Vélez C N, Rodríguez L A, Schoenbaum E, Ungemack J A
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico 00936-5067, USA.
P R Health Sci J. 1997 Mar;16(1):37-44.
This paper examines the characteristics of youngsters in drug treatment who volunteer for AIDS testing in comparison to those who do not. HIV Antibodies testing was offered on a voluntary basis to a sample of 250 Puerto Rican youngsters enrolled in three ambulatory drug treatment centers in 1991. Sixty-six percent of the youngsters agreed to take the test. Male adolescents who volunteered reported fewer years of education and were more likely to have dropped-out of school. Consistent with research findings among adults, those adolescents at greater risk of HIV infection as measured by drug use and sexual behaviors were more likely to volunteer for on-site testing for HIV infection. Higher rates of alcohol use and marijuana use differentiated volunteers from those who did not. Among the sexual behaviors investigated, number of partners, engaging in less risk reduction practices, having a sexual partner who had used illicit drugs and using condoms to avoid STD's were found to be significantly higher in volunteers.
本文研究了接受药物治疗的青少年中自愿接受艾滋病检测者与非自愿接受者的特征。1991年，在三个门诊药物治疗中心对250名波多黎各青少年进行了抽样，自愿进行HIV抗体检测。66%的青少年同意接受检测。自愿接受检测的男性青少年受教育年限较少，更有可能辍学。与成年人的研究结果一致，通过吸毒和性行为衡量，感染艾滋病毒风险较高的青少年更有可能自愿接受艾滋病毒现场检测。饮酒和吸食大麻的比例较高使自愿接受检测者与非自愿接受者区分开来。在调查的性行为中，自愿接受检测者的性伴侣数量、采取较少降低风险措施、有使用非法药物的性伴侣以及使用避孕套预防性病的比例明显更高。
