Document 0208
 DOCN  M9460208
 TI    Does a condom-promoting strategy (the Swiss STOP-AIDS campaign) modify
       sexual behavior among adolescents?
 DT    9404
 AU    Hausser D; Michaud PA; Institut universitaire de medicine sociale et
       preventive; (University Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine),;
       Lausanne, Switzerland.
 SO    Pediatrics. 1994 Apr;93(4):580-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94181374
 AB    OBJECTIVE. To measure sexual behavior changes (especially the use of
       condoms) among adolescents after 5 years of a population-based acquired
       immunodeficiency syndrome prevention strategy at the national and
       regional level. DESIGN. Two comparative cross-sectional surveys by
       self-administered questionnaires were conducted in 1987 and 1990.
       SETTING. Two similar samples of 16- to 19-year-old apprentices. The two
       samples, 1987 (n = 1359) and 1990 (n = 817), are comparable in terms of
       sex, age, profession, and location. RESULTS. The percentage of boys who
       say they are sexually active has remained the same (75%) and has
       slightly increased among younger girls (65% to 75%, NS). The average
       number of partners has remained steady for boys and girls. Regular use
       of any contraceptive device has remained steady among girls (75%) and
       increased among boys (1987, 38%; 1990, 54%; P < .001). In 1987 as well
       as in 1990, the condom was the most widely used method (> 90%), followed
       by the pill (50%), withdrawal (20%), and chemicals (5%). Rates were
       about the same for both sexes. Rates of irregular use of condoms
       increased among boys and girls (P < .01); regular use of condoms
       increased among boys (22% to 34%, P < .01) and girls (10% to 27%, P <
       .001); use of the pill has slightly decreased. CONCLUSIONS. During a
       5-year period, the Swiss STOP-AIDS campaign and local interventions had
       had no real effect on the rate of sexual activity of apprentices but had
       had a positive effect on the use of contraception and condoms. The
       prevention strategy should (and will) be maintained in the future.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL  Adolescence
       *Adolescent Behavior  Adult  Comparative Study  Condoms/STATISTICS &
       NUMER DATA/*UTILIZATION  Contraception/STATISTICS & NUMER
       DATA/UTILIZATION  Cross-Sectional Studies  Female  *Health Education
       Human  Male  *Sex Behavior  Sexual Partners  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
       Switzerland  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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