Erkek Askeri Personelin Cinsel Yolla Bulaşan Hastalıklar Hakkındaki Bilgi Düzeyinin İncelenmesi

Year 2019, Volume: 14 Issue: 3, 152 - 159, 01.10.2019

Serkan Akan , Caner Ediz , Yunus Emre Kızılkan Hasan Hüseyin Tavukçu Hüseyin Hayit Ömer Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.33719/yud.507149

Abstract

Amaç:
Bu çalışmada periyodik muayene amacıyla polikliniğimize başvuran erkek askeri personelin
cinsel yolla bulaşan hastalıklar (CYBH) hakkındaki bilgi düzeyleri, partner
sayıları, kondom kullanım verileri ve sosyodemografik değişkenlerin bu verilere
olan etkileri araştırıldı.

Gereç ve Yöntemler:
Çalışmaya Haziran 2018 – Aralık 2018 tarihleri arasında Ürolojik hastalık
geçmişi veya aktif şikayeti olmayıp, periyodik muayene için kliniğimize
başvuran 2314 kişiden, 1107 gönüllü erkek  katıldı. Katılımcılara kişisel
tanıtıcı bilgi anketi ve 40 soruluk STI/HIV Pretest’ten Türkçeye valide edilen
Cinsel Yolla Bulaşan Hastalıklar ile İlgili Bilgi Testi (CYBH Bilgi Testi) yüz
yüze görüşme yöntemiyle uygulandı.

Bulgular: Çalışma
grubu 19 ile 42 yaş arasında erkeklerden oluşmakta olup yaş ortalaması
24.8±7.08 idi. Katılımcıların %93.5’i 20-29 yaş grubu olup, %76.5’i üniversite
mezunu, %86’sı bekâr idi. Katılımcıların % 98.5’i CYBH ile ilgili bilgi sahibi
olduğunu bildirmiştir. Çalışma grubumuzun tamamı cinsel aktif çağda olmasına
rağmen yaklaşık %54’ünün son bir yıl içerisinde cinsel ilişki yaşadığı
görülmektedir. Bu grubun sadece %42.2’si CYBH’dan korunma amacıyla kondom
kullanmıştır. Partner sayısı ile kondom kullanımının korelasyonuna bakıldığında;
partner sayısı artışı ile kondom kullanım sıklığının azalması arasında
istatistiksel olarak anlamlı korelasyon bulunmuştur (r=0,65; p=0,0001). En yüksek 36 puan alınabilen CYBH Bilgi Testi’nde
katılımcıların doğru cevap ortalaması 18.97 (0-35)±6.73 olup, üniversite
mezunlarında anlamlı derecede yüksek bulunmuştur.

Sonuç:
CYBH ile ilgili olarak yüksek risk grubunu oluşturan erkek askeri personelin,  özellikle bu hastalıkların tedavisi ve korunma
yöntemlerine yönelik yeterli bilgi düzeyine sahip olmadığı görülmektedir. Özellikle bu grupta CYBH için koruyucu
sağlık hizmeti, tedavi edici hizmetten daha önemli olabilir. Cinsel
sağlık eğitiminin askeri eğitim programından önce Sağlık Bakanlığı ve hekimler ile koordineli olarak
planlanıp, uygulanmasının son derece yararlı olacağı kanaatindeyiz.

Keywords

askeri personel , cinsel yolla bulaşan hastalıklar , eğitim , kondom

Evaluation of Male Military Staff's Level of Knowledge About Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Abstract

Objective:
In this study, level of knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs),
number of partners, condom use data of male military staff applying to our
outpatient clinic for periodic examination and effect of their sociodemographic
variables on these data were invastigated.

Material and Methods:
Between June 2018 and December 2018, 1107 volunteers of 2314 male military staff
which had no history of urological diseases and no complaint but applying to
our outpatient clinic for periodic examination were included. A personel identifier
information survey and knowledge test for sexually transmitted diseases
validated to Turkish from 40 item STI/HIV Pretest were performed as face to
face interview method to participants.

Results:
Study group consisted between 19-42 aged males and mean age was 24.8±7.08.
%93.5 of participants was 20-29 aged group, %76.5 was graduated from a
university, %86 was single. %98.5 of participants reported having knowledge of
STDs. Although all of our study group was in sexually active age, approximately
%54 of them had no sexual intercourse in last year. Only %42.2 of this group
used condom for prevention from STDs. When correlation between number of
partners and condom use was considered, a statistically significant correlation
was found between the increase in the number of partners and the decrease in
the frequency of condom use (r=0.65; p=0.0001). Maximum right answer was 36 in knowledge test for
STDs, in this study mean right answer was 18.97 (0-35)±6.73 and it was found
significantly higher in participants graduated from a university.

Conclusion:
It is seen that male military staff which is high risk group about STDs have no
enough level of knowledge about prevention methods from STDs and treatment of
STDs. Especially in this group, preventive health care can be more important
than therapeutic health care. We believe that creating and applying of a sexual
health education plan in coordination with the Ministry of Health and
physicians will be extremely efficient.

Keywords

condom , education , military staff , sexually transmitted diseases

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