Knowledge, Attitude, and Preventive Practices towards Sexually Transmitted Infections among Preparatory School Students in West Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia
Table 2
Knowledge on the mode of transmission, prevention methods, signs, and symptoms and complication of STIs among preparatory school students in West Gojjam zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018.
Variable (n = 828)
Frequency
Percent
Modes of transmission of STIs (multiple responses possible)
Sexual intercourse
640
77.3
Sharing needle
259
31.3
Blood transfusion
163
19.7
Sharing clothes
74
8.4
Mosquito bits
68
8.2
Kissing
252
30.2
STIs are preventable
Yes
716
86.5
No
112
13.5
Prevention methods of STIs (multiple responses possible)
Abstinence
435
63.7
Condom
256
37.5
Not having multiple sexual partners
118
17.3
Signs and symptoms of STIs (multiple responses possible)
Lower abdominal pain
165
19.9
Discharge from penis and vulva
278
33.6
Itching on the genital area
319
38.5
Failure to urinate
218
26.3
Loss of weight
169
20.4
Weakness
139
16.8
Pain during intercourse
191
23.1
Genital ulcers or open sores
269
32.5
Don’t know
129
15.6
Complications of STIs, if untreated (multiple responses possible)