Table 3 The extent to which participants agreed or disagreed with statements about their attitudes towards sexually transmitted disease among street dwellers, Southern Ethiopia, 2019
Variables | Strongly agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly disagree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
It is possible for street dwellers to become infected with STD from a single intercourse | 63 (7.5) | 128 (15.2) | 102 (12.1) | 311 (36.9) | 238 (28.2) |
Most STDs (except HIV) are not very serious | 68 (8.1) | 230 (27.3) | 231 (27.4) | 279 (33.1) | 34 (4.0) |
Most STDs (except HIV) can resolve by themselves without treatment | 43 (5.1) | 144 (17.1) | 167 (19.8) | 393 (46.7) | 95 (11.3) |
All contraceptive methods can prevent STDs | 30 (3.6) | 185 (22.0) | 275 (32.7) | 288 (34.2) | 64 (7.6) |
Condom use can prevent STDs | 36 (4.3) | 141 (16.7) | 142 (16.9) | 351 (41.7) | 172 (20.5) |
A Woman should ask her sexual partner to use a condom if she wants him to | 66 (7.8) | 359 (42.6) | 214 (25.4) | 158 (18.8) | 45 (5.4) |