Perception of HIV-related behavior and influencing factors among young students in Guangzhou
10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20230617-00384
- VernacularTitle:广州市青年学生HIV感染相关行为的风险感知情况及影响因素分析
- Author:
Jun LIU
1
;
Peng LIN
;
Huifang XU
;
Yan LI
;
Xiaobing FU
;
Zhilu YAO
;
Shilan XIE
;
Simin HE
;
Jianrong LI
;
Siyuan PAN
;
Fang YANG
Author Information
1. 广东省疾病预防控制中心艾滋病预防控制所，广州 511430
- Keywords:
HIV/AIDS;
Risk perception;
Young students;
Influencing factors;
Awareness rate
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2023;44(12):1956-1962
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the risk perception for risky behavior of HIV/AIDS infection among young students and to analyze the related influencing factors.Methods:A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 5 different types of Guangzhou colleges from September to November 2021, in which convenience sampling and a minimum number of classes per grade and 600 samples per school were used according to the national unity program. Disordered multi-classification logistic regression was used to construct a risk perception model and analyze influencing factors in different risk perception levels.Results:A total of 7 346 young students were surveyed, and most rated themselves at low risk of HIV/AIDS infections (90.58%, 6 654/7 346). A total of 89.10% (6 545/7 346) of subjects' perception of their HIV/AIDS infection risk was consistent with their risk behavior, while 10.90% (801/7 346) was inconsistent. Among those inconsistent subjects, 19.10% (153/801) showed underestimating their risk , while 80.90% (648/801) seen overestimating their risk. Disordered multi-classification logistic regression analysis showed that, after controlling for other factors, compared with the non-sexual group, respondents whose first sex age under 18 had a higher rate of underestimating their risk of infection ( OR=129.39, 95% CI: 73.28-228.48), as well as a higher rate of overestimated their risk of infection ( OR=1.76, 95% CI: 1.04-2.99). First sexual intercourse at age 18 or older was a risk factor for underestimating risk ( OR=70.56, 95% CI: 42.72-116.53), but was not statistically associated with overestimating risk. Being female, other school type, non-heterosexual orientation, and self-rated HIV-related knowledge as fair or no knowledge were risk factors for overestimating risk but were not statistically associated with underestimating risk. Conclusions:Overall, young students in universities of Guangzhou have a good risk perception of HIV/AIDS infection. Individual factors, education factors and sexual experience will influence students' risk perception of HIV/AIDS infection. Raising the awareness rate of HIV/AIDS knowledge and delaying the age of first sexual intercourse will improve the risk perception ability of young students.
