Knowledge, perception and attitudes of STI clients towards safer sex methods at Zomba Central Hopsital
The research study aims at understanding the reasons for low utilization of safer sex among STI client at Zomba Central Hospital. Information about knowledge and attitude will help to understand the dynamic of safer sex practices, reduce further infection of STI including HIV, to improve access and...
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Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
2022
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| Online Access: | http://nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw/handle/20.500.12845/391 |
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Add Tag | Summary: | The research study aims at understanding the reasons for low utilization of safer sex among STI client at Zomba Central Hospital. Information about knowledge and attitude will help to understand the dynamic of safer sex practices, reduce further infection of STI including HIV, to improve access and utilization of safer sex practices among people and avoid unintended pregnancies among women of reproductive age group. The study is targeting STI clients because most of sexual transmitted infections are through sexual intercourse, hence the assumption that if most people are attending STI rneans they are not practicing safer sex. The study will be guided by the following objectives; to assess knowledge on benefits and methods used in safer sex, identify factors that make them not to use and undertake safer sex, examine the sources of information about safer sex practices and establish strategies to increase use of safer sex. Zomba Central Hospital is a referral center for all population in the South East Zone of the health divisions in the country; the South East Zone comprises Mangochi, Machinga and Balaka district hospitals. These districts refer their patients to Zomba Central Hospital. Zomba Central Hospital is 70km to the north of the city of Blantyre and it also receives some referrals from Chiradzulu. The hospital out patients’ departments assist 500 patients per day, 300 clients for Antiretroviral therapy per day and STI clients, 35-50 per day. The Malawi Demographic Survey, p207, 2004 reports that Zomba has 10% higher symptoms of STI compared to other districts of Malawi. The study will be quantitative and will be conducted at Zomba Central Hospital. The study will involve 30 subjects all from STI clinic using convenience sampling. The data will be collected and analysed manually using themes and human experience. |
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