Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)

Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) is a disease transferable in terms of sexual contact. It is also transferrable in terms of saliva transfer or kiss. It was said that this disease originated form a man that had a sex contact with a monkey. And later on this disease was spread out all over the world rapidly. (Ryan, 1996)

The most common kind of sexually transmitted disease is HIV or Human Immune Virus. This virus makes the body of his victim weak and it lowers the immune system of the person infected. This kind of sexually transferred disease is deadly it is because as the immune system of the person infected of this disease decrease he/she is more prone to diseases. And these diseases infecting their immune system may sometimes cause death

In Finland, from 1946-1949, Putkonen found that seafarers comprised 10.5% of the total male population with gonorrhea. The incidence in seafarers increased from 9.7% to 13.3% and was 11 and 16 times greater than the rest of the male population in 1947 and 1948, respectively. 27.8% of the seafarers’ Sexually Transmitted Diseases were contracted abroad compared to 3% among the rest of the male population. Most cases were due to paid sexual intercourse. 7% of females with Sexually Transmitted Diseases had their infection transmitted from seafarers. (J. R.

The use of condom or also called as “safe sex” has a big use on preventing the spread of Sexually Transmitted Disease. In a research that we conducted it was said that seafarers appear less likely than other occupational groups to voluntarily receive HIV testing, and more likely to engage in high-risk behaviors. In one survey, 53% of participants reported contact with commercial sex workers and 73% reported that they never used condoms. Other research also suggests that seafarers have lower levels of knowledge about HIV transmission and risk factors than the general population (M. Papadopoulou, 1876). It was also said that masturbation is one of the techniques in safe sex because in masturbation you can ejaculate without any contact to another sex organ. (Kapunan,1971). It was also discovered by a scientist that HIV Aids is also transferable by means of breastfeeding (Henley,