HIV/AIDS risk factors among adolescent students in Puerto Rico, 1994
Bol. Asoc. Méd. P. R
; 89(7/9): 140-145, Jul.-Sept. 1997.
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-411454
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Identify several HIV risk behaviors among adolescent students.METHODS:
The sample (n = 3,648) was selected using a two-staged stratified cluster sampling design, and weighted to represent all junior high and high school students.RESULTS:
About 28.8 of the students reported ever having sexual activity. Less than half of the sexually active (44.5) used condoms during their last sexual activity; 27.6 used them always. Only 54.7 knew correctly > 75 of the HIV knowledge questions. A HIV risk scale was constructed using five risk factors. About 15.9 of the students did not have any risk factor, 36.2 had one, 47.9 had two or more. Males and high school students had significantly more risk factors. Half of the students will abstain from having sex next year because they don't want to get HIV/AIDS.CONCLUSIONS:
It is important to implement effective HIV prevention programs for adolescents in order to change their attitudes and behaviors
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
Problema de saúde:
Meta 3.3: Acabar com as doenças tropicais negligenciadas e combater as doenças transmissíveis
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Meta 3.5 Prevenção e tratamento do consumo de substâncias psicoativas
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Comportamento Sexual
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Infecções por HIV
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Comportamento do Adolescente
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adolescente
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Criança
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Porto Rico
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Bol. Asoc. Méd. P. R
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Porto Rico