Sexual health knowledge, attitudes and behaviours among an ethnically diverse sample of young people in the UK
Sexual health knowledge, attitudes and behaviours among an ethnically diverse sample of young people in the UK
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DOI：
10.1177/0017896907073789
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发表时间：
2007-03-01
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Testa, Adrienne
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作者：
Coleman, Lester;Testa, Adrienne
目的采用横断面调查方法，对伦敦不同种族的中学生进行性健康知识、态度和行为的调查。样本包括学生在学校11至13年（年龄15-18岁），目前在学校的问卷administration.Setting十六中学/高中在伦敦的黑人和少数民族（BME）人口超过三分之二的摄入量的一天。2602名15至18岁的学生填写了问卷，他们对自己的种族定义如下：白色英国人（n = 559），白色其他（n = 256），黑人方法在“考试”条件下完成30分钟的自填式问卷，由一个不同种族的实地工作者小组分发和收集。该问卷记录了社会人口学信息，性健康知识，性健康态度，性交经验，性风险行为和outcomes.Results BME组，相对于白色英国人，普遍报告较差的性健康知识。对性传播感染的知识水平低尤其明显。英国的白色学生在对待性的态度上通常是最自由的。65%的加勒比黑人男性报告有过性交经历，48%的人报告第一次性交年龄在16岁以下，这一群体可能是性健康状况不佳的风险最大的群体。虽然不太可能报告性交比黑加勒比，非洲黑人女性和亚洲男性和女性也报告risk behaviors.Conclusion的研究结果表明，不同的性健康知识，性态度和性行为的种族群体。这种多样性表明，有针对性地开展卫生教育和宣传工作，以满足族裔群体的具体需求十分重要。
Objective To provide evidence about the sexual health knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of an ethnically diverse sample of young people from Secondary/ High schools in London.Design Cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey. The sample consisted of students in school Years 11 to 13 ( aged 15-18 years), present in school on the day of questionnaire administration.Setting Sixteen Secondary/ High schools in London where the Black and Minority Ethnic ( BME) population exceeded two-thirds of the intake. Questionnaires were completed by 2602 students aged 15 to 18, who self-defined their ethnicity as follows: White British ( n = 559), White Other ( n = 256), Black ( n = 710) and Asian ( n = 1077).Method Self-administered 30-minute questionnaire completed under 'exam' conditions, distributed and collected by a team of ethnically diverse fieldworkers. This questionnaire recorded socio-demographic information, sexual health knowledge, sexual health attitudes, experience of sexual intercourse, and sexual risk behaviour and outcomes.Results BME groups, relative to White British, generally reported poorer sexual health knowledge. Low level knowledge regarding STIs was particularly evident. The White British students were generally the most liberal in their attitudes to sex. With 65 per cent of Black Caribbean males reporting experience of sexual intercourse, and 48 per cent reporting first intercourse under the age of 16, this group is possibly the most at risk of poor sexual health. Although less likely to report sexual intercourse than Black Caribbeans, Black African females and Asian males and females also reported risk behaviour.Conclusion The findings demonstrate diverse sexual health knowledge, sexual attitudes and sexual behaviours among ethnic groups. This diversity demonstrates the importance of tailoring health education and promotion to meet the specific needs of ethnic groups.