Investigating Sociodemographic Factors and HIV Risk Behaviors Associated With Social Networking Among Adolescents in Soweto, South Africa: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
Investigating Sociodemographic Factors and HIV Risk Behaviors Associated With Social Networking Among Adolescents in Soweto, South Africa: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
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10.2196/publichealth.4885
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发表时间：
2016-09-28
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8.5
通讯作者：
Miller C
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Dietrich JJ;Laher F;Hornschuh S;Nkala B;Chimoyi L;Otwombe K;Kaida A;Gray GE;Miller C
通过移动的电话和计算机访问互联网，促进了个人之间通过社交网络进行互动和潜在的健康交流。许多南非青少年拥有移动的手机，可以通过应用程序访问社交网络。我们调查了南非索韦托的青少年社交网络用户的社会人口因素和艾滋病风险行为。我们对14-19岁的青少年进行了一项访谈管理的横断面调查。社交网络的独立协变量通过多变量logistic回归分析进行评估。在830名青少年中，57%（475/830）为女性，中位年龄为18岁（四分位距17-18）。60%的青少年（494/830）使用社交网络;超过一半，即87%（396/494）通过移动的手机访问社交网络，56%（275/494）每天使用移动的手机超过4小时。社交网络与使用移动的2-4小时独立相关（校正比值比[AOR]：3.06，CI：1.69-5.51）和每天超过4小时（AOR：6.16，CI：3.46-10.9）和一个性伴（AOR：3.35，CI：1.79-6.27）或多个性伴（AOR：2.58，CI：1.05-6.36）。移动的手机社交网络在索韦托性活跃的青少年中很普遍，可用作促进健康和启动低成本青少年健康干预措施的切入点。
Internet access via mobile phones and computers facilitates interaction and potential health communication among individuals through social networking. Many South African adolescents own mobile phones and can access social networks via apps. We investigated sociodemographic factors and HIV risk behaviors of adolescent social networking users in Soweto, South Africa. We conducted an interviewer-administered, cross-sectional survey of adolescents aged 14-19 years. Independent covariates of social networking were assessed by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Of 830 adolescents, 57% (475/830) were females and the median age was found to be 18 years (interquartile range 17-18). Social networking was used by 60% of adolescents (494/830); more than half, that is, 87% (396/494) accessed social networks through mobile phones and 56% (275/494) spent more than 4 hours per day using their mobile phones. Social networking was independently associated with mobile usage 2-4 hours (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 3.06, CI: 1.69-5.51) and more than 4 hours per day (AOR: 6.16, CI: 3.46-10.9) and one (AOR: 3.35, CI: 1.79-6.27) or more sexual partner(s) (AOR: 2.58, CI: 1.05-6.36). Mobile phone–based social networking is prevalent among sexually active adolescents living in Soweto and may be used as an entry point for health promotion and initiation of low-cost adolescent health interventions.