Relationship between Attitude Towards STIS and Health Seeking-Behaviour Among Young Women:- Chikezie, S.C

ABSTRACT

Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS are prevalent among young women especially those of reproductive ages. Their occurrence could severely compromise women's health, fertility, productivity and survival. Despite the vital role young women play in national development, there are little researches on the assessment of their health-seeking behaviours. This study therefore, investigated attitude as a predicting bealth- . seeking bc;haviour for sexually 1ransmi11ed infections among young women in Umuahia Urban, Abie State. A descrip1i,•e·survey research design of an ex-post factor was adopted for the study. Young women who were, . infJcted j\y_i.th Sexually Transmilled Infections and were receiving treatme_nls from Government Hospitals inl'. ! Umuahii Urban, were randomely selected through a randomized equal basis cluster process. Multiple regression I. ~nd!r- c9~relat1on cocfficrcnt was _used to analyse the dnta at 0.05 significance. Results rndtcated ;that _nttrtu~e;· j,contributed to health -seeking behavior. .• • ... .: {, I lrywois: sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS are prevalent among young women especially:! ! I ~.ih_os'e ,. ofrepr. roductive ages