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Saúde do Adolescente , Países Desenvolvidos/estatística & dados numéricos , Países em Desenvolvimento/estatística & dados numéricos , Escolaridade , Casamento , Obesidade/epidemiologia , Serviços de Saúde Escolar , Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis/epidemiologia , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/epidemiologia , Ferimentos e Lesões/epidemiologia , Adolescente/legislação & jurisprudência , Serviços de Saúde do Adolescente , Distribuição por Idade , Criança , Criminosos , Tomada de Decisões , Feminino , Saúde Global , Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde/tendências , Humanos , Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido/legislação & jurisprudência , Violência por Parceiro Íntimo/estatística & dados numéricos , Violência por Parceiro Íntimo/tendências , Masculino , Desnutrição/epidemiologia , Casamento/etnologia , Casamento/legislação & jurisprudência , Casamento/tendências , Competência Mental/legislação & jurisprudência , Obesidade/prevenção & controle , Saúde Ocupacional , Relações Pais-Filho , Grupo Associado , Puberdade , Saúde Reprodutiva , Parceiros Sexuais , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Communication concerning sexual matters between parents and their adolescent children serve as a protective factor and exerts a favourable influence on adolescents' sexual behaviours. As limited data regarding parent-adolescent sex communication are available in China, this study was undertaken with the aim of exploring the patterns and related factors of such communication and its relationship with adolescent sexual behaviour. STUDY DESIGN: Community-based data were collected in 2001 in Changchun, China. Unmarried adolescents 15-19 years of age (322 young men and 360 young women) were included in a survey using self-administered questionnaires. RESULTS: Overall, sex communication with parents was relatively infrequent. There was a significant gender difference in the pattern of sex communication, with male adolescents being more likely to talk with fathers and female adolescents with mothers. Logistic regression analysis revealed that gender of adolescents, quality of communication with mothers on general topics, and adolescent's perception of mother being the main source of sex knowledge were predictive of the level of sex communication between mother and her adolescent children. CONCLUSION: This study reveals that communication regarding sexual matters between parents and adolescents was limited in China. The quality of communication on general topics between parents and their adolescent children is one of the important factors related to sex communication between them. It is essential that Chinese parents are better informed and skilled to be involved, in addition to school and community, in the sex education of their adolescent children. They should be able to communicate appropriately on sex-related issues with them.
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Comunicação , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Relações Pais-Filho , Educação Sexual , Adolescente , Comportamento do Adolescente/psicologia , Adulto , China , Feminino , Humanos , Entrevistas como Assunto , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Comportamento Sexual/psicologiaRESUMO
This article summarizes the April 5-6, 2002 conference on Conflict of Interest and Its Significance in Science and Medicine. Several themes are identified and addressed, including the globalization of science, the widespread presence of conflicts, the increased interest and involvement in conflict of interest by a number of organizations, the difference between academic research and research conducted by industry, and the tension between science and medicine. At the heart of the matter lies objectivity in research and the need for transparency to ensure objectivity. Several future activities were discussed, including the need to share specific examples of how conflict has been managed, and the need for behavioral research to provide a sound empirical understanding of the best ways to provide informed consent for research subjects.