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Knowledge of sexually transmitted infections among younger subjects of the city of Messina (Sicily)

INTRODUCTION. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are considered a serious public health problem worldwide, affecting especially young people. The international monitoring data indicate that 70% of patients with STIs are aged between 15 and 24 years and the World Health Organization estimates tha...

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Autores principales: VISALLI, G., PICERNO, I., VITA, G., SPATARO, P., BERTUCCIO, M.P.
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Publicado: Pacini Editore SpA 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4718334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25916027
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PICERNO, I.
VITA, G.
SPATARO, P.
BERTUCCIO, M.P.
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description INTRODUCTION. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are considered a serious public health problem worldwide, affecting especially young people. The international monitoring data indicate that 70% of patients with STIs are aged between 15 and 24 years and the World Health Organization estimates that one out of 20 teenagers contracts an STI each year. We wanted to evaluate, through this work, what high school students of Messina know about the STIs. MATERIAL AND METHODS. From February to May 2013 questionnaires were distributed to students of the last three classes of seven high schools, three of which belonging to humanistic area and four to technical area. The completed questionnaires collected were 1588. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. The investigation carried out showed a better knowledge of the STIs by students of humanistic schools than students of technical-scientific schools, the percentage of correct answers was 74% and 60% respectively; this probably also depends on the family context, in fact, there is a statistically significant correlation between the percentage of correct answers and parents education level. Young people have a limited knowledge on the subject. We concluded our work by stressing the importance and the need to deepen and improve the training and information of the medical staff, teachers and families, as it is from their knowledge and their ability to provide complete and accurate information about the risks posed by STIs that can derive knowledge and choices of appropriate lifestyle between the youth population.
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spelling pubmed-47183342016-02-02 Knowledge of sexually transmitted infections among younger subjects of the city of Messina (Sicily) VISALLI, G. PICERNO, I. VITA, G. SPATARO, P. BERTUCCIO, M.P. J Prev Med Hyg Original Article INTRODUCTION. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are considered a serious public health problem worldwide, affecting especially young people. The international monitoring data indicate that 70% of patients with STIs are aged between 15 and 24 years and the World Health Organization estimates that one out of 20 teenagers contracts an STI each year. We wanted to evaluate, through this work, what high school students of Messina know about the STIs. MATERIAL AND METHODS. From February to May 2013 questionnaires were distributed to students of the last three classes of seven high schools, three of which belonging to humanistic area and four to technical area. The completed questionnaires collected were 1588. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. The investigation carried out showed a better knowledge of the STIs by students of humanistic schools than students of technical-scientific schools, the percentage of correct answers was 74% and 60% respectively; this probably also depends on the family context, in fact, there is a statistically significant correlation between the percentage of correct answers and parents education level. Young people have a limited knowledge on the subject. We concluded our work by stressing the importance and the need to deepen and improve the training and information of the medical staff, teachers and families, as it is from their knowledge and their ability to provide complete and accurate information about the risks posed by STIs that can derive knowledge and choices of appropriate lifestyle between the youth population. Pacini Editore SpA 2014-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4718334/ /pubmed/25916027 Text en © Copyright by Pacini Editore SpA, Pisa, Italy http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License, which permits for noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any digital medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not altered in any way. For details, please refer to http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
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VITA, G.
SPATARO, P.
BERTUCCIO, M.P.
Knowledge of sexually transmitted infections among younger subjects of the city of Messina (Sicily)
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title_short Knowledge of sexually transmitted infections among younger subjects of the city of Messina (Sicily)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4718334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25916027
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