Wyn J
Youth Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic.
Aust J Public Health. 1994 Mar;18(1):32-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.1994.tb00191.x.
This paper reports on a recent research project which explored the social meaning of heterosexual relationships for young women aged 16 to 18. Drawing on intensive interviews with 95 young women from a diverse range of backgrounds, the study provided evidence that young women remain relatively ignorant about all aspects of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), that the provision of health services to young women is far from adequate and that public health measures have failed to address the issue of the social and political context in which young women operate. Furthermore, there is evidence that the public health campaign to reduce infection with the human immunodeficiency virus has had a counter productive effect on the prevention of STDs. There are three key dimensions to the prevention of STDs through public health measures: ensuring that young women have adequate knowledge to prevent STDs; provision of adequate health services for young women and fostering a social and political milieu which will support women's control over their sexuality.
本文报告了一项近期的研究项目，该项目探讨了16至18岁年轻女性异性恋关系的社会意义。通过对95名来自不同背景的年轻女性进行深入访谈，该研究表明，年轻女性对性传播疾病（STD）的各个方面仍然相对无知，为年轻女性提供的医疗服务远远不够，而且公共卫生措施未能解决年轻女性所处的社会和政治环境问题。此外，有证据表明，减少人类免疫缺陷病毒感染的公共卫生运动对性传播疾病的预防产生了适得其反的效果。通过公共卫生措施预防性传播疾病有三个关键层面：确保年轻女性有足够的知识预防性传播疾病；为年轻女性提供足够的医疗服务；营造一个支持女性对自身性行为进行控制的社会和政治环境。
