Kenyan in-School Youths' Level of Understanding of Abstinence, Being Faithful, and Consistent Condom Use Terms: Implications for HIV-Prevention Programs
Kenyan in-School Youths' Level of Understanding of Abstinence, Being Faithful, and Consistent Condom Use Terms: Implications for HIV-Prevention Programs
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10.1080/10810730902805895
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Curbow, Barbara
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作者：
Lillie, Tiffany;Pulerwitz, Julie;Curbow, Barbara
禁欲、忠于一个性伴侣和使用避孕套等预防艾滋病的行为是许多国际艾滋病干预措施的重点。在实施艾滋病毒预防干预之前，对13-19岁的肯尼亚在校青年（N=1,375）进行了调查。作为调查的一部分，学生们在提供的空白处写下他们对这些术语的定义。通过确定反复出现的主题，开发一个代码本，并让两名编码人员对响应进行编码，对这些定义进行定性分析。与该术语的传统定义相比，整个定义被分配了一个全面的完全理解、部分理解、不理解或没有响应代码。总的来说，48%的人完全理解禁欲，20%的人完全理解忠诚，7%的人完全理解一贯使用避孕套。这表明，如果要在艾滋病毒预防项目中适当使用这些术语及其背后的含义，就需要进一步澄清和讨论。
The HIV-prevention behaviors of abstinence from sex, being faithful to one sexual partner, and condom use (ABC) are the focus of many international HIV interventions. Kenyan in-school youth ages 13-19 years (N=1,375) were surveyed before the intended HIV-prevention intervention was implemented. As part of the survey, students wrote their definitions of the terms in a space provided. These definitions were qualitatively analyzed by determining recurrent themes, developing a codebook, and having two coders code the responses. The entire definition was assigned an overall fully comprehended, partly comprehended, did not comprehend, or no response code in comparison to the conventional definition of the term. Overall, 48% fully comprehended abstinence, 20% fully comprehended being faithful, and 7% fully comprehended consistent condom use. This suggests that these terms, and the meanings behind them, need additional clarification and discussion if they are to be used appropriately in HIV-prevention programs.