Study on the knowledge, attitudes and practices of STI among adults of Dornod aimag
- VernacularTitle:Дорнод аймгийн хүн амын БЗДХ-ын талаарх мэдлэг, хандлага, дадлын судалгаа
- Author:
Munkhchimeg T
1
;
Zevgee T
2
;
Oyunchimeg D
2
Author Information
1. Health Department of Dornod aimag
2. Etugen University
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Innovation
2019;13(1):54-59
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
-
Abstract:
Background:In 2017, incidence of STI accounted for 54.6% of all communicable diseases.
Syphilis, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis per 10000 populations are higher than the national
average and congenital syphilis has been registered regularly over the past 5 years, which is a
major problem today. Thus the study aims to research the knowledge, attitude and practice
of sexually transmitted diseases in adults of Dornod Aimag.
Methods:The population of Dornod aimag was divided into 4 clusters and one cluster from
the aimag center and remaining 3 clusters from soums were selected for the study based on
the ratio of population aged between 16-49 years. Random sampling was used to select
participants from aimag center and 13 soums and total of 342 people selected for the study.
Results:Knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases is insufficient. There is no difference in the
level of knowledge of sexually transmitted infections between men and women (p = 0.352).
There is a difference in the level of knowledge between age groups and the knowledge
level increases with age (p = 0.001). For the question about casual sexual behavior, 21.1% of
respondents had casual sex intercourse 2-5 times. Gender differences were seen in attitudes
toward casual sex, as 27.8% of male and 14.5% of females had casual sex 2-5 times (p=0.000).
18.1% of respondents used condoms during casual sex, while 13.5% occasionally used
condoms, and considering the gender of participants, 24.9% of men and 11.6% of women (p
= 0.000) used condom during casual sex.
Conclusion:In Dornod aimag, there is a lack of awareness of STI and risk behaviors.
Furthermore, they have no intention to protect their health due to lack of positive attitude
and commitment to protect their sexual health.
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