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The data were analyzed using JMP Statistics for Windows, version 15. The significance level was set at 0.05. The study reported that participants had a relatively low understanding of STDs in acquisition, protection, prevention, and clinical signs and symptoms; only 33 (9%) had high knowledge scores (10\u201318), while 70% thought one virus caused all forms of STDs. Also, only 15% of the respondents knew the clinical features of the Chlamydia infection, and 18% identified the correct mode of its transmission. Also, older participants with clinical exposure had a higher knowledge score than young and single females, p &lt; 0.05. A positive correlation between age and knowledge score was reported, r (354) = 0.339, p &lt; 0.0001. The low knowledge scores were associated with marital status, age, and clinical exposure. Practical strategies to minimize literacy toward sexual education and increase the quality of sexual life must be promoted by educators and the academic curriculum<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph20064858","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,10]],"date-time":"2023-03-10T02:30:33Z","timestamp":1678415433000},"page":"4858","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Saudi Women: Knowledge and Misconceptions"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7361-5271","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Israa Abdullah","family":"Malli","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"Ministry of National Guard\u2014Health Affairs, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Basmah Abdullah","family":"Kabli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"Ministry of National Guard\u2014Health Affairs, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lujain Ali","family":"Alhakami","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"Ministry of National Guard\u2014Health Affairs, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"91","DOI":"10.1016\/S0733-8627(20)30453-3","article-title":"Sexually Transmitted and Genital Tract Infections During Pregnancy","volume":"12","author":"Martens","year":"1994","journal-title":"Emerg. 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