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Abstract
Despite the commonality of STDs, they are one of the most
under recognized health problems worldwide. Many people with STDs
are asymptomatic and remain undiagnosed. Sexually transmitted
infections (STIs) are a major global cause of acuteillness, infertility,
long-term disability and death, with serious medical and psychological
consequences to millions of men, women and infants.
Due to the worldwide prevalent increase of sexually
transmitted diseases, the aim of the work was to investigate the local
awareness of sexually transmitted diseases among a sample of Egyptian
population, including their level of knowledge regarding the mode of
transmission and prevention of sexually transmitteddiseases.
The study was performed using a questionnaire which was
distributed to the general public eliciting information about the
knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases. 507 participants were
randomly selected amongst kasr-alaini outpatient clinic, medical 1st and
2nd year students and non-medical population aged 18-49.
The study showed that the local population of Egypt lacked
awareness of sexually transmitted diseases, and they have incorrect
perceptions. Most common sources from which information was obtained
were primarily mass media rather than school education or doctors. The
majority of the participants were familiar with HIV; the most common 3
diseases known by all out of the participants (15.7%) were (HIV,
gonorrhea and syphilis) and there was a deficient knowledge of other
STDs as Chlamydia, human papilloma virus and hepatitis C, B. there was
quite deficient knowledge about condom use as (49.4%) of the participants didn’t know if condom can completely protect from STDs or
not. While, (13.4%) of them had the misconception that condom protect
100% from contracting STDs. the majority of them believed that they
were at no risk of exposure. And this may contribute to increase the risk
of having infection with STDs.
Sexually transmitted diseases are common and preventable causes
of morbidity and serious complications; thus primary prevention of
sexually transmitted diseases needs to be given high priority. Education
about sexually transmitted diseases should be addressed early on in
schools to encourage premarital screenings and hence help reduce the risk
of the possible expansion of infection in Egypt