[Knowledge about AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents]. / Conocimientos de los adolescentes sobre el sida y las enfermedades de transmisión sexual.
Aten Primaria
; 32(4): 216-22, 2003.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine knowledge about AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (STD) among school adolescent in order to define their lacks, and those aspects to include in programs of health education.DESIGN:
Cross-sectional study.SETTING:
Secondary schools from Córdoba.PARTICIPANTS:
893 teen students. Stratified random sample. MAIN MEASUREMENTS Anonymous self administered survey. Dates related with knowledge about AISD, STD and its mechanism of transmission. MAINRESULTS:
The mean age of the sample was 17.16 years (95% CI, 17.05-17.26) and 48% was men. 56.7% (95% CI, 53.46-59.94) recognize to be very informed about AIDS and STD, finding significant differences among public (58.9%) and private schools (51.6%) (P=.045). About AIDS, the mean of successes was 8.81 (95% CI, 8.69-8.92; limits 0-12), finding positive differences among men (P=.048); older students (P=.003); public schools (P=.025), and the students non believers (P=.021). About STD, the mean of successes was of 2.47 (95% CI, 2.35-2.78; limits 0-12), with significant differences among women (P=.045); older students (P=.001) and public schools (P=.001). About AIDS sexual transmission, the mean of successes was of 13 (95% CI, 12.87-13.12; limits 0-16), without differences between sex, classrooms or type of schools.CONCLUSIONS:
Level of knowledge shown by adolescents for aspects related to STD is poor. Likewise, the information about AIDS can be consider as enough, being men those that to present a bigger degree of knowledge.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Conducta Sexual
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Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Humans
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Aten Primaria
Año:
2003
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Article