The opinion of medical and biological students on the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: A social monitoring
- Authors: Timoshilov V.I.1, Breusov A.V.1,2, Kuznetsova A.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Kursk State Medical University
- Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
- Issue: Vol 7, No 4 (2022)
- Pages: 264-268
- Section: Public Health and Healthcare
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/2500-1388/article/view/100947
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.35693/2500-1388-2022-7-4-264-268
- ID: 100947
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Aim – to analyze the dynamics of the opinions of medical and biological students on the problem of preventing sexually transmitted infections before and during the pandemic of the new coronavirus infection.
Material and methods. A sociological survey was conducted in 2017 (372 respondents) and 2021 (574 respondents) among the students of institutions of higher and secondary vocational education in medical and biological specialties. We used the authors' questionnaire, consisting of 54 questions grouped into 5 blocks. In both samples, the principle of equal representation of age, gender, social and professional groups was observed. The average age of the respondents was 19.1±0.74 years. The distribution of the respondents by sex was as follows: in 2017, female – 51.9% (n=193), male – 48.1% (n=179); in 2021, female – 50.7% (n=291) and male – 49.3% (n=283). Both samples had sufficient size to obtain results with the accuracy level of α=0.05. The analytical, statistical, sociological methods were used for research. In the processing and presentation of the data, the extensive indicators were used, compared with the assessment of the significance of differences according to Student's t-test.
Results. The proportion of people who had an objective idea of the risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections increased from 72.8% (2017) to 87.8% (2021), while the association of the threat only with the frequent change of partners was noted significantly less often (5.9% in 2021 and 16.7% in 2017). The proportion of students linking the risk with social status has decreased from 8.1% to 4.7%, which may indicate a tendency for more objective ideas about the risks of sexually transmitted infections.
Conclusion. During the period of the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of an objective self-assessment of the epidemiological situation and the associated risks of contracting sexually transmitted infections increased statistically among students. Also, increased their readiness to undergo screening examinations and seek qualified medical care.
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Vladimir I. Timoshilov
Kursk State Medical University
Email: timoshilovvi@kursksmu.net
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4085-8111
SPIN-code: 6467-1762
PhD, Associate professor, Department of Public health and healthcare of the Institute of continuing education with the training center for lean technologies
Russian Federation, KurskAleksei V. Breusov
Kursk State Medical University; Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
Author for correspondence.
Email: ab69@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2335-3338
SPIN-code: 2499-6023
Scopus Author ID: 6508162798
PhD, Professor, Department of Public health, healthcare and hygiene, Head of the Department of Public health and healthcare of the Institute of continuing education with the training center for lean technologies
Russian Federation, Kursk; MoscowAlesya A. Kuznetsova
Kursk State Medical University
Email: kuznecovaaa@kursksmu.net
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9166-0770
SPIN-code: 5055-9831
PhD, Associate professor, Vice-Rector for Educational Work, Social Development and Public Relations, Head of the Department of Health psychology and neuropsychology
Russian Federation, KurskReferences
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