1НЭМХ, 2МУБИС, 3ЭНЭШТ
Objective: To determine knowledge, attitude and practice of sexually transmitted infections among youth in Ulaanbaatar
Study design: A cross-sectional study
Study material and method: The research was carried out among 15-29 years old youth in UB. Relating to the study objectives the researchers used both quantitative and qualitative research methods.
Results: Totally 893 youth participated in the study and 99.6% of them had ever heard about STIs. The study results show that most of the participants spontaneuosly mentioned gonorrhoe (60%) and syphilis (65.7%). Generally, physiological and personal concerns prevailed among the participants. However, few participants (19.9%) were aware of 3 main methods of prevention (use of preservatives, refraining from casual sex relations and having an only sexual partner). Also the high percentage of participants knowing of using preservatives as a prevention method confirms the results of the previous study. However, the quantitative and qualitative results show that the preservative use practice is lower than the know knowledge.
Conclusion: Thus, knowledge on all the three main methods should be delivered to the people of these ages and an innovative mechanism for transferring the knowledge into practice should be introduced.
