Balakrishnan, Vimala and Yong, Kok Khuen and Tiong, Chiong Kian and Ng, Nicholas Jian Shen and Ni, Zhao (2023) A scoping review of knowledge, awareness, perceptions, attitudes, and risky behaviors of sexually transmitted infections in Southeast Asia. Healthcare, 11 (8). ISSN 2227-9032, DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11081093.
Full text not available from this repository.Abstract
This scoping review synthesizes literature to examine the extent of research focusing on knowledge, awareness, perceptions, attitudes, and risky behaviors related to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Southeast Asia (SEA). The PRISMA-Scoping approach was adopted targeting articles published from 2018 to 2022, sought from CINALH, PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus. A process of screening and elimination resulted in a total of 70 articles reviewed. Most of the studies were conducted in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia, with the majority focusing on HIV/AIDS. In general, studies examining knowledge, awareness, and risky behaviors related to STIs in SEA reported low levels across various cohorts. However, evidence suggests that these issues are more prominent among individuals with low levels of education or low socioeconomic status, those living in rural areas or those working in the sex/industrial sectors. Engaging in unsafe sex and having multiple partners are the key examples for risky sexual behavior, while fear of being rejected/discriminated/stigmatized and lacking STI awareness were identified as social risky behaviors in SEA. Overall, cultural, societal, economic and gender inequality (male dominance) greatly impact people's knowledge, awareness, perceptions, attitudes, and risky behaviors in SEA. Education is an important factor influencing healthy behavior; therefore, this scoping review calls for increased investment in educating vulnerable populations to prevent STIs, particularly in less-developed countries/regions of SEA.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Funders: | None |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Sexually transmitted infections; Southeast Asia; Awareness; Perception; Risky behavior; Scoping review |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Nov 2024 02:33 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Nov 2024 02:33 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/38329 |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
