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Table 1 Knowledge of young people with disability regarding sexual and reproductive health issues 2012, Addis Ababa (n = 426)

From: Sexual and reproductive health of young people with disability in Ethiopia: a study on knowledge, attitude and practice: a cross-sectional study

Knowledge

Young people with disability

n

%

Awareness of pregnancy risk times in the menstrual cycle

  

 Yes

127

29.8

 No

299

70.2

Ever heard of SRHS

  

 Yes

275

64.6

 No

151

35.4

Ever heard of FP methods

  

 Yes

360

84.5

 No

66

15.5

FP methods (most known method)a

  

 Oral contraceptive pills

246

68.3

 Condoms

255

70.8

 Injectables

218

60.6

 Norplant

143

39.7

 IUDs

125

34.7

 Sterilization

23

6.4

 Abstinence

28

7.8

 Withdrawal

35

9.7

 Washing the genitalia after intercourse

4

1.1

 Intercourse in the up right position

4

1.1

 Safe period/abstinence

66

18.3

 Other

19

5.3

Ever heard of STIs

  

 Yes

326

76.5

 No

100

23.5

Most known types of STIsa

  

 Gonorrhea

250

76.7

 Syphilis

231

70.9

 Chanchroid

155

47.5

 Lymphogranuloma venerum

103

31.6

 HIV/AIDS

223

68.4

 Other

4

1.2

Knowledge about important STI signs/symptomsa

  

 Genital ulcer

156

53.2

 Genital discharge

177

60.4

 Pain during urination

193

65.9

 Genital swelling

60

20.5

 Don’t know

133

31.2

 Others

9

3.1

Ever heard of HIV

  

 Yes

412

96.7

 No

14

3.3

Knowledge about ways of HIV transmissiona

  

 Unsafe sexual intercourse

374

90.8

 Sharing needles and syringes

329

79.9

 Blood transfusion

109

26.5

 During pregnancy and child birth

97

23.5

 Through breast milk

47

11.4

 Through mosquito and other insect bite

11

2.7

 Casual contact with a person (Hand shaking & sharing food…)

7

1.7

 Others

5

1.2

Knowledge about ways of HIV preventiona

  

 Abstain from sexual intercourse

265

65.9

 Use condom in every act of sexual intercourse

252

62.7

 Remain faithful to a partner

221

55.0

 Avoid contaminated sharp objects

95

23.6

 Avoid unsafe injections

60

14.9

 Avoid casual sex

44

10.9

 Avoid sex with CSWs

22

5.5

 Others

6

1.5

Ever heard of VCT

  

 Yes

364

85.4

 No

62

14.6

Main source of SRH information

  

 TV/Radio

265

62.2

 Newspaper

41

9.6

 School teachers

115

27.0

 Parents

40

9.4

 Partners

8

1.9

 Friends

120

28.2

 Health professionals

100

23.5

 Associations

42

9.9

 Trainings

6

1.4

 None (I have no idea)

5

1.2

 Others

7

1.6

  1. CSW commercial sex worker, FP family planning, IUD intra uterine device, SRHS sexual reproductive health service, STIs sexually transmitted infections, VCT voluntary counseling and testing
  2. aMultiple answer question