Online ahead of Print ; 13 6: Given the prevalence of high-risk behaviors among various sections of a society, prostitution is considered one of the most important current problems.
The present study was conducted to determine the awareness of known women with high-risk sexual status about sexually transmitted infections STIs and their individual-social predictors in Kermanshah, Iran, in This cross-sectional study was done on prostitutes. All eligible female prostitutes who had records at the Department of Welfare, the health centers, and the drug rehabilitation centers were selected by convenience sampling. Street prostitutes were also selected by snowball sampling method.
Socio-demographic and knowledge questionnaires were used to collect data. The data were analyzed by using an independent t test, one-way ANOVA test, and multivariate linear regression model. The mean SD score of knowledge was Educational planning should include all age groups from all social and economic classes. Identifying and focusing on the variables of knowledge can improve the knowledge of women about STIs. One of the social problems that can be considered as a social harm is social deviance, which has a broad conceptual scope.
In our culture, rape, juvenile delinquency, homosexuality, drug addiction, prostitution, etc. Prostitution is defined as a business with engagement in sexual relations in order to earn money 2. Infections are considered as the serious health problems in the world, which affect the lives of women, men, and their family and social relationships.
Infections can be associated with many consequences including infertility, ectopic pregnancy, chronic pelvic pains, miscarriage, and increased risk of HIV infection 3. Sexually transmitted infections STIs are a public health problem in most countries, especially developing countries; and the younger people are more likely to become infected with them 4.
