Awareness and Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections and its Associated Factors among Clinically Suspected Cases Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern Uttar Pradesh
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Abstract
Context/Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) include a range of clinical syndromes that may be acquired/transmitted from one individual to another through sexual activity.
Aims/Objectives: This study aimed to determine the awareness and knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and its associated factors among clinically suspected cases.
Methodology: A hospital-based cross-sectional study design was used among 194 STIs patients between aged 15 to 60 years from a tertiary care hospital during August 2022 to March 2023. Data were collected through self-administered structured schedule. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with awareness and knowledge of STIs.
Results: The proportion of respondents with good awareness and knowledge about STIs was 62% and 50% respectively. Respondents with poor awareness and poor knowledge of STIs were found to be more likely to engage in informal treatment care (AOR = 7.39, 95% CI [2.14-25.52] P = 0.002),) and (AOR = 1.21, 95% CI [1.34-4.30], P = 0.021). Place of residence, educational status, occupation, type of treatment care was found to be significantly associated with awareness of STIs and type of treatment care, referral status, delay in seeking treatment were found to be significantly associated with knowledge of STIs.
Conclusions: The current findings show that the knowledge level on STIs has slightly increased compared to previous studies, but it was still unsatisfactory. The existing education programs in the country should be enhanced, by conveying more information on STIs.
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2. Ketting, Evert, et al. "Sexuality education in Europe and Central Asia: Recent developments and current status." Sex educafion (2018): 75-120.
3. World Health Organization. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs). https:// www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/sexually-transmitted-infections-(stis). Accesssed 10 July 2023.
4. Visalli, Giuseppa, et al. "Knowledge of sexually transmitted infections among younger subjects of the city of Messina (Sicily)." Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene 55.1 (2014): 17.
5. Weaver, Racquel D. "An assessment of sexually transmitted disease knowledge among 7th grade students." (2015).
6. Nubed, Colins Kingoum, and Jane-Francis Tatah Kihla Akoachere. "Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding HIV/AIDS among senior secondary school students in Fako Division, South West Region, Cameroon." BMC public health 16.1 (2016): 1-10.
7. Amsale, Cherie, and Berhane Yemane. "Knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and barriers to seeking health services among high school adolescents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia." Journal of AIDS and Clinical Research 3.5 (2012).
8. Prince Kumar Patel, Prof. T.B. Singh, Prof. Satyendra Kumar Singh et.al. Awareness and knowledge of sexually transmitted infections among patients attending tertiary care hospital. Int J Health Sci Res. 2023; 13(7):222-227.
9. Dula, J., et al. "Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Disease and Barriers to Seeking Sexual and Reproductive Health Care among Chercher High School Students." Advances in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 6.1 (2017): 216.
10. Dula, J., et al. "Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Disease and Barriers to Seeking Sexual and Reproductive Health Care among Chercher High School Students." Advances in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 6.1 (2017): 216.
11. Nguyen, Sau Huu, et al. "Lack of knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs): Implications for STDs prevention and care among dermatology patients in an urban city in Vietnam." International journal of environmental research and public health 16.6 (2019): 1080.
12. Prince Kumar Patel, Tej Bali Singh, Satyendra Kumar Singh, Swati Singh. Awareness, knowledge of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and factors associated with risky sexual behaviour among STI patients. Int J Health Sci Res. 2023; 13(10):1-7.
13. Tsadik, Mache, Lul Lam, and Zinabu Hadush. "Delayed health care seeking is high among patients presenting with sexually transmitted infections in HIV hotspot areas, Gambella town, Ethiopia." HIV/AIDS-Research and Palliative Care (2019): 201-209.
14. Singh, Swati, Satyendra Kumar Singh, and Tej Bali Singh. "Awareness of sexually transmitted infection (STI)/reproductive tract infections (RTI) and HIV/AIDS in STI/RTI-affected married women of rural areas of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh: a cross-sectional study." (2015).
15. Nigussie, Tadesse, and Tewodros Yosef. "Knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and its associated factors among polytechnic college students in Southwest Ethiopia." Pan African Medical Journal 37.1 (2020).
16. Tsadik, Mache, Lul Lam, and Zinabu Hadush. "Delayed health care seeking is high among patients presenting with sexually transmitted infections in HIV hotspot areas, Gambella town, Ethiopia." HIV/AIDS-Research and Palliative Care (2019): 201-209.
17. Nguyen, Sau Huu, et al. "Lack of knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs): Implications for STDs prevention and care among dermatology patients in an urban city in Vietnam." International journal of environmental research and public health 16.6 (2019): 1080.
18. Anwar, Mudassir, Syed A. Syed Sulaiman, and Tahir M. Khan. "A survey of knowledge of sexually transmitted infections among patients at a public hospital in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia." Medical Principles and Practice 19.4 (2010): 312-318.
19. Tsadik, Mache, Lul Lam, and Zinabu Hadush. "Delayed health care seeking is high among patients presenting with sexually transmitted infections in HIV hotspot areas, Gambella town, Ethiopia." HIV/AIDS-Research and Palliative Care (2019): 201-209.
20. Nigussie, Tadesse, and Tewodros Yosef. "Knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and its associated factors among polytechnic college students in Southwest Ethiopia." Pan African Medical Journal 37.1 (2020).
21. Reis, Marta, et al. "Nationwide survey of contraceptive and sexually transmitted infection knowledge, attitudes and skills of university students in Portugal." International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology 13.2 (2013): 127-137.
22. Unsal, Alaettin. "Determining the Married Couples' Levels of Knowledge about Sexually Transmitted Diseases." International Journal of Caring Sciences 11.2 (2018): 672-676.
23. Rana, Monica, et al. "Knowledge and attitude regarding STIs including HIV and RTIs among college adolescent girls in urban Udupi Taluk." Glob J Med Public Health 4 (2015).
24. Shiferaw, Yitayal, et al. "Assessment of knowledge, attitude and risk behaviors towards HIV/AIDS and other sexual transmitted infection among preparatory students of Gondar town, north west Ethiopia." BMC research notes 4 (2011): 1-8.
25. Zin, Noraziah Mohamad, Ismarulyusda Ishak, and Kasturi Manoharan. "Knowledge, attitude and practice towards sexually transmitted diseases amongst the inmates of women shelters homes at Klang Valley." BMC public health 19 (2019): 1-7.
26. Nyasulu, Peter, et al. "Knowledge and risk perception of sexually transmitted infections and relevant health care services among high school students in the Platfontein San community, Northern Cape Province, South Africa." Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics (2018): 189-197.
27. Baruah, Anuja, Bishnu Ram Das, and Abu Hasan Sarkar. "Awareness about sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents in urban slums of Jorhat district." Int J Med Sci Public Heal 5.11 (2016): 2373-7.
28. Mou, Sabrina Zaman, Faiz Ahmad Bhuiya, and Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam. "Knowledge and perceptions of sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS, and reproductive health among female students in Dhaka, Bangladesh." International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research 2.1 (2015): 9-15.
29. Folasayo, Adigun Temiloluwa, et al. "Assessing the knowledge level, attitudes, risky behaviors and preventive practices on sexually transmitted diseases among university students as future healthcare providers in the central zone of Malaysia: a cross-sectional study." International journal of environmental research and public health 14.2 (2017): 159.
30. Folasayo, Adigun Temiloluwa, et al. "Assessing the knowledge level, attitudes, risky behaviors and preventive practices on sexually transmitted diseases among university students as future healthcare providers in the central zone of Malaysia: a cross-sectional study." International journal of environmental research and public health 14.2 (2017): 159.
31. KC, Vikash Kumar, Shiva Bahadur Karki, and Bipin Raj Niraula. "Correlates of knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among youths in Nepal." Janapriya Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 2 (2013): 101-109.
32. Unsal, Alaettin. "Determining the Married Couples' Levels of Knowledge about Sexually Transmitted Diseases." International Journal of Caring Sciences 11.2 (2018): 672-676.
33. Amsale, Cherie, and Berhane Yemane. "Knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and barriers to seeking health services among high school adolescents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia." Journal of AIDS and Clinical Research 3.5 (2012).
34. Molla, Mitike, et al. "Readiness of youth in rural Ethiopia to seek health services for sexually transmitted infections." African Journal of AIDS Research 8.2 (2009): 135-146.
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Patel DP, Singh T, Singh S, Patel V, Singh S. Awareness and Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections and its Associated Factors among Clinically Suspected Cases Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. JBE. 2024;10(2):179-191.
