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Table 4 Distribution of Youth Trainee by Knowledge of Pregnancy, Abortion, and Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infection

From: Knowledge, and practices on sexual and reproductive health among youth trainees attached to youth training centers in Sri Lanka

Variable

Number (n)

Percentage (%)

Induce abortion may even lead to death (n = 421)

  

 Yes

98

23.3

 No

6

1.4

 Do not Know

317

75.3

Teenage pregnancy leads to complications for the baby and mother (n = 421)

  

 True

227

53.9

 False

16

3.8

 Do not know

178

42.3

HIV/AIDS can be transmitted by sexual intercourse (n = 421)

  

 True

318

75.5

 False

11

2.6

 Do not know

92

21.9

People can protect themselves from HIV/AID by using condoms corrected with every sexual intercourse (n = 421)

  

 True

148

35.2

 False

64

15.2

 Do not know

209

49.6

A person can prevent getting STI by abstaining from sex (n = 425)

  

 Yes

114

26.8

 No

311

73.2

A person can prevent from getting infected with STI by using a condom when having sex (n = 425)

  

 Yes

113

26.6

 No

312

73.4

A person can prevent from getting infected with STI by not using a common toilet (n = 425)

  

 Yes

26

6.1

 No

399

93.9

A person can prevent getting SIT by not sharing a face towel (n = 425)

  

 Yes

81

19.1

 No

344

80.9