Survey on knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and gonorrhea: Do we know enough?

Background: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) constitute an important group of infections with serious implications for public health. According to WHO, 1 million new contagions are produced daily, with more than 370 million new cases yearly. STIs can be originated from viruses, bacteria, fungi...

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Autores principales: Perlbach, Agostina, Romano, Mariana, Dinamarca, Sofía, Buonfigli, Julio, Quintero, Cristián Andrés
Formato: Artículo Científico
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Publicado: 2025
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Gonorrhea
STIs
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
knowledge
survey
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.umaza.edu.ar/handle/00261/3609
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spelling I56-R162-00261-36092025-09-24T17:00:23Z Survey on knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and gonorrhea: Do we know enough? Perlbach, Agostina Romano, Mariana Dinamarca, Sofía Buonfigli, Julio Quintero, Cristián Andrés Gonorrhea STIs Neisseria gonorrhoeae knowledge survey Background: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) constitute an important group of infections with serious implications for public health. According to WHO, 1 million new contagions are produced daily, with more than 370 million new cases yearly. STIs can be originated from viruses, bacteria, fungi, or parasites. Regardless of their nature, they can be either cured or treated and controlled, but more importantly, they are preventable. Aims: The best tool to fight against STIs is prevention, which has a strong dependence on knowledge. This work aimed to assess the level of knowledge of society about STIs and gonorrhea. Methods: We conducted an online survey, covering a wide range of ages and levels of education, inquiring about areas such as origin, ways of contagion, prevention, associated diseases, and treatment of STIs and gonorrhea. We performed a statistical analysis of the answers. Results and Discussion: it was found that the general level of knowledge about STIs was independent of the age and level of education of the respondents. The respondent has shown better familiarity with prevention and contagion than with origin, diseases, and treatment. When the question was focused on gonorrhea, we found a lack in the cognizance of several points. Conclusions: Based on our findings, we conclude it is necessary to improve sexual education programs, starting at early ages but directed to all populations, particularly about gonorrhea. 2025-09-24T11:59:00Z 2025-09-24T11:59:00Z 2022 Artículo Científico Perlbach, A., Romano, M., Dinamarca, S., Buonfigli, J., & Quintero, C. A. (2022). Survey on knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and gonorrhea: Do we know enough? Southern Journal of Sciences, 30(33), 54–68. https://doi.org/10.48141/SJS.v30.n33.2022.08_QUINTERO_pgs_54_68 https://repositorio.umaza.edu.ar/handle/00261/3609 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/10.48141/SJS.v30.n33.2022.08_QUINTERO_pgs_54_68.pdf application/pdf
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topic Gonorrhea
STIs
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
knowledge
survey
spellingShingle Gonorrhea
STIs
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
knowledge
survey
Perlbach, Agostina
Romano, Mariana
Dinamarca, Sofía
Buonfigli, Julio
Quintero, Cristián Andrés
Survey on knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and gonorrhea: Do we know enough?
topic_facet Gonorrhea
STIs
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
knowledge
survey
description Background: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) constitute an important group of infections with serious implications for public health. According to WHO, 1 million new contagions are produced daily, with more than 370 million new cases yearly. STIs can be originated from viruses, bacteria, fungi, or parasites. Regardless of their nature, they can be either cured or treated and controlled, but more importantly, they are preventable. Aims: The best tool to fight against STIs is prevention, which has a strong dependence on knowledge. This work aimed to assess the level of knowledge of society about STIs and gonorrhea. Methods: We conducted an online survey, covering a wide range of ages and levels of education, inquiring about areas such as origin, ways of contagion, prevention, associated diseases, and treatment of STIs and gonorrhea. We performed a statistical analysis of the answers. Results and Discussion: it was found that the general level of knowledge about STIs was independent of the age and level of education of the respondents. The respondent has shown better familiarity with prevention and contagion than with origin, diseases, and treatment. When the question was focused on gonorrhea, we found a lack in the cognizance of several points. Conclusions: Based on our findings, we conclude it is necessary to improve sexual education programs, starting at early ages but directed to all populations, particularly about gonorrhea.
format Artículo Científico
author Perlbach, Agostina
Romano, Mariana
Dinamarca, Sofía
Buonfigli, Julio
Quintero, Cristián Andrés
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Romano, Mariana
Dinamarca, Sofía
Buonfigli, Julio
Quintero, Cristián Andrés
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title Survey on knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and gonorrhea: Do we know enough?
title_short Survey on knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and gonorrhea: Do we know enough?
title_full Survey on knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and gonorrhea: Do we know enough?
title_fullStr Survey on knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and gonorrhea: Do we know enough?
title_full_unstemmed Survey on knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and gonorrhea: Do we know enough?
title_sort survey on knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and gonorrhea: do we know enough?
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