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The impact of sex education on HIV knowledge and condom use among adolescent females in the Dominican Republic.
Minaya, Jasmin; Owen-Smith, Ashli; Herold, Joan.
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  • Minaya J; Emory School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral Science and Health Education, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States. Bax9@cdc.gov
Int J Adolesc Med Health ; 20(3): 275-82, 2008.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19097565
UNLABELLED: The Dominican Republic has witnessed a significant increase of HIV/AIDS in recent years, particularly among young women. Prior research suggested that sex education could be an effective tool in combating risky sexual behaviors in adolescents; yet, most of this research has been conducted with Caucasian study populations, resulting in limited generalizability to Latino populations. The present study sought to address this gap by examining the effects of sex education on HIV/AIDS knowledge and condom use among young women in the Dominican Republic. METHODS: Data were analyzed from 1,608 female adolescent and young adult respondents to the ENJOVEN survey. Logistic regression models were used to investigate the relation between exposure to sex education and HIV/AIDS knowledge, current and consistent condom use. RESULTS: Respondents who reported receiving sex education were 1.72 times more likely to have high HIV/AIDS knowledge than respondents who reported not receiving sex education (CI: 1.36-2.18, p = .000). Respondents who reported receiving sex education were 2.52 times more likely to report currently using condoms than respondents who reported not receiving sex education (CI: 1.65-3.85, p = .000). CONCLUSION: The results provide additional evidence that sex education programs are effective at increasing HIV/AIDS knowledge and condom use in young Dominican women.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Educação Sexual / Infecções por HIV / Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde / Preservativos Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans País/Região como assunto: Caribe ingles / Dominica / Republica dominicana Idioma: En Revista: Int J Adolesc Med Health Assunto da revista: PEDIATRIA Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Alemanha
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Educação Sexual / Infecções por HIV / Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde / Preservativos Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans País/Região como assunto: Caribe ingles / Dominica / Republica dominicana Idioma: En Revista: Int J Adolesc Med Health Assunto da revista: PEDIATRIA Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Alemanha