Online social networking technologies, HIV knowledge, and sexual risk and testing behaviors among homeless youth.
Online social networking technologies, HIV knowledge, and sexual risk and testing behaviors among homeless youth.
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DOI：
10.1007/s10461-010-9810-0
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发表时间：
2011-02
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Rice, Eric
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作者：
Young, Sean D.;Rice, Eric
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这项研究评估了在线社交网络与洛杉矶无家可归青年的性健康行为之间的关系。我们分析了在洛杉矶一家机构获得服务的201名无家可归青年的调查数据。多元(回归和逻辑)模型评估了在线社交网络技术的使用(和讨论的主题)是否影响艾滋病毒知识、性危险行为和性传播感染(STI)检测。一组结果表明，使用在线社交网络寻找伴侣(与不使用网络寻找伴侣相比)与增加性行为风险有关。支持数据表明，(1)使用在线社交网络谈论安全性行为与在网上遇到最近的性伴侣的可能性增加相关，(2)拥有在线性伴侣并在在线社交网络上与朋友谈论毒品和派对与更多的交换性行为相关。然而，结果也表明，在线社交网络的使用与无家可归青年中更多的知识和艾滋病毒/性传播感染的预防有关：(1)使用在线社交网络谈论爱情和安全的性行为与艾滋病毒知识的增加有关，(2)使用网络谈论爱情与减少交换性行为有关，以及(3)仅仅是在线社交网络的成员与以前检测过性传播疾病的可能性增加相关。总而言之，这项研究表明，在线社交网络和在这些网络上讨论的话题可能会增加或减少性危险行为，这取决于这些网络的使用方式。在在线社交网络上开展性健康服务和干预可以减少性危险行为。
This study evaluates associations between online social networking and sexual health behaviors among homeless youth in Los Angeles. We analyzed survey data from 201 homeless youth accessing services at a Los Angeles agency. Multivariate (regression and logistic) models assessed whether use of (and topics discussed on) online social networking technologies affect HIV knowledge, sexual risk behaviors, and testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). One set of results suggests that using online social networks for partner seeking (compared to not using the networks for seeking partners) is associated with increased sexual risk behaviors. Supporting data suggest that (1) using online social networks to talk about safe sex is associated with an increased likelihood of having met a recent sex partner online, and (2) having online sex partners and talking to friends on online social networks about drugs and partying is associated with increased exchange sex. However, results also suggest that online social network usage is associated with increased knowledge and HIV/STI prevention among homeless youth: (1) using online social networks to talk about love and safe sex is associated with increased knowledge about HIV, (2) using the networks to talk about love is associated with decreased exchange sex, and (3) merely being a member of an online social network is associated with increased likelihood of having previously tested for STIs. Taken together, this study suggests that online social networking and the topics discussed on these networks can potentially increase and decrease sexual risk behaviors depending on how the networks are used. Developing sexual health services and interventions on online social networks could reduce sexual risk behaviors.
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