Viseskul Nongkran, Fongkaew Warunee, Settheekul Saowaluck, Grimes Richard M
Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2015 Sep-Oct;14(5):423-7. doi: 10.1177/2325957413488188. Epub 2013 May 24.
Studies of sexual behavior among HIV-infected Thai youth show conflicting results due to the different ages of the respondents. This study examined the relationships between sexual self-efficacy and risk behaviors among 92 HIV-positive Thai youth aged 14 to 21 years. A questionnaire previously validated in Thailand measured sexual self-efficacy. There were low levels of sexual activity with 13 respondents having sex in the last 6 months. The sexual self-efficacy scales were inversely related to the risk behaviors of having sex, having multiple partners, and drinking alcohol in the last 6 months. The scores of the sexual self-efficacy scale and its subscales were significantly lower in those aged 17 to 21 than in 14 to 16. Sexual risk behaviors were significantly higher in those aged 17 to 21 than in 14 to 16. These findings suggest that interventions to increase sexual self-efficacy should be emphasized as HIV-infected Thai youth reach late adolescence.
对感染艾滋病毒的泰国青年性行为的研究显示，由于受访者年龄不同，结果相互矛盾。本研究调查了92名年龄在14至21岁之间的艾滋病毒呈阳性的泰国青年的性自我效能感与风险行为之间的关系。一份先前在泰国验证过的问卷用于测量性自我效能感。性活动水平较低，有13名受访者在过去6个月内有过性行为。性自我效能量表与过去6个月内发生性行为、拥有多个性伴侣和饮酒等风险行为呈负相关。17至21岁人群的性自我效能量表及其子量表得分显著低于14至16岁人群。17至21岁人群的性风险行为显著高于14至16岁人群。这些发现表明，随着感染艾滋病毒的泰国青年进入青春期后期，应强调采取干预措施以提高性自我效能感。
