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Journal : Sumatera Medical Journal

Level of Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior of Students at SMA Negeri 13 Medan on Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections Elisabeth; Magdalena Simatupang, Maria; Munir, Delfitri; Rasiyanti Siregar, Olga
Sumatera Medical Journal Vol. 7 No. 1 (2024): Sumatera Medical Journal (SUMEJ)
Publisher : Talenta Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32734/sumej.v7i1.12045

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Background: Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) is a contagious disease that has been a health problem around people all over the world because the incidence rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) tends to increase. Objective: This research objects to know the level of knowledge, attitudes and behavior of SMA Negeri 13 Medan students regarding STI prevention. Methods: This is descriptive research with cross-sectional design. The sampling technique is done by stratified random sampling with questionnaire as data collection tool and the data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics. Results: The results showed that the knowledge level of SMA Negeri 13 Medan students about preventing STI was mostly in the good category (54.2%), attitudes were in the good category (93.7%), and behaviors were in the moderate category (47.9%). Conclusion: Most of students have a good knowledge level, good attitude level, and moderate behavior level towards STI prevention.