Level of Awareness of STI among Tribal Women –A Study in Nilgiri District

Background: Sexually transmitted infections are preventable and curable. Nilgiri district is the homeland of many tribal’s, but tribal women have very low knowledge in sexually transmitted infections. The objective: The present study is to assess the level of awareness of STI among tribal women in Nilgiris. Another objective of the study is to find out the association between socio-economic characteristics and knowledge belief about STI. Methods: The total population of tribal women is 10367 (as per census report2011) out of which 375 tribal women were selected for the study based on krejice Margon1970. Result: It is significant to note that the awareness level of STI is low. Therefore when compared with the high and medium category low level of awareness is higher with56.5%. Conclusion: STI knowledge was inadequate among tribal women in Nilgiri district, in general, the studies reported low levels of awareness and knowledge of sexually transmitted Infection.