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Document 0701
DOCN M9630701
TI AIDS related information, attitudes and behaviours among Italian male
young people.
DT 9603
AU Carducci A; Frasca M; Grasso A; Terzi I; Avio CM; Department of
Experimental, Infective and Public Biomedicine,; University of Pisa,
Italy.
SO Eur J Epidemiol. 1995 Feb;11(1):23-31. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96104931
AB In order to evaluate the AIDS related sources of information, knowledge,
attitudes and behaviours among male young people it was filled in a
multi-choice anonymous questionnaire by 2018 subjects, called for the
first medical examination to Italian Navy and by 1348 recruits. The data
from the latter group were used to make comparisons with our previous
survey carried out in 1988. The most important sources of information on
AIDS were mass media and school, on sexuality friends and family. AIDS
awareness was greater among the high educated subjects and positively
influenced by mass media and school as sources of information. In
agreement with these data, knowledge was better about AIDS than about
sexuality. Risk perception was positively influenced by the AIDS-related
knowledge for called youth and a greater intolerance towards infected
people was observed among the less educated and the less AIDS-aware
subjects. On average 46% of the called up young men and 74% of recruits
declared to be sexually active: among these, the mean age at the first
sexual intercourse was 16, over 60% declared to have had multiple
partners, over 30% unknown partners and over 30% didn't use condoms; 20%
of called up and 38% of recruits indicated 2 or 3 risk behaviours.
Factors determining sex-related risks were different according to the
behaviour and the considered group. These results suggest that it is
important for young people to be well informed about sex and AIDS before
the beginning of sexual activity, if possible during compulsory school.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION &
CONTROL/*PSYCHOLOGY Adolescence Adult Human Italy/EPIDEMIOLOGY
*Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Male *Military Personnel Patient
Education Questionnaires Risk Factors Sex Behavior Support, Non-U.S.
Gov't JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).