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through food, saliva, urine, and feces were use, homosexuality and alcohol [26,27]. This
also found in another study [21]. As this study further indicated that the majority
study further indicated, multiple sex partners, of the participants (61.5%) knew about the
lack of sex education, modern lifestyles treatment of the STDs using antibiotics
might contribute to the increase the STDs and antiviral. This may reflect the previous
in Malaysia. Ignorance about hygiene (11.5%), understanding of STDs among the participants
sanitation and cleanliness also contributed to recruited from the FHLS.
the increase of the STDs. Such increase might
be due to the social changes that Malaysia is
experiencing [13]. Conclusions
The majority of the participants mentioned Most of the study participants heard about
that the best way to prevent STDs is STDs, knew about the causes of STDs and
practicing safe sex by using condom (57.7%) some of the preventive measures. However,
followed by and public education (42.3%). more than half of the participants did not
McManus and Dhar [18] found that 22% of know about the mode of the transmission; of
students did not know that used condoms can these, the majority did not know the high risk
protect STDs. There is evidence that condoms groups to STDs. Further research is needed
are the only technology available that can to develop and evaluate methods in STDs
prevent STDs [22]. Condom use can reduce education among university students.
the risk of transmission of HIV, Gonorrhea
and Chlamydia and Herpes simplex virus [23].
Study indicates that drug abuse, STDs and Acknowledgements
HIV may be treated as a closely linked
issue for greater impact in educating the The authors wish to thank all of the
masses [24]. Since Muslims are vulnerable to undergraduate students who kindly agreed to
these temptations, they should be exposed to participate in this study.
the firm message of Islam against adultery
and fornication (zina ) and drug abuse [25].
Conflict of interest statement
Islam protects against HIV by promoting
family values as well as male circumcision, The authors have no conflict of interest to
and by prohibiting non-marital sex, drug report.
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