Level of Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior of Students at SMA Negeri 13 Medan on Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections

Authors

  • Elisabeth Undergraduate Program of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medan, 20155, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
  • Maria Magdalena Simatupang Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medan, 20155, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
  • Delfitri Munir Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Medan, 20155, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
  • Olga Rasiyanti Siregar Departement of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Medan, 20155, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32734/sumej.v7i1.12045

Keywords:

adolescence, attitude, behavior, knowledge, sexually transmitted infection

Abstract

Background: Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) is a contagious disease that has been a health problem around people all over the world because the incidence rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) tends to increase. Objective: This research objects to know the level of knowledge, attitudes and behavior of SMA Negeri 13 Medan students regarding STI prevention. Methods: This is descriptive research with cross-sectional design. The sampling technique is done by stratified random sampling with questionnaire as data collection tool and the data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics. Results: The results showed that the knowledge level of SMA Negeri 13 Medan students about preventing STI was mostly in the good category (54.2%), attitudes were in the good category (93.7%), and behaviors were in the moderate category (47.9%). Conclusion: Most of students have a good knowledge level, good attitude level, and moderate behavior level towards STI prevention.

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2024-01-01

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Elisabeth, Magdalena Simatupang M, Munir D, Rasiyanti Siregar O. Level of Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior of Students at SMA Negeri 13 Medan on Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections. Sumat. Med. J. [Internet]. 2024Jan.1 [cited 2025May12];7(1):14-23. Available from: https://talenta.usu.ac.id/smj/article/view/12045

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2024): Sumatera Medical Journal (SUMEJ)

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