Eriksson Elisabet, Lindmark Gunilla, Haddad Beverley, Axemo Pia
Department of Women's and Children's Health, International Maternal and Child Health (IMCH), University Hospital, Uppsala University, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden,
J Relig Health. 2014 Dec;53(6):1662-75. doi: 10.1007/s10943-013-9753-7.
Faith communities exert a powerful influence on the life of their members, and studies are needed about how they may be able to influence young people's attitudes regarding sexuality and HIV prevention. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire from young people (811), aged 15-24 years, affiliated to the Roman Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church and the Assemblies of God. The majority of participants perceived themselves at risk of HIV infection (53 %). Premarital sexual abstinence was the most frequently (88 %) reported prevention message, followed by faithfulness (23 %), HIV testing (18 %) and condom use (17 %). Furthermore, religious affiliation was associated with education on sexuality and HIV in youth groups, with better information given to members of the Lutheran and Catholic churches. Faith communities need to strengthen their capacity to educate young people in a more holistic way about sexuality and HIV prevention.
宗教团体对其成员的生活有着强大的影响力，因此需要开展研究，以了解它们如何能够影响年轻人对性和艾滋病毒预防的态度。通过一份自填式问卷，收集了隶属于罗马天主教会、路德教会和上帝教会的15至24岁年轻人（811人）的数据。大多数参与者认为自己有感染艾滋病毒的风险（53%）。婚前性禁欲是最常被提及的预防信息（88%），其次是忠诚（23%）、艾滋病毒检测（18%）和使用避孕套（17%）。此外，宗教归属与青年团体中的性教育和艾滋病毒教育有关，路德教会和天主教会的成员得到了更好的信息。宗教团体需要加强其能力，以更全面的方式对年轻人进行性和艾滋病毒预防教育。
