Ford N J, Halliday J, Little J
Department of Geography, University of Exeter, Amory Building, Rennes Drive, Exeter EX4 4RJ, UK.
Br J Fam Plann. 1999 Jul;25(2):55-8.
The immediate objective was to up-date knowledge of the socio-sexual lifestyles and AIDS awareness of young people (16-24 years of age) in Somerset, and to compare these 1996 survey findings to the Somerset Survey findings from 1990. The ultimate objective was to provide information to assist the continuing development of HIV risk-reduction and sexual health promotion strategies for young people.
An identical schedule-structured survey strategy to that employed in 1990 was undertaken in May to July 1996 among 498 young people throughout Somerset. A quota sampling strategy was undertaken in 50 electoral wards, randomly selected in proportion to population size. The interviews, undertaken in respondents' homes, involved a combined personal interview and self-completion booklet.
Between 1990 and 1996 broad shifts in sexual lifestyles were identified, involving earlier ages of first intercourse, slight increases in numbers of sexual partners and more 'casual-recreational' sexual attitudes. These changes were accompanied by a substantial increase in condom use.
The trend among youth in Somerset is towards more open sexual lifestyles, but with the positive public health implications of higher levels of 'safer sex' practice.
近期目标是更新对萨默塞特郡16至24岁年轻人的社会性行为方式及艾滋病认知的了解，并将1996年的调查结果与1990年萨默塞特郡的调查结果进行比较。最终目标是提供信息，以协助持续制定针对年轻人的降低艾滋病毒风险及促进性健康的策略。
1996年5月至7月，在萨默塞特郡各地对498名年轻人采用了与1990年相同的按时间表结构化的调查策略。在50个选区采用配额抽样策略，根据人口规模随机选取。访谈在受访者家中进行，包括个人访谈和自填式手册。
1990年至1996年间，性行为方式出现了广泛变化，包括首次性交年龄提前、性伴侣数量略有增加以及更“随意-娱乐化”的性观念。这些变化伴随着避孕套使用的大幅增加。
萨默塞特郡年轻人的趋势是朝着更开放的性行为方式发展，但具有更高水平的“安全性行为”实践对公共卫生的积极影响。
