Sexual behavior, knowledge and information sources of very young adolescents in four sub-Saharan African countries.
Sexual behavior, knowledge and information sources of very young adolescents in four sub-Saharan African countries.
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DOI：
10.2307/25549730
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发表时间：
2007-12-01
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1
通讯作者：
Zulu, Eliya
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作者：
Bankole, Akinrinola;Biddlecom, Ann;Zulu, Eliya
青少年是艾滋病毒和怀孕预防工作的关键目标群体，但人们对最年轻的青少年（15 岁以下的青少年）知之甚少。布基纳法索、加纳、马拉维和乌干达 12-14 岁青少年的新调查数据用于描述他们的性活动、有关艾滋病毒、性传播感染和怀孕预防的知识，以及性健康和生殖健康信息的来源，包括学校的性教育。结果显示，非常年轻的青少年已经开始性活跃，许多人相信他们的亲密朋友也有性活跃。他们对怀孕和艾滋病预防的认识水平较高，但缺乏深入的了解。非常年幼的青少年使用并喜欢多种信息源。鉴于他们需要具体而实用的艾滋病毒、性传播感染和怀孕预防信息，并考虑到撒哈拉以南非洲大多数国家的绝大多数人都在上学，基于学校的性教育对于影响 15 岁以下青少年来说是一个特别有前途的途径。
Adolescents are a key target group for HIV and pregnancy prevention efforts, yet very little is known about the youngest adolescents: those under age 15. New survey data from 12-14 year olds in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi and Uganda are used to describe their sexual activity, knowledge about HIV, STIs and pregnancy prevention, and sources of sexual and reproductive health information, including sex education in schools. Results show that very young adolescents are already beginning to be sexually active and many believe their close friends are sexually active. They have high levels of awareness but little in-depth knowledge about pregnancy and HIV prevention. Multiple information sources are used and preferred by very young adolescents. Given their needs for HIV, STI and pregnancy prevention information that is specific and practical and considering that the large majority are attending school in most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, school-based sex education is a particularly promising avenue for reaching adolescents under age 15.