AIDS and the Adolescent

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 305-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
C A Graham
Keyword(s):  
Sex Education ◽  
Interpersonal Skills ◽  
Safer Sex ◽  
Anal Intercourse ◽  
Sexual Activities ◽  
Multiple Partners ◽  
Adolescent Behaviour ◽  
Safer Sex Practices ◽  
Perceived Relevance ◽  
Hiv Aids

Recent findings on young people's response to HIV/AIDS and its perceived relevance to their sexual lives are reviewed. Research into adolescent sexual behaviour suggests a trend, over the last 2 decades, for an earlier age of first intercourse and a greater number of recent and lifetime sexual partners. Older cohorts of adolescents and those with either multiple partners or more ‘steady’ partners have been found to have lower rates of condom use. Data on the prevalence of specific sexual activities such as anal intercourse, while sparse, suggests a considerable number of young people engaging in behaviours carrying some risk of HIV infection. It is clear that sex education programmes which simply advocate ‘safer sex’ practices without addressing the interpersonal skills and emotional implications of negotiating such practices, and which do not provide a positive view of sexual health, are failing to influence adolescent behaviour. Recent research has highlighted a number of issues that need addressing if sex education and HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns are to be effective.

scholarly journals Who is Teaching (or Not Teaching) Mexican Youth in Southeast Idaho About Safer Sex Practices?

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-143
Author(s):  
Peter C. Davis ◽  
Linda L. Rankin
Keyword(s):  
Sex Education ◽  
Safer Sex ◽  
Explanatory Models ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Hispanic Community ◽  
Mexican Migrant ◽  
Safer Sex Practices ◽  
Sex Practices ◽  
Hiv Aids

Because of the high rate of HIV/AIDS in the Hispanic community, the original purpose of this qualitative study (n=20) was to investigate the explanatory models of HIV and AIDS in Mexican migrant women in southeast Idaho. However, a reoccurring theme emerged that pointed toward the possibility of a breakdown in communication between the Mexican migrant families and the education system regarding sex education. Eighty percent of the women interviewed believed that their children were receiving education about condoms and safer sex practices in the school, while in reality the students were only receiving abstinence-based sex education. Since the women believed that their children were being educated in school, there was no dialogue in the family unit about safer sex practices. Because of the high rate of HIV/AIDS and teen pregnancy in the Hispanic community in the United States, it is important to examine this lack of education as a possible catalyst to these problems.

scholarly journals Longitudinal Effects of SafeTalk, a Motivational Interviewing-Based Program to Improve Safer Sex Practices Among People Living with HIV/AIDS

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1182-1191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol E. Golin ◽  
Jo Anne Earp ◽  
Catherine A. Grodensky ◽  
Shilpa N. Patel ◽  
Chirayath Suchindran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motivational Interviewing ◽  
Safer Sex ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Longitudinal Effects ◽  
Safer Sex Practices ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Sex Practices ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals Characteristics and Longitudinal Patterns of Erectile Dysfunction Drug Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the U.S.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jee Won Park ◽  
Adrian S. Dobs ◽  
Ken S. Ho ◽  
Frank J. Palella ◽  
Eric C. Seaberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Erectile Dysfunction ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Anal Intercourse ◽  
Behavioral Factors ◽  
Sexual Activities ◽  
Multiple Partners ◽  
Insertive Anal Intercourse ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Over Time

AbstractWe investigated the longitudinal relationship between erectile dysfunction (ED) drug use with behavioral factors, including substance use and sexual activities in men who have sex with men from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study during 1998–2016 (n = 1636). We used a bivariate random-intercept model to evaluate ED drug use along with other behavioral factors to assess relationships between the two outcomes over time on a population level and also at the individual level. Average ED drug use among men who have sex with men (MSM) with HIV was positively correlated with average use of marijuana (r = .19), poppers (r = .27), and stimulants (r = .25). In this group, testosterone use (r = .32), multiple partners (r = .41), insertive anal intercourse with condom (r = .40), and insertive anal intercourse without condom (r = .43) all showed moderate correlations over time with average ED use (p < .001). Associations among MSM without HIV were similar, with average marijuana use (r = .19) and stimulant use (r = .22) being positively correlated with average ED drug use, and were also correlated with having multiple partners (r = .36), insertive anal intercourse with condom (r = .22), and insertive anal intercourse without condom (r = .18) over time. Positive within-individual associations between ED drug use and multiple partners and insertive anal intercourse with and without condom were observed regardless of HIV serostatus. This study showed that MSM who reported use of ED drugs were also, on average, more likely to use recreational drugs and engage in sexual activities, such as having multiple partners and insertive anal intercourse. Within individuals, average ED drug use was also positively correlated with sexual behaviors.

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