Clarke J, Abram R, Monteiro E F
Department of Genitourinary Medicine, General Infirmary, Leeds, UK.
Genitourin Med. 1990 Jun;66(3):189-92. doi: 10.1136/sti.66.3.189.
A questionnaire was given to 56 sexually active girls 12-16 years old, in a juvenile assessment centre or attending a genitourinary medicine clinic. Sexual behaviour, drug use, contraceptive practice and knowledge and attitudes about AIDS were evaluated. The girls were similar in demographic characteristics from both centres and were regarded as one group. Sexual experience ranged from 1 partner ever to 70 clients/week; 19 girls had contracted a sexually transmitted disease at some time. Half had never used a contraceptive. Twenty eight had used illicit drugs, with two girls experimenting with intravenous misuse. Misconceptions about modes of transmission of HIV were common, but most girls knew some basic facts about the virus. Most girls realised they were at risk, were anxious about contracting HIV infection in the future, but had not modified their behaviour in terms of condom usage. This study indicates that high risk adolescents need to be targeted for effective health education in order to modify behaviour patterns which put them at risk of acquiring HIV in the future.
一份问卷被发放给了56名年龄在12至16岁之间、性活跃的女孩，她们来自一个青少年评估中心或在一家性传播疾病诊所就诊。对她们的性行为、药物使用、避孕措施以及对艾滋病的知识和态度进行了评估。来自两个中心的女孩在人口统计学特征方面相似，被视为一个群体。性经历从仅有一个性伴侣到每周有70个性伙伴不等；19名女孩曾在某个时候感染过性传播疾病。一半的女孩从未使用过避孕措施。28名女孩曾使用过非法药物，其中两名女孩尝试过静脉注射滥用药物。对艾滋病毒传播方式存在误解很常见，但大多数女孩了解一些关于该病毒的基本事实。大多数女孩意识到她们处于危险之中，对未来感染艾滋病毒感到焦虑，但在使用安全套方面并未改变她们的行为。这项研究表明，高危青少年需要成为有效的健康教育目标，以便改变那些使他们未来有感染艾滋病毒风险的行为模式。
