UNASSIGNED: This online cross-sectional study was conducted in Syria between 3 September and 23 November 2022, involving all 18+ individuals. The questionnaire was adapted from a previous study containing 74 questions from five sections: socio-demographic information, knowledge and practice regarding STIs, knowledge and practice regarding HIV/AIDS, attitude towards HIV/AIDS, and attitude regarding STIs and analyzed using descriptive and multivariate logistic regression.
UNASSIGNED: The study involved 1073 participants mostly aged between 18-30, with 55.3% females. Over half had good awareness of STIs and HIV/AIDS, with 55% and 63% respectively. Specifically, the overall knowledge level of STI type, signs/symptoms, risks of transmission, preventive methods, and complications for untreated STIs were (45.7%), (52.9%), (58.1%), (66.1%), and (59.6%), respectively. Medical field respondents had higher knowledge of HIV (P-value < 0.05, OR = 2).
UNASSIGNED: Our results show that Syrian people have a knowledge level of STIs and HIV was moderate. However, the attitude toward STIs was negative, as less than half of the participants had a good attitude. It is essential to solve these knowledge gaps, especially in low-income countries such as Syria.
这项在线横断面研究于2022年9月3日至11月23日在叙利亚进行,涉及所有18名以上的个人。问卷改编自先前的一项研究,其中包含来自五个部分的74个问题:社会人口统计信息,关于性传播感染的知识和实践,关于艾滋病毒/艾滋病的知识和实践,对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的态度,和对性传播感染的态度,并使用描述性和多变量逻辑回归进行分析。
■该研究涉及1073名参与者,大部分年龄在18-30岁之间,其中55.3%为女性。超过一半的人对性传播感染和艾滋病毒/艾滋病有很好的认识,分别为55%和63%。具体来说,STI类型的整体知识水平,体征/症状,传播风险,预防方法,未经治疗的性传播感染的并发症为(45.7%),(52.9%),(58.1%),(66.1%),和(59.6%),分别。医疗领域受访者对HIV的认知程度较高(P值<0.05,OR=2)。
■我们的结果表明,叙利亚人对性传播感染的知识水平和艾滋病毒是中等的。然而,对性传播感染的态度是消极的,不到一半的参与者态度良好。解决这些知识差距至关重要,特别是在叙利亚等低收入国家。