Conceptions on sexual transmission infections in undergraduate university students

Abstract

Introduction: At present, the number of people getting a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STIs) has increased due to the growing number of sexual couple along life and because of the lack of the right education. Given that, the main affected by STIs are young people, the objective: of this research was to identify the conceptions of STIs in undergraduate university students. Material and Methods: In this qualitative study with a descriptive exploratory approach, a structured and self-administered survey applied to 74 students was used. Results: By means of descriptive and inferential statistics it was shown that there are confusions regarding the routes of contagion, forms of protection, clarity of terms, probability of contracting an infection according to gender and development of STIs, and basically there are no statistically significant differences between conceptions of the students of the first and last semester (P> 0.05). It was found too that the parents (47%) and teachers (41%) were constituted as the principal sources of information about STIs through the students have their first sexual orientation about this topic and, in spite their time in academy looks like it does not change in a good way those wrong knowledge of sexuality that usually are taken from home o school. Conclusion: guidelines and strategies are suggested from the University that will clarify and strengthen the conceptions of STIs in teachers in training in particular and the university population in general.