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Table 6 Reason for seeking information on STI among students at the University of Gondar (n = 462) 2021

From: Information-seeking behavior on sexually transmitted infections and its associated factors among university students in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Reasons

Primary reason (%)

Secondary reason (%)

Tertiary reason (%)

Never (%)

For STI prevention

338 (73.2)

90 (19.5)

24 (5.2)

10 (2.2)

To know STI sign &symptoms

249 (53.9)

151 (32.7)

33 (7.1)

29 (6.3)

About STI treatment

185 (40.0)

169 (36.6)

71 (15.4)

37 (8.0)

About STI diagnosis mechanisms

131 (28.4)

162 (35.1)

108 (23.4)

61 (13.2)

For global and local burden of STI

117 (25.3)

126 (27.3)

116 (25.1)

103 (22.3)