Erratum to: Awareness of school students on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and their sexual behaviour: a cross-sectional study conducted in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Anwar, Mudassir; Sulaiman, Syed Azhar S; Ahmadi, Keivan; Khan, Tahir Mehmood

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-10-571

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“…[5] Also, it was observed in Nigeria that 50% of secondary school students were sexually active and most of them had sexual debut between 15 and 19 years while in South Africa at least 50% of young people are sexually active by the age of 16. [10] The age at sexual debut reported in this study is in consonance with other studies [3,16] and suggests sexual drives at young ages may overcome moral issues. A majority of students had heard about STIs and none of them mentioned parents or relations as a source of information which is consistent with previous local and international studies.…”

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“…This was consistent with findings of other studies. [3,5] It has been suggested that knowledge on STI transmission might influence sexual behavior [23] and thus knowledge is an important prevention factor for STIs. [24] About 56% of the students have two or more boy/ girlfriends and 30% reported to have experienced sexual intercourse which is consistent with the report of earlier studies.…”

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“…[1,2] STIs rank among the five most important causes of healthy productive life lost in developing countries. [3] More than two dozen bacterial, viral, or parasitic infections are known to be transmitted largely or collectively through sexual contacts. Until the 1990s, STIs were commonly known as venereal diseases (VD): Veneris is the Latin genitive form of the name of 'Venus', the Roman goddess of love.…”

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“…This is a global situation and includes upper-middle income countries [4] such as Malaysia. In a Malaysian national study conducted in 1994–1995, nearly 1.0% of 1,379 teenagers aged 13–19 years had engaged in sexual intercourse [5], and this prevalence had increased to 5.4% in 2001 [6] and 12.6% in 2005 [7]. “Baby dumping” is a national concern and a result of non-marital sexual relationships leading to unwanted pregnancies, which are culturally taboo in Malaysian society.…”

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Are medical students confident in taking a sexual history? An assessment on attitude and skills from an upper middle income country

Ariffin

Chin

et al. 2015

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BackgroundSexual history training during undergraduate education is essential for preparing future doctors to handle patients’ sexual health concerns. The purpose of this study was to assess the attitudes and perceptions of final-year medical students in Malaysia toward sexual history taking and the training they receive from their medical schools.MethodsThe study used a cross-sectional survey of 379 final-year medical students from three medical schools in Malaysia. Students were asked to rate their attitudes and perceptions regarding training on taking sexual histories using a newly developed questionnaire with good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.73). Ethics approval was obtained from the relevant medical schools, and the statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS, Version 20.0.ResultsThe mean age of participants was 23.58 ± 0.65 SD. Participants reported high interest in sexual health and felt it was important for doctors to know how to take a sexual history (95%). Among the participants, only half felt comfortable in taking sexual histories from patients. The participants identified cultural and religious differences between the doctor and the patient as a potential barrier for discussing sexual health. Participants were aware of their own practice and ability, as well as their limitations, in taking sexual histories. Less than half (46%) felt that the training they received adequately prepared them to take sexual histories.ConclusionsThis study identified gaps in sexual health training among medical schools in Malaysia. The delivery of sexual health education program should incorporate confidence building and to make students feel comfortable to take sexual histories from patients. The barrier caused by differences in culture or religion between a doctor and a patient may be overcome through cross cultural and cultural competency training. This is important for multi-faith, multi cultural societies such as Malaysia and other similar countries.

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“…Level of knowledge of adult and reproductive health, including STDs tend to be higher in societies where people enjoy greater degree in freedom of communication, seek health advocacy, and engage in peer communication [2][3][4]. Most of the people may be aware about HIV/AIDs because of the awareness created by media and government programs; however, knowledge about STIs other than HIV/AIDS do not get such attention and consequently, are not recognized [5].…”

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Knowledge of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections and place of delivery among urban women in South-West Nigeria.

Olufadewa

Adesina

Oladele

et al. 2022

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Introduction: Knowledge of HIV and other STIs and their complications and attitude toward sexual health are important in planning preventive and treatment strategies. Although STIs pose serious risks to health security especially to women, there is a dearth of literature quantifying the knowledge of HIV and STIs among women in Nigeria. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of HIV and other STIs and its association with the choice of place of delivery among urban women in south west Nigeria.Methodology: National Demographic Survey (DHS) use largely standardized questionnaires and methodologies and cover a range of topics. The surveys are nationally representative and include men and women aged 15–49 years old and children under the age of 5 years residing in non-institutional settings. The 2018 NDHS survey data for women only was used for this study. The outcome variable was knowledge of HIV and other sexually transmitted infection while the explanatory variable was location of most recent childbirth. Following descriptive analysis was conducted using proportions and frequency. Chi-square (χ2) test and binary logistic regression analysis were conducted to establish association between variables. Data were analysed with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.Result: Four thousand six hundred and four (4604) women were surveyed, 33.1% were between 30 – 39 years of age with a mean age of 34.4±9.4, 50.9% had secondary education, 58.6% were married, 43.8% had 1 – 3 children, 47.8% and 48.2% had their first and second delivery at a public health facility. Some (21.9%) of the respondents had poor knowledge of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases while 78.1% had good knowledge. Age, level of education, marital status, and partners level of education were significantly associated with knowledge of HIV and other STIs. Women between 30-39 years of age and had secondary school education were 1.7 times and 2.6 time more likely to have knowledge of HIV and other STIs respectively (OR=1.737; p<0.001; CI=1.402 - 2.153; OR=2.604; p<0.001; CI=1.934 - 3.507). Statistically significant association between knowledge of HIV and place of birth. Women who delivered their first child in public healthcare facilities were 1.7 times more likely to have good knowledge of HIV and STIs (OR=1.674; p<0.001; CI=1.233 - 2.275). Conclusion: Women education is an important factor for knowledge of HIV and other STIs which is also associated with choice of place of delivery. To bridge the gap in the knowledge of HIV among urban women, it is essential to implement more educational programmes specifically targeted at less educated women in urban regions of Nigeria to increase the knowledge on HIV and other STIs.

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Erratum to: Awareness of school students on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and their sexual behaviour: a cross-sectional study conducted in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Cited by 4 publications

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Knowledge, Sources of information, and Risk Factors for Sexually Transmitted Infections among Secondary School Youth in Zaria, Northern Nigeria

Knowledge, Sources of information, and Risk Factors for Sexually Transmitted Infections among Secondary School Youth in Zaria, Northern Nigeria

Are medical students confident in taking a sexual history? An assessment on attitude and skills from an upper middle income country

Knowledge of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections and place of delivery among urban women in South-West Nigeria.

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