Salillas AF, Esteve AP, Gas JT, Padilla CA, Franch IB; International Conference on AIDS.

Int Conf AIDS. 2002 Jul 7-12; 14: abstract no. E11586.

Conselleria Sanitat, Castellon, Spain

BACKGROUND. Several studies have assessed AIDS related determinants in students, but fewer studies have been conducted outside the school setting . This study attempts to find out these determinants in a group of school dropouts. METHODS. During 1998, 468 students trained in "Las Escuelas Taller de Castellon" (vocational training program aimed at dropout students) responded a baseline anonymous self-administered questionnaire, as part of the evaluation of the behavioral intervention program for STD/HIV prevention and reproductive sexual health. RESULTS: The mean age of the participants, aged 14 to 25, was 18.7% ( SD range = 2.3), 42.6% were men and 57.4% women. Of the participants 56.6% reported having had sexual intercourse at some time, and 46.8% (IC95%: 39.2%-54.5%) within group from 14 to 17, women reported having had sexual intercourse more frequently than men,(p = 0.027). Condoms were consistently used by 58% (IC95%: 51.8%-64.3%), while 35.8% have used the withdrawal method to prevent pregnancy. Twenty five per cent of men believed a person infected with the AIDS virus can not transmit the infection if this person didn't show signs of being sick. Eighty- two per cent of coitally experienced students worried about getting AIDS. Men responded more frequently than women that condoms reduce pleasure; OR =2.5, IC95%: 1.21-3.48. Respondents were more likely to use condoms consistently if they show positive attitudes toward condom use (p= 0.03). About 66.4% reported negative self-efficacy belief regarding standing-up to pressure from a steady sex partner to have intercourse without a condom; 55.9% of women and 74.3% of men, (IC95%: 1.51-3.46). CONCLUSIONS : The survey results were different from other surveys carried-out in Spanish students, although methods and sample composition make comparison difficult.

Publication Types:

• Meeting Abstracts

Keywords:

• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• Attitude
• Behavior
• Coitus
• Condoms
• Culture
• Data Collection
• Female
• Humans
• Knowledge
• Male
• Patient Dropouts
• Pregnancy
• Questionnaires
• Risk-Taking
• Safe Sex
• Schools
• Sexual Behavior
• Spain
• Students
• education

Other ID:

• GWAIDS0012896

UI: 102250394

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