Document 0192
 DOCN  M9580192
 TI    Sexual behaviour in the city of Lisbon.
 DT    9506
 AU    Amaro F; Dantas AM; Teles L da C; Technical University of Lisbon,
       Portugal.
 SO    Int J STD AIDS. 1995 Jan-Feb;6(1):35-41. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95244662
 AB    This study of sexual behaviour in the city of Lisbon is based on data
       obtained from 2 random samples, one of individuals aged 16-20 (n = 400)
       and another of individuals over the age of 20 (n = 400). Samples have
       been stratified by district, gender and age. Data were obtained by
       personal interview and by questionnaires completed confidentially by the
       interviewees. The data include the age of first sexual intercourse, the
       number of sexual partners, the prevalence of casual relations and the
       type of sexual practices according to sex and age group. Results show
       that despite the high risk of exposure to HIV in a significant
       percentage of the population, AIDS is seen as a personal threat by only
       20% of the population. Six per cent of the adults (aged 21 and over) and
       12% of the young people (16-20) replied that they had not yet considered
       the problem; 73.5% of the adults and 67.4% of the young people stated
       that they did not feel threatened by the disease. Data suggest that the
       differences between men and women have decreased. Among the sexually
       active population, only 12% of individuals under 21 and 8% of the adults
       use condoms regularly. The awareness of infidelity among couples is much
       lower than in reality.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Condoms/UTILIZATION  Female  Human  Male  Portugal
       Questionnaires  *Sex Behavior  Sexually Transmitted Diseases/*PREVENTION
       & CONTROL  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  CLINICAL TRIAL  JOURNAL ARTICLE
       RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

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