Risky sexual behavior and knowledge about sexually transmitted infections among the young people

Abstract

Introduction. In recent years, there has been a growing global trend in the number of people with pathogens of sexually transmitted infections. There is a worldwide lack of data on the prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted infections in the general population, especially among the high school students. Material and Methods. We conducted a cross sectional study on attitudes and knowledge of young people about sexually transmitted infections. The survey population included young people aged 14 to 20 years attending a high school in the city of Novi Sad. The data were collected through a questionnaire. Results. The percentage of students with signs and symptoms of sexually transmitted infections was higher among the students who did not use a condom during the last sexual intercourse compared to the students who used a condom. Conclusion. Young people engaging in risky sexual behavior showed better knowledge about sexually transmitted infections in comparison to young people who did not engage in risky sexual behavior.

Knowledge of persons with visual impairment and typically developing persons about sexually transmitted diseases

“…Mogu izazvati hroničnu upalu male karlice, sterilitet, dovesti do vanmaterične trudnoće ili, u slučaju nelečenja HIV-a, do potencijalno smrtnog ishoda (Milošević, 2018). Posebno je zabrinjavajuća činjenica što se ove infekcije teže dijagnostikuju kod osoba ženskog pola, jer mogu imati nespecifičnu kliničku sliku koja podseća na urinarne infekcije (Popov et al, 2019;Sherrard et al, 2018;Živanović, 2004, prema Živanović i sar., 2018.…”

“…Najčešći izazivači ovih bolesti su HIV, gonoreja i sifilis, s tim što je HIV na vrhu liste (Munthali et al, 2004). Slično je i u našoj zemlji, s tim što su osobe tipične populacije (TP) najviše upoznate s HIV-om/AIDS-om, dok su im hlamidija i hepatitis B nepoznati (Popov et al, 2019), što indirektno govori da ne znaju ni kako da se zaštite od njih.…”