An analysis of behavior of having multiple sexual partners among outside school adolescents aged 15-24 years and the impact factors in one county
- VernacularTitle:某县校外青少年多性伴行为影响因素分析
- Author:
Guang-Rong ZHU
;
Cheng-Ye JI
;
Bo-Wen FENG
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Adolescents;
Multiple sexual partners;
Impact factors.
- From:
Chinese Journal of AIDS & STD
2007;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analyze behavior of having multiple sexual partners among outside school adolescents and the impact factors in one county.Method Participatory method was adopted in the survey,trainees of an occupational training center were trained to investigate their peers with anonymous questionnaires.Results The subjects who had more than 3 sexual partners accounted for 38.3%,and the factors related to multiple sexual partners were complicated.The most im- portant protective factor was to raise level of HIV/AIDS related knowledge (OR=0.85);the key risk factors were: promiscuous behaviors (OR=4.91) and prostitution(OR=3.37) among their friends.Conclusion For reducing behav- ior of having multiple sexual partners among outside school adolescents,it is essential to promote HIV/AIDS related health education and to enhance their ability to respond to pressures from their bad peers.
