Fisher Christopher, Mikolajczak Gosia, Ezer Paulina, Kerr Lucille, Bellamy Rosalind, Brown Graham, Waling Andrea, Lucke Jayne
Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
The Policy Lab, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Front Public Health. 2019 Aug 22;7:217. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00217. eCollection 2019.
Since 1992 the Australian Government has funded a periodic national survey of HIV and Sexually Transmissible Infection (STI) knowledge and sexual risk behavior among secondary school students. Adolescents continue to be a priority population in public health efforts to reduce rates of STIs in Australia. The purpose of the survey is to inform progress on national strategic sexual health priorities. The results are used by federal and state/territory government agencies, youth-serving community organizations and health educators to improve knowledge, promote healthy sexual behaviors and target educational efforts aimed at communicating public health messages to young people. The 6th survey entitled the "National Survey of Secondary Students and Adolescent Sexual Health" was conducted online in 2018 among 14-18 year olds living in Australia. The anonymous self-complete survey contained up to 286 items assessing three primary domains of knowledge, behaviors and education experiences. Factual knowledge measures covered HIV transmission and STI knowledge around transmission and prevention covering gonorrhea, Chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis, herpes, and HPV. Behavioral measures examined perceived susceptibility, peer norms, protective behaviors, age of onset for various behaviors, reasons for not being sexually active yet, and/or sexual histories with additional detail on most recent sexual event. The 6th survey was completed by 8,400 Australian adolescents a represents a broad cross-section by age, gender, year in school, type of school (e.g., government, Catholic), and state/territory which closely matched census data on these strata. The one-of-a-kind survey instrument, grounded in public health theories, may prove valuable for public health researchers. Findings from the 6th National Survey of Secondary Students and Adolescent Sexual Health will contribute important insights into current knowledge, behaviors and educational experiences of young people. Results, similar to previous iterations of the survey, will inform public health practitioners, policymakers, educators, and advocates for the sexual health and well-being of young Australians. Results may assist sexual health services to align with broader public health goals articulated in the national HIV and STI strategies aimed to reduce the burden of disease and improve the quality of sexual lives of young Australians.
自1992年以来，澳大利亚政府资助了一项针对中学生艾滋病毒和性传播感染（STI）知识以及性风险行为的定期全国性调查。在澳大利亚减少性传播感染率的公共卫生工作中，青少年仍然是重点人群。该调查的目的是为国家战略性性健康重点工作的进展提供信息。联邦和州/领地政府机构、为青少年服务的社区组织以及健康教育工作者利用这些结果来提高知识水平、促进健康的性行为，并将针对年轻人传播公共卫生信息的教育工作作为目标。第六次调查名为“全国中学生与青少年性健康调查”，于2018年在澳大利亚对14至18岁的青少年进行了在线调查。这份匿名的自填式调查问卷包含多达286个项目，评估知识、行为和教育经历这三个主要领域。事实性知识测量涵盖艾滋病毒传播以及性传播感染的传播和预防知识，包括淋病、衣原体、梅毒、肝炎、疱疹和人乳头瘤病毒。行为测量考察了感知易感性、同伴规范、保护行为、各种行为的起始年龄、尚未进行性行为的原因，和/或性经历，并对最近一次性行为提供了更多细节。第六次调查由8400名澳大利亚青少年完成，按年龄、性别、在校年级、学校类型（如公立、天主教学校）和州/领地划分，具有广泛的代表性，与这些层面的人口普查数据密切匹配。这一独特的调查问卷以公共卫生理论为基础，可能对公共卫生研究人员具有重要价值。第六届全国中学生与青少年性健康调查的结果将为了解年轻人当前的知识、行为和教育经历提供重要见解。与该调查之前的版本类似，结果将为公共卫生从业者、政策制定者、教育工作者以及澳大利亚年轻人性健康和福祉的倡导者提供信息。结果可能有助于性健康服务与国家艾滋病毒和性传播感染战略中阐明的更广泛公共卫生目标保持一致，旨在减轻疾病负担并改善澳大利亚年轻人的性生活质量。
