Universal Journal of Public Health Vol. 6(6), pp. 359 - 365
DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2018.060607
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Current Status of Knowledge and Attitude toward STI Prevention among Out-of-school Youth in the Philippines

Mariko Gunchi ¹, Yuko Tanaka ², Maria Teresa Reyes Tuliao ³, Geraldine Ordonez ³, Elsi Dwi Hapsari ^1,4, Hiroya Matsuo ^1,*
1 Department of International Health, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, Japan
² Department of School Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School, Tokushima University, Japan
³ Department of Muntinlupa Health, Centennial Avenue, Laguerta, Tunasan, Muntinlupa City, Philippines
⁴ Department of Pediatric and Maternity Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

The objectives of this study were to determine the knowledge and attitude toward STI prevention, and actual situation of infections (chlamydia and gonorrhea infections) among out-of-school youth in the Philippines. As many as 129 out-of-school youth age 13-20 years old were participated in this study in September 2017. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess characteristics, knowledge of STIs; sexual behavior; counselors for sexual problems; access to the internet; concerns about STIs; coping with STI symptoms using the scenario setting; sexual risks for STIs; and opinion. The presence or absence of chlamydia and gonorrhea infections in urine was determined with using Aptima Combo 2 Assay. Data was analyzed statistically with using mean, standard deviation, percentage, Mann-Whitney U, and Chi-square. p Value of <0.05 were considered statistically significant. The subjects were concerned about STI and had basic knowledge toward STI prevention but negative attitude toward safer sex. On the urine test, ten out of 126 participants (7.9%) had positive reactions about chlamydia and three of them were co-infection with gonorrhea. Female participants were much more likely to get infected (12.8%) than male (3.2%). In conclusion, the knowledge toward STI prevention had no correlation with their attitude. Therefore, sexual education is not enough to focus on STI knowledge but also put more emphasis on practice to promote safer sexual behavior.

KEYWORDS
STIs, Prevention, Out-of-school Youth, Scale, Philippines

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Mariko Gunchi , Yuko Tanaka , Maria Teresa Reyes Tuliao , Geraldine Ordonez , Elsi Dwi Hapsari , Hiroya Matsuo , "Current Status of Knowledge and Attitude toward STI Prevention among Out-of-school Youth in the Philippines," Universal Journal of Public Health, Vol. 6, No. 6, pp. 359 - 365, 2018. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2018.060607.

(b). APA Format:
Mariko Gunchi , Yuko Tanaka , Maria Teresa Reyes Tuliao , Geraldine Ordonez , Elsi Dwi Hapsari , Hiroya Matsuo (2018). Current Status of Knowledge and Attitude toward STI Prevention among Out-of-school Youth in the Philippines. Universal Journal of Public Health, 6(6), 359 - 365. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2018.060607.