Document 0236
 DOCN  M9550236
 TI    A method for determining rates of sexual activity in schoolchildren.
 DT    9505
 AU    Tripp JH; Mellanby AR; Phelps FA; Curtis HA; Crichton NJ; Department of
       Child Health, Postgraduate Medical School,; University of Exeter, UK.
 SO    AIDS Care. 1994;6(4):453-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/95134781
 AB    This report details a novel methodology for determining rates of sexual
       activity in schoolchildren. The method has been found to be acceptable
       to schools, parents and students, it receives a high level of
       co-operation, a low (1%) parental withdrawal, and a low number (3%) of
       inadequate responses. A marked advantage of this method is the absence
       of direct questioning about first intercourse which is often considered
       inappropriate within schools. Validation conducted by interview at the
       time of the questionnaire and one year postal questionnaire follow-up
       indicates that this method gives a good estimate of sexual activity for
       school populations.
 DE    Adolescence  England/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Female  Follow-Up Studies  *Health
       Surveys  Human  HIV Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Male
       Questionnaires  Reference Values  *Sex Behavior  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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