RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AMONG THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
In: Medical Review / Medicinski Pregled, Jg. 72 (2019-09-01), Heft 9/10, S. 265-271
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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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Uvod. Poslednjih godina na svetskom nivou prisutan je trend porasta broja ljudi koji su inficirani patogenima koji uzrokuju seksualno prenosive infekcije. Problem koji postoji širom sveta je nedostatak suficijentnih podataka prevalencije i incidencije seksualno prenosivih infekcija u celokupnoj populaciji, a pogotovo u srednjoškolskoj populaciji. Materijali i metode. Sproveli smo studiju preseka stavova i znanja mladih o seksualno prenosivim infekcijama. Populaciju koja je obuhvaćena istraživanjem činili su mladi starosti između 14 i 20 godina. Za uzorak su uzeti učenici jedne gimnazije u Novom Sadu. Podaci su prikupljeni pomoću upitnika. Rezultati. Kod većeg procenta učenika koji nisu koristili kondom tokom poslednjeg seksualnog odnosa uočeni su simptomi i znakovi uobičajeni za seksualno prenosive infekcije u poređenju sa populacijom studenata koji su koristili kondom. Zaključak. Mladi kod kojih je otkriveno postojanje rizičnog seksualnog ponašanja imaju bolje znanje o polno prenosivim infekcijama u odnosu na mlade ljude koji ne praktikuju rizičan seks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AMONG THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | POPOV, Mladen ; VOJINOV, Saša ; LEVAKOV, Ivan ; GRBIĆ, Dragan ; JEREMIĆ, Dimitrije ; POPOV, Iva |
Zeitschrift: | Medical Review / Medicinski Pregled, Jg. 72 (2019-09-01), Heft 9/10, S. 265-271 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2019 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0025-8105 (print) |
DOI: | 10.2298/MPNS1910265P |
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