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Table 12.9.2 Knowledge of signs and symptoms of STIs: men
Percentage of men with knowledge of signs and symptoms associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
in a man or a a woman, by background characteristics, Ethiopia 2000
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Knowledge of signs or
Knowledge of signs or
symptoms of STIs in a man symptoms of STIs in a woman
______________________________ ______________________________
No Mentioned Mentioned
knowl- No Mentioned two No Mentioned two
Background edge of symptoms one or more symptoms one or more
characteristic STIs mentioned symptom symptoms mentioned symptom symptoms Number
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Age
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
Marital status
Never married
Ever had sex
Never had sex
Married or living
together
Divorced, separated,
widowed
Residence
Urban
Rural
Region
Tigray
Affar
Amhara
Oromiya
Somali
Benishangul-Gumuz
SNNP
Gambela
Harari
Addis Ababa
Dire Dawa
Education
No education 21.6 15.1 15.4 47.9 37.9 13.3 27.2 1,358
Primary
21.5 13.5 16.7 48.3 43.2 9.8 25.6 860
Secondary and higher 1.6 8.5 13.2 76.7 48.4 10.8 39.2 388
Total
43.5 15.8 10.9 29.9 34.0 6.9 15.7 600
24.9 17.6 21.7 35.9 50.6 9.3 15.2 408
15.2 13.9 16.7 54.2 43.5 9.8 31.5 343
6.8 10.1 17.2 65.8 46.8 14.4 31.9 580
5.0 11.9 15.5 67.6 39.6 14.4 40.9 389
3.8 12.5 11.6 72.1 31.4 18.6 46.2 287
33.6 15.4 14.2 36.9 40.0 8.2 18.2 1,040
12.0 15.1 19.4 53.6 55.9 9.4 22.7 278
41.4 15.5 12.3 30.8 34.2 7.8 16.5 762
7.3 12.6 16.2 63.9 42.1 14.8 35.8 1,460
26.6 10.9 19.1 43.4 40.7 4.4 28.3 107
5.3 12.4 12.7 69.5 45.5 13.6 35.6 379
20.8 13.8 16.0 49.4 40.5 11.4 27.2 2,228
17.1 13.8 15.3 53.9 32.1 11.4 39.4 136
16.9 11.9 7.1 64.1 49.3 7.2 26.6 34
18.8 17.3 20.4 43.5 30.6 17.4 33.2 630
16.0 10.0 13.4 60.5 46.1 9.1 28.8 1,054
17.8 13.7 14.3 54.2 46.7 7.5 27.9 36
29.1 14.3 8.0 48.7 31.9 6.8 32.2 31
25.3 15.0 14.8 44.9 42.2 11.0 21.4 566
25.6 11.1 7.7 55.6 41.2 7.0 26.1 7
23.0 8.8 11.7 56.5 52.2 12.0 12.8 7
6.0 21.7 17.3 55.1 59.5 13.3 21.3 95
5.8 8.0 19.1 67.1 63.4 14.4 16.4 12
18.6 13.6 15.5 52.3 41.2 11.8 28.4 2,607
12.6 PREVALENCE AND TREATMENT OF STIS
Male respondents were asked whether they had experienced symptoms of a sexually transmitted
infection in the 12 months preceding the survey. Table 12.10 shows that among men who have ever had
sex, about 3 percent self-reported that they had had an STI or had experienced a genital discharge or
sore/ulcer in the 12 months preceding the survey. However, this is likely to be an underestimate of the
true prevalence of STIs for a number of reasons. If symptoms are not obvious or prolonged, they may
not be recognized as an STI. Health care may not be sought for STIs because of the embarrassment or
the presumed stigma associated with such infections and may thus go undiagnosed. More importantly,
there may be a reluctance to report the incidence of an STI. Young men age 15-19 are more likely to
have reported an STI or associated symptoms than other men.
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