| dc.description.abstract | Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are diseases caused by
bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi and are transmitted through sexual
intercourse. More than 1 million people contract STIs every day. The increasing
incidence of STIs is inseparable from its association with high-risk behavior, which
is behavior that puts a person at high risk of STI disease. This includes men aged
20-34 years, women aged 16-24 years, men and women aged 20-24 years.
Objective: To determine the description of knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of
SMA Negeri 1 Aek Natas students about the types of Sexually Transmitted Infections
(STIs). Methods: This study was conducted using chi-square cross-sectional
research design and analytic descriptive research design. The sampling technique
in this study used stratified random sampling method. Results: The results of the
description of knowledge in the good category as many as 12 people (4.3%), enough
as many as 149 people (54%), and less as many as 115 people (41.7%). The
description of attitudes with good categories as many as 174 people (63%), enough
as many as 96 people (34.8%), and less than 6 people (2.2%). The description of
behavior in the good category was 147 people (53.3%), 89 people (32.2%), and 40
people (14.5%). The results of the analysis using chi-square showed that there was
a relationship between knowledge and attitude (p = 0.000), there was a relationship
between knowledge and behavior (p = 0.000). There is a relationship between
knowledge and behavior (p=0.013), and there was a relationship between attitude
and behavior (p=0.043) Conclusion: The level of knowledge of SMA Negeri 1 Aek
Natas students about the types of STIs is in the sufficient category, attitudes and
behaviors are in the good category. | en_US |
