Associations between socio-demographics, sexual knowledge and behaviour and sexually transmitted infections among reproductive-age women in Southeast Asia: Demographic Health Survey results.

ABSTRACT: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) seriously affect population morbidity, mortality, and are a major public health problem worldwide. A cross-sectional study was conducted using the latest Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data published between 2005 and 2022 for five Southeast Asian countries. The study's focus was on STI risk factors in the DHS of Timor-Leste, Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Cambodia. The study included 139,062 women of reproductive age, aged 15 to 49 years, who reported whether they had experienced an STI or its symptoms and had comprehensive information on the variables of interest, including socio-demographics, sexual behaviour and knowledge. The report shows that the prevalence of STIs or symptoms of STIs in 5 Southeast Asian (SEA) countries included in th

SUBMITTER: Yamani LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11847402 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature