Table 1 Participant characteristics

Education Level

Primary school

1

0.20%

Middle School

33

6.50%

High school

171

33.90%

Associate-Bachelor’s

262

51.90%

Graduate

38

7.50%

Income

Income less than expenditures

228

45.10%

Income equals to expenditures

210

41.60%

Income more than expenditures

67

13.30%

Addiction

Alcohol

6

1.20%

Cigarette

86

17.00%

No

413

81.80%

Relationship Status

I’m in a Relationship

171

33.90%

I have no relationship

334

66.10%

Do you have an active sex life?

Yes

74

14.70%

No

431

85.30%

Do you have any information about STD?

Yes

436

86.30%

No

69

13.70%

What is Information Source

Magazine. Book. Newspaper

102

20.20%

School

195

38.60%

Internet. TV

316

62.60%

Family. friend

112

22.20%

Health Institution

147

29.10%

Which STDs do you know?

AIDS

419

83.00%

Syphilis

208

41.20%

chlamydia

248

49.10%

hepatitis B

249

49.30%

Trichomonas

349

69.10%

hepatitis C

175

34.70%

Herpes (herpes simplex)

131

25.90%

HPV

244

48.30%

Gonorrhea

214

42.40%

What do you know about STD symptoms?

redness

219

43.40%

Itching

263

52.10%

Vaginal discharge

241

47.70%

Pain during sexual intercourse

329

65.10%

Fever

176

34.90%

Skin eruption

302

59.80%

Weakness

188

37.20%

Weight loss

160

31.70%

burning while urinating

245

48.50%

diarrhea, nausea

180

35.60%

Can sexually transmitted diseases be treated?

Yes

309

61.20%

No

44

8.70%

I do not know

152

30.10%

Are common areas effective in STD transmission?

Yes

303

60.00%

No

137

27.10%

I do not know

65

12.90%

Does having an STD affect your psychology negatively?

Yes

489

96.80%

No

16

3.20%