IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 10022: Awareness, Knowledge and Risky Behaviors of Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Young People in Greece

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 10022: Awareness, Knowledge and Risky Behaviors of Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Young People in Greece International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph181910022 Authors: Voyiatzaki Venetikou Papageorgiou Anthouli-Anagnostopoulou Simitzis Chaniotis Adamopoulou Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) affect mainly young individuals and cause health, social, and economic problems worldwide. The present study used a web questionnaire to assess the awareness, knowledge, sexual behaviors, and common practices regarding STDs in young Greek adults. The 1,833 individuals, aged 18–30 years, who responded to the study seem to be particularly knowledgeable regarding STDs such as AIDS (97.7%), warts (97%), Chlamydia (92.2%), genital herpes (89.9%), syphilis (81.9%), and gonorrhea (72.1%), whereas lower percentages were noted for trichomoniasis (39.3%), Molluscum contagiosum (12.9%), mycoplasmosis (11.6%), and amoebiasis (7.4%). Regarding oral STD transmission, participants replied correctly for genital herpes (45%), warts (35.8%), and AIDS (HIV; 33.8%), whereas 30.2% were unfamiliar with oral sexual transmission. Of the participants, 52% were not aware that STDs might cause infertility. Only 40.4% of the respondents reported always using condoms during sexual intercourse, and 48.6% had never been tested for STDs. The majority of the young population (55%) presented a moderate knowledg...
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