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. 2020 Aug 3;13(Suppl 2):1785159. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2020.1785159

Table 3.

Knowledge of students about STIs.

No. Variables Male (n = 113)
Female
(n = 224)
Total
(n = 337)
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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