Exploring Gender Differences in the Relationship between HIV/STD Testing and Condom Use among Undergraduate College Students
| Autor: | Michele L. Vancour, Sandra Minor Bulmer, Karina Danvers, Raymond Mugno, Jean M. Breny Bontempi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Health (social science)
business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) virus diseases Human sexuality medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause law.invention symbols.namesake Health promotion Condom Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Sexual behavior law symbols Medicine Health education business Fisher's exact test Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Health Education. 40:97-105 |
| ISSN: | 2168-3751 1932-5037 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/19325037.2009.10599084 |
| Popis: | Background: Rates of HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are increasing among university students. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine gender differences in the relationship between condom use and (1) HIV/STD testing behaviors, (2) STD treatment behaviors and, (3) alcohol use behaviors. Methods: A survey was administered to 1,500 undergraduate students in a university system in the Northeast. Frequency tests and the Fisher Exact test for associations were conducted. Results: Analysis was conducted on 1,410 surveys. Rates of sexual behavior were high, while condom use was reportedly low. Females reported higher rates of sexual activity and lower rates of condom use. Females who had been tested for HIV and STDs reported significantly lower rates of condom use than those not tested. Even more significant, females who had been treated for an STD reported low rates of condom use. Discussion: College students are reportedly continuing to practice unsafe sexual behavi... |
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