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

为了应对青少年性行为的严重问题， 传播疾病和性冒险行为，这 研究将集中在与性病有关的 知识、态度、信仰和经验，以及青少年的 性行为 性病特有的健康信念 模型将被用来在一个前瞻性的测试这些相互关系 对1,000名性活跃或缺乏性经验的男性和女性进行了研究， 21岁或以下，在一年内。 在时间1， 来自四所高中诊所和一个社区的参与者 诊所将填写自我填写的问卷，以评估 关于性病的健康信念，关于艾滋病的知识和信念， 未来时间洞察力，健康控制点，性 行为 性活跃的参与者也将被提供 筛查各种性病 符合STD 筛查，感染的存在，以及性行为将是 对健康信念、知识、 和社会认知特征。 一年后，在时间2， 受试者将被召回进行调查和STD再管理 筛选 健康信念、知识、行为和 性病状态将根据年龄和既往病史进行评估。 性病的经验。 时间1测量健康信念， 态度，知识和社会认知特征将是 用于预测性病状态、性活动和 时间2的性风险行为。

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.