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The objective of this paper is to assess the extent of STD knowledgeand treatment seeking behavior and condom use among selected high riskgroups of population, notably, sailors and seaport laborers, trackers, andfemale commercial sex workers (CWS), in three seaport cities in 1996: NorthJakarta. Surabaya. and Manado. The survey used a cross-sectional surveydesign with a structured questionnaire to collect. through interview.self-reported behavioral data related to STD/HIV A two-stage cluster samplingwas used to obtain sample of 200 to 400 respondents for each target group foreach city. Most of respondents aged between 20 and 40 years. had loweducational level. Two-rho-d of male respondents were married and themajority of female CSW respondents were in divorced status. Respondents 'ST Dknowledge was limited to syphilis. gonorrhea, and AIDS The knowledgeseemed to refer more to the "word" rather than to the disease, mixing up theword of syphilis or gonorrhea with other STDs. "Pain and hot when urinating"was perceived as a symptom related to .ST D. The practice of ST D self treatmentwas common. More than hay' Of those with STD related symptom soughtmedical treatment, particularlv from private medical practice. Substantialproportion of those with .ST D related symptom did not seen any medicaltreatment About half of male respondents ever visited female CS Hi The result ofever had STD was eight times higher for those who ever visited female CS Wthan those who never visited female CSW. Among male respondents, use ofcondom at last sexual contact with female CSW was very low, below tenpercent. Among female CSW respondents use of condom at their last sexualContact varied between cities and between localization and non-localizationfrom l5 to 50 percent, but consistent condom use was much lower, from oneto 25 percent. |
