Assessment of Women's Knowledge about Sexually Transmitted Infections

Abstract

The introduction: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are a major public health concern worldwide. They refer to the multiplication of microbes in the reproductive tract after transmission from an infected person to a healthy one. The aim of this study was to: assessment the level of women’s information about sexually transmitted infections. Research material and methods: A descriptive study was conducted on a suitable sample of 200 women reviewing the women's clinic at the Well Hospital and Children in Latakia Governorate, and those between the ages of 18-45 years, data were collected in the period from 3/3/2024 to 8/15/2024, an organized questionnaire consisting of two tools was used. The results: The results of the study showed that more than half of the women have an average information level about sex transmitted diseases, and there are statistically significant differences between the variables of the age and economic statues and the variable of currently presence of genital urinary symptoms, and also the statistical differences were very important in to the social status variable, and The first source of information for more than three quarters of the sample was social media and the media.Conclusion and recommendations: Carry out awareness campaigns about STIS through the media, to include sexual education about STIS in the school curricula of schools and universities, Conducting many studies on sex-transmitted infection on the maternity community with a larger sample size.