Arcari Christine M, Gaydos Joel C, Howell M Renee, McKee Kelly T, Gaydos Charlotte A
Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Sex Transm Dis. 2004 Jul;31(7):443-7. doi: 10.1097/01.olq.0000129950.91427.34.
The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of an intervention for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and a screening program for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in male Army recruits.
The goals of this study were to identify and treat chlamydia and gonorrhea infections in recruits, assess their perceptions of risk, and increase their STD knowledge and behavioral intentions.
Volunteers (n = 3911) entering basic training (July 1999-June 2000) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, attended an educational intervention, completed pre- and post-questionnaires, and provided a urine specimen for chlamydia and gonorrhea screening by nucleic acid amplification testing.
Chlamydia and gonorrhea prevalences were 4.7% and 0.4%, respectively. The mean STD knowledge score, intent to use condoms, and confidence in using condoms correctly increased (P <0.001). Participants reported increased risk perception and considered the educational program valuable (96.9%) and a learning experience (94.6%).
A linked educational and screening program is feasible and acceptable in male Army recruits.
本研究的目的是评估一项针对男性陆军新兵性传播疾病（STD）的干预措施以及沙眼衣原体和淋病奈瑟菌感染筛查项目的可行性。
本研究的目标是识别并治疗新兵中的衣原体和淋病感染，评估他们对风险的认知，并增加他们的性传播疾病知识和行为意向。
1999年7月至2000年6月在南卡罗来纳州杰克逊堡参加基础训练的志愿者（n = 3911）参加了一次教育干预，完成了问卷前测和后测，并提供了一份尿液标本，通过核酸扩增检测进行衣原体和淋病筛查。
衣原体和淋病的患病率分别为4.7%和0.4%。性传播疾病知识平均得分、使用避孕套的意向以及正确使用避孕套的信心均有所提高（P <0.001）。参与者报告称风险认知有所增加，并认为该教育项目有价值（96.9%）且是一次学习经历（94.6%）。
一项将教育与筛查相结合的项目在男性陆军新兵中是可行且可接受的。
