Garside R, Ayres R, Owen M, Pearson V A, Roizen J
Reproductive Health, School of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Church Lane, Exeter EX2 5SQ, UK.
Int J STD AIDS. 2001 Sep;12(9):582-8. doi: 10.1258/0956462011923750.
Young people are at risk from sexually transmitted infections (STIs)--the incidence of chlamydia in the UK is highest among young women aged 16-19. Despite this, young people lack knowledge about STIs and are more aware of the risks of unwanted pregnancy than their risk of acquiring an STI. This study used qualitative and quantitative methods to examine what teenagers know about STIs, their prevention, symptoms, treatment and services. Only one-third of respondents recognized chlamydia as an STI. The little knowledge of STIs that was revealed was superficial. Few were aware that special services existed for STIs. Condoms were seen as contraception, not as a method of preventing infection transmission. High teenage pregnancy rates have received much publicity but less attention has been paid to rising STI incidence. Programmes aimed at decreasing pregnancy rates through adoption of effective hormonal contraception not only fail to address STIs but may be detrimental to prevention efforts.
年轻人面临性传播感染（STIs）的风险——在英国，衣原体感染率在16至19岁的年轻女性中最高。尽管如此，年轻人缺乏关于性传播感染的知识，并且比起感染性传播感染的风险，他们更清楚意外怀孕的风险。本研究采用定性和定量方法，以调查青少年对性传播感染、其预防、症状、治疗及相关服务的了解情况。只有三分之一的受访者将衣原体识别为性传播感染。所揭示的关于性传播感染的知识很少且很肤浅。很少有人意识到存在针对性传播感染的特殊服务。避孕套被视为避孕工具，而非预防感染传播的方法。青少年高怀孕率受到了广泛关注，但性传播感染发病率上升却较少受到关注。旨在通过采用有效的激素避孕措施来降低怀孕率的项目，不仅未能解决性传播感染问题，而且可能对预防工作有害。
