Prevention and health promotion regarding sexually transmitted infections (STI) among university students in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

University students are sexually active, and the sexual risk behavior of this group is higher than that of the general population. The prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) emphasizes the need for comprehensive knowledge about behaviors for STI protection and the actual realization of these behaviors.

Subject and methods

First, an online questionnaire was developed to record the knowledge and realization of STI-protective behaviors among students at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HUAS) to conduct quantitative cross-sectional interviews. The sample included 1532 students. Specific aspects of the interview are based on lower response rates. The correlations were then tested by Spearman's rank correlation coefficient and Pearson's chi-squared test.

SUBMITTER: Voegele P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10125854 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature