A six-month follow-up of adolescents' sexual risk-taking, HIV/AIDS knowledge, and attitudes to condoms

1993 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doreen A. Rosenthal ◽  
Helen Shepherd
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Sexual Risk Taking ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Aids Knowledge ◽  
Hiv Aids

HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Self-Esteem Among Adolescents

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gozil M. Oxley
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Depth Information ◽  
Sexual Risk Taking ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Aids Knowledge ◽  
Ethnically Diverse Adolescents ◽  
Hiv Aids

The incidence of HIV/AIDS is rapidly increasing among adolescents and young adults with some studies linking sexual risk taking and self-esteem. A convenience sample of 39 ethnically diverse adolescents, ages 14-18, participated in a pilot study designed to assess HIV/AIDS knowledge and to build self-esteem. Adolescents selected from two centers in California completed the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory and the Student Health Questionnaire (SHQ) before beginning and after completing a program of six 2-hour educational sessions. These sessions focused on HIV/AIDS knowledge and building self-esteem. Knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention and transmission increased by 20% from pretest to posttest. Practitioners addressing the needs of adolescents should focus on in-depth information regarding HIV/AIDS, especially in the area of prevention strategies and cultural factors influencing levels of self-esteem.

Gender identity and sexual risk-taking

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Billig ◽  
Pamela Brouillard
Keyword(s):  
Gender Identity ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Sexual Risk Taking
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