Document 0387
 DOCN  M9650387
 TI    Gender differences of reported safer sex behaviors within a random
       sample of college students.
 DT    9605
 AU    Hawkins WE; Gray C; Hawkins WE; Catholic University of America, National
       Catholic School of; Social Service, Washington, DC 20064, USA.
 SO    Psychol Rep. 1995 Dec;77(3 Pt 1):963-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96130949
 AB    This study investigated the frequency of safer sex behaviors with a
       random sample of sexually active college students (N = 315) at a
       university in the Northwest. The most frequent safer sex behaviors were
       discussion of contraceptives (58.6%), being more selective (46.5%), and
       reducing the number of sexual partners (43.6%). The least frequent safer
       sex behaviors included discussion of partner's sexual health prior to
       sexual behavior (26.1%), using condoms or dental dams (24.4%), one
       sexual partner (22.6%), and abstaining from sex as a safer sex practice
       (12.3%). The only two behaviors which indicated gender differences were
       (a) if they were being more selective as a safer sex practice and (b)
       reducing number of sexual partners as a safer sex practice. Women were
       more likely to state that they were  almost always more selective than
       their male peers. Findings from this study indicated that a substantial
       number of students reported risk factors sexual practices. These
       findings indicated a need for HIV-prevention efforts.
 DE    Adult  Condoms/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Female  Human  HIV
       Infections/PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  *Knowledge, Attitudes,
       Practice  Male  Northwestern United States  Sampling Studies  *Sex
       Behavior  *Sex Characteristics  Sexual Abstinence
       Students/PSYCHOLOGY/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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