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Table 2 Knowledge on STIs

From: Assessment of knowledge on sexually transmitted infections and sexual risk behaviour in two rural districts of Bhutan

A. Transmission

Knowledge (%)

Unprotected sex

91.3

Blood transfusion

86.0

Mother to child during birth

74.9

Hugging

69.6

Sharing towels

63.5

Breast feeding

62.9

Kissing

59.5

Unprotected anal penetration

55.2

B. Symptoms

 

Vaginal discharge

72.9

Penile discharge

71.0

Itchiness in genitalia

70.0

Genital ulcers

61.2

Painful swelling in groin

49.9

Eye discharge in newborn

36.5

C. Diseases

 

Gonorrhoea

72.3

Syphilis

58.2

Genital herpes

35.5

Chlamydia

24.9

Hepatitis

24.7

Chancroid

23.0

D. Prevention

 

Use of condoms

94.1

Single partner

92.0

Timely treatment

86.7

E. Complications

 

Caner of cervix

64.9

Abnormal baby

52.4

Still birth

46.3

Blindness in children

44.4

Subfertility

36.4

Ectopic pregnancy

35.7