Mother and Child Health Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Aust N Z J Public Health. 2010 Oct;34(5):476-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00593.x.
This paper reports on the sexual health knowledge and risk behaviours of year 10 and 12 students between 1997 and 2008.
Data were from nationally representative cross-sectional stratified cluster samples of year 10 and 12 students in the Australian secondary school system collected at three intervals--1997, 2002 and 2008. A number of methods were used to analyse students' sexual health knowledge and behavioural data over time.
Student knowledge of HIV/AIDS has stabilised since the 2002 survey and remains high. Between 1997 and 2008 there has been an increase in student knowledge with respect to STIs and hepatitis. Although the proportion of students reporting ever having had sexual intercourse has increased over time, the increases between 2002 and 2008 were not significant. There has been a significant increase in the number of sexual partnerships reported by students over a year, particularly for those in year 12.
Student knowledge of HIV/AIDS remains high and there has been some improvement in STI and hepatitis knowledge, although knowledge in these domains is still moderate. Sexually active students were more likely to report having sex with multiple partners compared to previous surveys. Consistency of condom use has not increased since 1997.
Although consistent condom use remains moderately high, it is of some concern that condom use has not increased since 1997 despite related increases in sexual activity among adolescents who have experienced sexual intercourse and increased rates of STIs among this group.
本文报告了 1997 年至 2008 年 10 年级和 12 年级学生的性健康知识和风险行为。
数据来自澳大利亚中学系统中 10 年级和 12 年级学生的全国代表性横断面分层聚类样本，在三个时间点进行了收集，即 1997 年、2002 年和 2008 年。采用了多种方法来分析学生的性健康知识和行为数据随时间的变化情况。
自 2002 年调查以来，学生对 HIV/AIDS 的认识已经稳定，并且仍然很高。在 1997 年至 2008 年间，学生对性传播感染和肝炎的认识有所提高。尽管报告曾经有过性行为的学生比例随着时间的推移而增加，但 2002 年至 2008 年之间的增加并不显著。报告在一年内有多个性伴侣的学生人数显著增加，特别是 12 年级的学生。
学生对 HIV/AIDS 的认识仍然很高，性传播感染和肝炎的知识有所提高，尽管这些领域的知识仍然中等。性活跃的学生更有可能报告与多个伴侣发生性关系，与以前的调查相比。自 1997 年以来，避孕套的使用一致性并没有增加。
尽管持续使用避孕套的比例仍然适中，但令人担忧的是，尽管青少年的性活跃程度有所增加，并且该群体中的性传播感染率有所上升，但自 1997 年以来，避孕套的使用并未增加。
