IMPACT OF STD'S ON YOUTHS' SEXUAL DECISIONS/BEHAVIOR

应对青少年严重的性问题 传播疾病和性冒险行为，这 研究将重点放在与性病相关的关系上 知识、态度、信念和经历，以及青少年的 性行为。一种性病特有的健康信念形式 将使用模型来测试这些相互关系在未来 对1000名性生活活跃或缺乏经验的男性和女性进行了研究， 21岁或以下，为期一年。在时间1， 来自四所高中诊所和一个社区的参与者 诊所将完成自填式问卷调查以评估 对性病的健康信念，对艾滋病的知识和信念， 未来时间视角、健康控制点和性行为 行为。性行为活跃的参与者也将被提供 筛查各种各样的性传播疾病。符合STD标准 筛查，感染的存在和性行为将是 关于健康信念、知识的横断面分析 和社会认知特征。一年后，在时间2， 受试者将被召回以重新管理调查和性病 放映。健康信念、知识、行为和 性传播疾病状况将作为年龄和既往情况的函数进行评估 有过性病的经历。《时代1》衡量健康信念， 态度、知识和社会认知特征将是 用于预测STD状态、性行为和 时间2的性行为危险行为。

In response to the serious problems of adolescent sexually transmitted diseases and sexual risk-taking behaviors, this research will focus on the relationships between STD-related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and experiences, and adolescents' sexual behavior. An STD-specific form of the Health Belief Model will be used to test these interrelationships in a prospective study of 1,000 sexually active or inexperienced men and women, 21 years of age or less, over a one-year period. At Time 1, participants from four high school clinics and one community clinic will complete self-administered questionnaires to assess health beliefs about STDs, knowledge and beliefs about AIDS, future time perspective, health locus of control, and sexual behavior. Sexually active participants will also be offered screening for a wide variety of STDs. Compliance with STD screening, presence of infection, and sexual behaviors will be analyzed cross-sectionally in relation to health beliefs, knowledge and social-cognitive characteristics. One year later, at Time 2, subjects will be recalled for readministration of surveys and STD screening. Changes in health beliefs, knowledge, behavior and STD-status will be assessed as a function of age and of previous experience with STDs. Time 1 measures of health beliefs, attitudes, knowledge, and social-cognitive characteristics will be used to predict outcomes in STD status, sexual activity, and sexual risk behavior at Time 2.