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Subject Area

Ophthalmology

Article Type

Original Study

Abstract

Objective The aim was to assess knowledge regarding sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among attendants in Dermatology and Andrology Clinics in Menoufia University Hospital and Shebin El-Kom Teaching Hospital. Background Knowledge of STDs and their complications is important for adequate prevention and treatment, as people who do not know the symptoms may fail to recognize their need and so may not seek help. Patients and methods A case–control study was conducted. Cases were patients who were diagnosed to have current symptomatic STDs. Control group was selected from attendants of both clinics, who were not complaining of any symptoms of STDs. Control group was age and sex matched. The selected sample with the help of the researcher was interviewed using predesigned questionnaire asking about different types of STDs, the causative agents, transmission routes, protective measures, symptoms, and complications of STDs. Results More than half of the studied group (∼64.5%) had satisfactory level of knowledge about STDs. Most of them, ∼84.2%, were from the control group, and only ∼4.2% represented the cases. Proper knowledge about STDs was statistically significant higher in the control group than the case group in STD knowledge parameters (types, complications, symptoms, the causative organisms, the routes of transmission, and the effect of contraceptive pills or condom on the presence of STDs). There was a highly statistically significant relation between the level of knowledge and presence of STDs. Moreover, there was a significant relation between participant education and level of knowledge about STDs. Conclusion The level of STD knowledge is satisfactory among the control group more than the cases. There is a highly statistically significant relation between level of knowledge and presence of STDs. There is a significant relation between participant higher level of education and level of STD knowledge.

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