AIDS-related knowledge among college freshmen and its influence on sexual attitudes and behaviors in Jiangsu Province
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2020.11.017
- VernacularTitle:江苏大一新生艾滋病认知情况及其对性态度性行为的影响
- Author:
DU Guoping, YU Qingzhou, WANG Yaqing, ZHANG Jun, LYU Yumei, ZHANG Suqin, GAO Rong
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Author Information
1. Southeast University Hospital, Nanjing (210018), China
- Publication Type:期刊文章
- Keywords:
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;
Knowledge;
Sex;
Attitude;
Behavior;
Regression analysis;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2020;41(11):1661-1663
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the status of knowledge about acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS) among college freshmen in Jiangsu Province, and to analyze the influences of AIDS-related knowledge on their sexual attitudes and behaviors.
Methods:A total of 8 633 freshmen from 20 colleges and universities in Jiangsu Province were enrolled by multi-stage stratified sampling. The questionnaire for young students about the eight items of AIDS basic knowledge were used to investigate the AIDS-related knowledge, sexual attitudes and behaviors. Multivariate Logistic regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors of the AIDS-related knowledge and to adjust the influences of AIDS-related knowledge on sexual attitudes and behaviors.
Results:The overall qualified rate of AIDS-related knowledge among college freshmen in Jiangsu Province was 87.6% and the qualified rate of 8 items were between 59.8% and 98.3%. The types of schools, nationality, mother s education level and whether only child or not were identified as independent factors for qualified rate of AIDS-related knowledge(P<0.05). The awareness of AIDS-related knowledge had significant impacts on the sexual attitudes and behaviors of college freshmen. Students with insufficient knowledge were more likely to approve premarital sexual behaviors(OR=1.31, 95%CI=1.11-1.63), willing to use condoms consistently(OR=1.67, 95%CI=1.43-1.92) and to accept the HIV tests(OR=4.54, 95%CI=3.13-6.52). Students with unqualified knowledge were more likely to have sexual behavior(OR=1.89, 95%CI=1.42-2.49), while those with sexual experiences and insufficient AIDS knowledge were more likely to use condoms consistently(OR=2.13, 95%CI=1.22-3.78).
Conclusion:The education on AIDS-related knowledge for teenagers was helpful to construct correct sexual concepts and develop healthy sexual behaviors. However, the AIDS-related knowledge of college freshmen in Jiangsu Province is not sufficient and needed to improve.
