Document 0376
 DOCN  M9460376
 TI    Changes in HIV-related information sources, instruction, knowledge, and
       behaviors among US high school students, 1989 and 1990.
 DT    9404
 AU    Holtzman D; Lowry R; Kann L; Collins JL; Kolbe LJ; Division of
       Adolescent, Centers for Disease Control and; Prevention, Atlanta, GA
       30341-3724.
 SO    Am J Public Health. 1994 Mar;84(3):388-93. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94175181
 AB    OBJECTIVES. Few data have been available among adolescents to determine
       behavioral changes that may prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
       infection. This analysis examines changes in the prevalence of
       self-reported HIV-related information sources, instruction, knowledge,
       and behaviors among high school students in the United States. METHODS.
       Two independent, multistage national probability samples of students in
       grades 9 through 12 were surveyed in 1989 (n = 8098) and 1990 (n =
       11,631) with self-administered, anonymous questionnaires that included
       similar items. RESULTS. Compared with students surveyed in 1989, a
       significantly greater proportion of students surveyed in 1990 had
       received HIV instruction in school. Significant decreases were found in
       the proportion of White and female students who reported having had
       sexual intercourse, in the proportion of White students reporting two or
       more lifetime sex partners, and in the proportion of 15- and
       16-year-olds, White students, and female students who reported having
       had four or more lifetime sex partners. For both years, students who had
       a greater level of HIV knowledge were less likely to have had multiple
       lifetime sex partners or to have injected illicit drugs. CONCLUSIONS.
       The findings suggest that school-based HIV education and knowledge may
       be contributing factors in reducing certain risk behaviors that can lead
       to HIV transmission among secondary school youth.
 DE    *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL  Adolescence
       *Adolescent Behavior  Comparative Study  Female  *Health Education
       Health Surveys  Human  *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Logistic Models
       Male  *Risk-Taking  Sex Behavior/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Substance
       Abuse, Intravenous/EPIDEMIOLOGY  United States  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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