Cohall A, Kassotis J, Parks R, Vaughan R, Bannister H, Northridge M
Harlem Health Promotion Center, Columbia University Presbyterian Hospital, Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University, 600 W. 16th St., New York, NY 10032, USA.
J Natl Med Assoc. 2001 Feb;93(2):64-9.
The purpose of this study is twofold: to evaluate the extent of knowledge possessed by young people residing in an urban sexually transmitted disease (STD) and AIDS epicenter about STDs, including AIDS; and to determine whether knowledge levels varied by age, gender, race/ ethnicity, and/or previous health instruction. A total of 867 adolescents (472 females and 395 males) attending a large public high school in New York City completed a self-administered survey. Levels of knowledge about AIDS transmission and prevention were high (mean percentage correct = 91.8%). Nonetheless, adolescent respondents locked awareness about the prevalence of common STDs, had limited understanding of the ways in which these diseases can be transmitted and prevented, and were unaware of potentially serious sequelae resulting from exposure to infectious agents (e.g., infertility from chlamydial infections). Young people who had taken a health education course in which STDs were discussed did slightly better on the knowledge survey than did their peers. While the prevention of HIV infection is, and should be, a national priority, more concerted efforts are needed to better educate young people about other STDs in the overall context of sexual health.
评估居住在城市性传播疾病（STD）和艾滋病高发区的年轻人对包括艾滋病在内的性传播疾病的了解程度；确定知识水平是否因年龄、性别、种族/民族和/或以前接受的健康指导而有所不同。共有867名青少年（472名女性和395名男性）参与了纽约市一所大型公立高中的一项自行填写的调查。他们对艾滋病传播和预防的知识水平较高（平均正确百分比 = 91.8%）。尽管如此，青少年受访者对常见性传播疾病的患病率缺乏认识，对这些疾病的传播和预防方式了解有限，并且没有意识到接触传染源可能导致的潜在严重后果（例如，衣原体感染导致的不孕）。参加过讨论性传播疾病的健康教育课程的年轻人在知识调查中的表现略优于同龄人。虽然预防艾滋病毒感染现在是而且应该是国家优先事项，但需要做出更协调一致的努力，以便在性健康的整体背景下更好地教育年轻人了解其他性传播疾病。
