Table 3.
No. | Variables | Male (n = 113) |
Female (n = 224) |
Total (n = 337) |
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N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Knowledge of students about STIs | |||||||
Type of STIs | |||||||
1 | Syphilis | 45 | 39.8 | 101 | 45.0 | 146 | 43.3 |
2 | Influenza | 84 | 74.3 | 178 | 79.4 | 262 | 77.7 |
3 | Gonorrhea | 78 | 69.0 | 164 | 73.2 | 242 | 71.8 |
4 | Chlamydia | 51 | 45.1 | 103 | 45.9 | 154 | 45.7 |
5 | HPV | 36 | 31.8 | 62 | 27.6 | 98 | 29.0 |
6 | Meningitis | 64 | 56.2 | 139 | 62.0 | 203 | 60.2 |
7 | HIV/AIDS | 103 | 91.1 | 215 | 95.9 | 318 | 94.3 |
8 | Herpes | 25 | 22.1 | 40 | 17.8 | 65 | 19.2 |
Cause of STIs | |||||||
9 | Bacteria | 42 | 37.1 | 76 | 33.9 | 118 | 35.0 |
10 | Virus | 56 | 49.5 | 80 | 35.7 | 136 | 40.3 |
11 | Fungus | 15 | 13.2 | 17 | 7.5 | 32 | 9.5 |
12 | Bad hygiene of woman | 17 | 15.0 | 63 | 28.1 | 80 | 23.7 |
13 | Bad hygiene of man | 19 | 16.8 | 49 | 21.8 | 68 | 20.1 |
14 | Using unclean water | 58 | 51.3 | 140 | 62.5 | 198 | 58.7 |
Route of STIs | |||||||
15 | Sexual intercourse | 97 | 85.8 | 199 | 88.8 | 296 | 87.8 |
16 | Blood transfusion | 75 | 66.3 | 154 | 68.7 | 229 | 67.9 |
17 | Sharing needle | 86 | 76.1 | 185 | 82.5 | 271 | 80.4 |
18 | Sharing clothes, belongings | 88 | 77.8 | 188 | 83.9 | 276 | 81.9 |
19 | Sharing foods | 85 | 75.2 | 184 | 82.1 | 269 | 79.8 |
20 | Mother to child | 72 | 63.7 | 172 | 76.7 | 244 | 72.4 |
Sign and symptom of STIs | |||||||
21 | Abdominal pain | 19 | 16.8 | 27 | 12.0 | 46 | 13.6 |
22 | Discharge from penis/vulva | 47 | 41.5 | 80 | 35.7 | 127 | 37.6 |
23 | Itching in genital area | 40 | 35.4 | 75 | 33.4 | 115 | 34.1 |
24 | Burning pain on urination | 30 | 26.5 | 42 | 18.7 | 72 | 21.3 |
25 | Pain during intercourse | 26 | 23.0 | 44 | 19.6 | 70 | 20.7 |
26 | Loss of weight | 41 | 36.2 | 84 | 37.5 | 125 | 37.0 |
27 | Weakness | 63 | 55.7 | 120 | 53.5 | 183 | 54.3 |
The way of preventing STIs | |||||||
28 | Consistent condom use | 93 | 82.3 | 180 | 80.3 | 273 | 81.0 |
29 | Monogamy | 80 | 70.8 | 179 | 79.9 | 259 | 76.8 |
30 | Get tested before marriage/before starting new relationships | 102 | 90.2 | 209 | 93.3 | 311 | 92.2 |
31 | Condoms | 94 | 83.1 | 154 | 68.7 | 284 | 73.5 |
32 | Birth control pills offer excellent protection | 47 | 41.5 | 87 | 38.8 | 134 | 39.7 |
33 | Once you have had STIs and have been cured, you can’t get it again | 50 | 44.2 | 113 | 50.4 | 163 | 48.3 |
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