Tiittala Paula, Kivelä Pia, Liitsola Kirsi, Ollgren Jukka, Pasanen Sini, Vasankari Tuula, Ristola Matti
Doctoral Programme in Population Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Department of Health Security, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Mannerheimintie 166, 00271, Helsinki, Finland.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2018 Dec;20(6):1415-1423. doi: 10.1007/s10903-018-0707-8.
Migrants are disproportionately affected by HIV in many European countries, including Finland. We aimed to compare the HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of young asylum seekers to those of the general young adult population. Two cross-sectional surveys were conducted among 20- to 25-year-old young adults: The TIE study among asylum seekers (n = 47) and the World AIDS Day 2014 study among the general population (n = 485). Important gaps in HIV KAP were identified especially among the young asylum seekers. For the general young adult population, previous HIV testing was associated with female gender, better HIV knowledge and increased sexual activity. Health education concerning HIV needs to be further enforced among young adults in Finland. Due to poorer HIV knowledge, young asylum seekers might be especially vulnerable to HIV. The asylum process is a window of opportunity for health education and HIV testing.
在包括芬兰在内的许多欧洲国家，移民受艾滋病毒的影响尤为严重。我们旨在比较年轻寻求庇护者与一般年轻成年人在艾滋病毒相关知识、态度和行为方面的差异。对20至25岁的年轻人进行了两项横断面调查：一项是针对寻求庇护者的TIE研究（n = 47），另一项是2014年世界艾滋病日针对普通人群的研究（n = 485）。特别是在年轻寻求庇护者中发现了艾滋病毒知识、态度和行为方面的重大差距。对于一般年轻成年人来说，以前的艾滋病毒检测与女性性别、更好的艾滋病毒知识以及增加的性活动有关。芬兰需要进一步加强针对年轻人的艾滋病毒健康教育。由于艾滋病毒知识较差，年轻寻求庇护者可能特别容易感染艾滋病毒。庇护程序是进行健康教育和艾滋病毒检测的一个机会窗口。
