Boyd Donte T, Waller Bernadine, Quinn Camille R
Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States.
School of Social Work, Adelphi University, City Garden, NY, United States.
Prev Med Rep. 2021 Feb 23;22:101335. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101335. eCollection 2021 Jun.
Exploring youth and young adult's agency may be a way to increase HIV testing and help end the HIV epidemic. We used data from the National Survey of Teens and Young Adults (15-24) on HIV/AIDS ( = 1,437). Data were collected from September 21-October 1, 2012. The sample included 748 girls and 689 boys; and the mean age is 20 years (SD: 3.02). Youth and young adults completed a 40-question survey on attitudes and knowledge about HIV. Using a multivariable logistic regression analysis, study findings suggest that focusing on protective health behaviors like the role youth can play in ending the epidemic and hearing about an AIDS-free generation were both associated with an increase in HIV testing. Our study finds that enhancing the role and influence of personal agency can inform HIV prevention and intervention programs that are specific to youth.
探索青少年和青年的能动性可能是增加艾滋病毒检测并帮助终结艾滋病毒流行的一种方式。我们使用了全国青少年和青年(15至24岁)艾滋病毒/艾滋病调查(样本量=1437)的数据。数据收集于2012年9月21日至10月1日。样本包括748名女孩和689名男孩;平均年龄为20岁(标准差:3.02)。青少年和青年完成了一项关于艾滋病毒态度和知识的40个问题的调查。通过多变量逻辑回归分析,研究结果表明,关注保护性健康行为,如青年在终结流行中可以发挥的作用,以及听闻无艾滋病一代,都与艾滋病毒检测增加有关。我们的研究发现,增强个人能动性的作用和影响可以为针对青少年的艾滋病毒预防和干预项目提供信息。