Knowledge, attitude and behavior regarding sexual transmitted diseases of male students from 3 faculties at Chiang Mai University.

Sookkhee S; Luksameevanish N; Krue-in K; Moonsawat G; Sriwongsa P; Nopparatkailas R; Sastraruji T

Authors

Sookkhee S Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Luksameevanish N Medical student, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Krue-in K Medical student, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Moonsawat G Medical student, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Sriwongsa P Medical student, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Nopparatkailas R Medical student, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Sastraruji T Dentistry Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

Keywords:

sexually transmitted disease, knowledge, risky behavior, attitudes, male student

Abstract

Objective To study the difference and relationship between knowledge, risk behavior and attitude of male students from 3 faculties at Chiang Mai University.

Methods This cross-sectional study was studied in 652 undergraduate male students from 3 faculties including Associated Medical Science (AMS), Engineering and Economics, the representatives of Health Sciences, Sciences and Technology, Social Sciences and Humanities, respectively. An online questionnaire was created to evaluate their knowledge, risk behavior and attitude regarding sexual transmitted diseases (STD). Descriptive statistics, one – way ANOVA and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient test were carried out as the statistical tools.

Results AMS male students possessed the higher knowledge score than others. There were significantly different regarding attitudes of AMS male students in the question “Should parents teach appropriate sex education to young children?” and “You think that early STDs screening is good” (p=0.001 and p<0.001, respectively). Positive correlation were shown between the question “the alcoholic drinking” and “the visiting of entertainment places” in all groups (r_AMS = 0.673, r_ECON = 0.595, r_ENT = 0.595). Furthermore, average scores of risk behavior of all groups were also positively correlated with the questions “frequency of having sex during the past 2 months” and “alcoholic drinking" (r_AMS = 0.510, 0.409, r_ECON = 0.655, 0.259, r_ENT = 0.562, 0.345, respectively).

Conclusions Health Sciences male students possessed the higher knowledges, lower risk behaviors, and better attitudes about STD than others. Providing knowledge about STD and campaign of alcohol abstaining should be reduced the risk behaviors and incidence of STD in university.

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