD-KQ上的中位数得分为27分中的12分（44%）（IQR：8 - 17）。67%的参与者从医生那里获得性健康信息。61%的参与者认为尴尬可能会阻止他们进行检测或筛查。最受欢迎的三种健康信息分享方式是在线模块（34%）、面对面讲座/会议（24%）和自主节奏视频（20%）。
本研究强调大学运动员的性传播感染知识有限。全面的在线教育干预可能在提高知识水平方面有效。
