Universal Journal of Public Health Vol. 5(3), pp. 127 - 134
DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2017.050307
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Knowledge, Behavior and Attitudes Concerning STI Prevention among Out-of-School Youth in the Philippines

Yuko Tanaka ^1,*, Cecilia L. Llave ², Maria Teresa Reyes Tuliao ³, Tadashi Yamashita ⁴, Hiroya Matsuo ^5
1 Department of School Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tokushima University Graduate School, Japan
² College of Medicine (CM), University of the Philippines (UP), Philippines
³ City Health Department of Muntinlupa, Philippines
⁴ Kobe City College of Nursing, Japan
⁵ Graduate School of Health Science, Kobe University, Japan

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to determine the current knowledge, behavior and attitude toward STI prevention among out-of-school youth in the Philippines. Anonymous self-administered questionnaires were distributed separately to 28 out-of-school youth (15 male, 12 female, one unspecified). The mean age of the subjects was 18.0 ± 3.0 years, with an overall age range of 15 to 24 years. The female respondents were younger than the male respondents on average. The out-of-school youth obtained information on STIs mainly from the media, and had fewer information sources than in-school students. Although the out-of-school youth had insufficient knowledge of STIs compared to the students, they were fairly knowledgeable about cervical cancer. They were also more sexually active than the students. The out-of-school youth consulted their parents on STI prevention, but received insufficient knowledge on STI prevention from just this source. It was concluded that out-of-school youth could constitute a high risk demographic for STIs, and health education may be essential to help them protect themselves from STIs.

KEYWORDS
Philippines, Out-of-School Youth, STIs, Prevention Education

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Yuko Tanaka , Cecilia L. Llave , Maria Teresa Reyes Tuliao , Tadashi Yamashita , Hiroya Matsuo , "Knowledge, Behavior and Attitudes Concerning STI Prevention among Out-of-School Youth in the Philippines," Universal Journal of Public Health, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 127 - 134, 2017. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2017.050307.

(b). APA Format:
Yuko Tanaka , Cecilia L. Llave , Maria Teresa Reyes Tuliao , Tadashi Yamashita , Hiroya Matsuo (2017). Knowledge, Behavior and Attitudes Concerning STI Prevention among Out-of-School Youth in the Philippines. Universal Journal of Public Health, 5(3), 127 - 134. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2017.050307.