INVESTIGATING KNOWLEDGE OF PATHOGENS OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTRACTING IN MEN
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Abstract
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are an essential health problem in many countries, including Vietnam. Recent studies have shown that Vietnamese men's knowledge about this issue remains incomplete, leading to inappropriate sexual behaviors and high morbidity rates. We conducted a survey of 210 men at the Department of Andrology and Sexual Medicine about their basic knowledge of STDs and their sexual behavior. Our research results showed that the average age when men had their first sexual intercourse was 20.9. Knowledge about STDs of the study participants was incomplete, especially in men who had not engaged in sexual intercourse. Risk factors for STIs are having the first sexual intercourse at a teenage age (<18), smoking, frequent alcohol use, pornography use, having affairs, and having more than two sexual partners. Sexual education measures must be strengthened to improve knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases in men and decrease the prevalence of the diseases in this population and the community.
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STDs, sexual behavior, sexual intercourse.
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