%0 Journal Article
%T Young adults knowledge regarding Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and condom use as a means of protection against STD
%A Ifanti E.
%A Getsios I.
%A Voutseli D.
%A Zagotsi M.
%J Interscientific Health Care
%D 2011
%I University of Thessaly
%X ¦©ntroduction: Sexually Transmitted Diseases prevention is a substantial component of sexual health education Aim : It is to investigate young adults¡¯ knowledge on sexual health issue and STD prevention. Material and method: ¦¡ questionnaire with closed ¨Ctype questions was used. 85 young volunteers adults attending a private gym center in a provincial town were enrolled in the study. Results: The research showed that fifty-nine persons were women (69.4%) and 26 persons were men (30.6%). 55.2% reported they were in a permanent relation or were married. One out of five reported no condom use or use it in less than half times.39% did not know that B and C hepatitis belong to STD, while 93% knew that AIDS is an STD. Men more frequently had sexual intercourse without condom, experience sexual partners changing and ¡°one night stands¡±. Age was found negatively related to condom use frequency. Conclusion: a considerable percentage of young adults do not use condom during sexual intercourse, while men exhibit less safe sexual behavior in comparison with women. A discrepancy is noted between level of knowledge about STD and sexual behavior of young adults. This fact poses a question about success of the existing STD prevention programs.
%K sexually transmitted disease
%K knowledge
%K young adults
%U http://www.inhealthcare.gr/article/en/gnoseis-neon-enilikon-sxetika-me-ta-seksoualikos-metadidomena-nosimata-smn-kai-i-xrisi-tou-profulaktikou-os-mesou-prostasias-apo-ta-smn