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- Title
A Longitudinal Study of Adolescents with Perinatally or Transfusion Acquired HIV Infection: Sexual Knowledge, Risk Reduction Self-efficacy and Sexual Behavior.
- Authors
Wiener, Lori S.; Battles, Haven B.; Wood, Lauren V.
- Abstract
As HIV-positive children are surviving to adolescence and beyond, understanding their HIV knowledge and sexual behavior is critical. Forty HIV+ adolescents/young adults were interviewed twice, approximately 21 months apart (mean age 16.6 and 18.3 years, respectively). Data on demographics, safer sex knowledge, sexual risk behaviors, risk reduction self-efficacy, and Tanner stage were collected. Twenty-eight percent of HIV+ youth at Time 1 and 41% at Time 2 reported being sexually active. HIV transmission/safer sex knowledge was low, increased with age, and both self-efficacy for and actual condom use was relatively high. Secondary prevention messages should be incorporated into routine medical settings.
- Subjects
HIV infections; TEENAGERS' sexual behavior; HIV-positive persons; SEX education; SELF-efficacy; CONDOM use
- Publication
AIDS & Behavior, 2007, Vol 11, Issue 3, p471
- ISSN
1090-7165
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10461-006-9162-y