What is it about?
The burden of Sexually transmitted infections in youth is not well studied in Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia. We have shown that STIs are common among youth-friendly service attendees in Hawassa city. sexually transmitted infection was more prevalent among females and participants engaged in transactional sex. In this study, high numbers of participants think that the use of condoms is not effective in preventing sexually transmitted infections and they engage in sexual activity without using condoms.
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Why is it important?
The high prevalence of Sexually transmitted infections in youths found in the study indicates the importance of initiating and strengthening prevention strategies to prevent the transmission of Sexually transmitted infections among youths. Particularly, the attitude toward prevention strategy is alarming.
Perspectives
I hope this study will open a door for large-scale studies covering the wider geographic area to investigate the magnitude of Sexually transmitted infections among youths and their attitudes towards prevention strategy.
Musa Ali
Hawassa University
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This page is a summary of: Sero-prevalence and associated factors of sexually transmitted infections among youth-friendly services Attendees, PLoS ONE, January 2023, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279900.
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