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- Title
Prevention and health promotion regarding sexually transmitted infections (STI) among university students in Germany.
- Authors
Voegele, Pascal; Polenz, Wolf
- Abstract
Aim: University students are sexually active, and the sexual risk behavior of this group is higher than that of the general population. The prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) emphasizes the need for comprehensive knowledge about behaviors for STI protection and the actual realization of these behaviors. Subject and methods: First, an online questionnaire was developed to record the knowledge and realization of STI-protective behaviors among students at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HUAS) to conduct quantitative cross-sectional interviews. The sample included 1532 students. Specific aspects of the interview are based on lower response rates. The correlations were then tested by Spearman's rank correlation coefficient and Pearson's chi-squared test. Results: Significant positive correlations were identified between the self-efficacy (SE) and the use of condoms, STI vaccinations, STI tests, and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Significant negative correlations were suggested between substance use and the use of condoms and the use of PrEP and the intake of antiretroviral therapy (ART). Significant positive correlations were identified between the knowledge about STI-protective behaviors and the usage of STI-protective vaccinations, STI tests, and ART. Significant positive correlations were identified between the experiences in terms of STIs and the knowledge about STI-protective vaccinations, use of PrEP, and use of ART. Conclusion: Moreover, the results indicate that students with a divergent sexual identity have a higher level of knowledge about STI-protective behaviors. The sexual health of university students should be improved by preventive measures to improve the sexual health of individual students and their social environments.
- Subjects
GERMANY; PREVENTION of sexually transmitted diseases; HEALTH literacy; CROSS-sectional method; PEARSON correlation (Statistics); IMMUNIZATION; SUBSTANCE abuse; DATA analysis; SELF-efficacy; ANTIRETROVIRAL agents; RISK-taking behavior; QUESTIONNAIRES; INTERVIEWING; SEXUAL orientation identity; QUANTITATIVE research; CHI-squared test; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PRE-exposure prophylaxis; HEALTH behavior; STATISTICS; CONDOMS; HEALTH promotion; COLLEGE students; DATA analysis software; REGRESSION analysis
- Publication
Journal of Public Health (09431853), 2024, Vol 32, Issue 8, p1401
- ISSN
0943-1853
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10389-023-01876-7