Changes in sexual behavior among high-school students over a 40-year period

Borneskog, Catrin; Häggström‐Nordin, Elisabet; Stenhammar, Christina; Tydén, Tanja; Iliadis, Stavros I

doi:10.1038/s41598-021-93410-6

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“…In fact, in the age groups of 15- and 16-year-olds, it has declined significantly [ 8 ]. This once again confirms the trend that young people are more sexually restrained than ten years ago [ 7 , 9 ] and almost all adolescents in Germany use contraception: In 2019, only 9% indicated not having used contraception during their very first sexual intercourse, and 5% during their most recent sexual intercourse [ 8 ]. Compared to the average of 30 European and non-European industrialized nations, this percentage is very low indeed [ 10 ].…”

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Sexuality education for young people in Germany. Results of the ‘Youth Sexuality’ representative repeat survey

Scharmanski

Heßling

2022

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The Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) has been conducting the ‘Youth Sexuality’ representative survey on a regular basis since 1980. This continuous monitoring generates insights into the sexual and reproductive health of young people in Germany and constitutes an important basis for evidence-based health communication. A total of N=6,032 young people between the ages of 14 and 25 participated in a combination of oral and written interviews (Computer Assisted Personal Interviews (CAPI)). As primary sources of knowledge for, adolescents state that they obtain information through school lessons (69%), personal discussions (68%), and the Internet (59%). In addition to these sources, professional gynaecological counselling and sexuality education at home are also important sources of information. To what extent trusted contact persons are available in the family depends heavily on the adolescents’ sociocultural backgrounds. Providing information and disseminating knowledge to young people in the field of sexual and reproductive health is organised intersectorally in Germany. In this way, it is possible to also reach those who do not have any contact persons at their disposal in their direct family. Maintaining and strengthening the current commitment in promoting sexual health is of key importance, as only this will ensure the next generation’s sexual and reproductive health, and provide an evidence-based counterbalance to anecdotal information, especially in the digital domain.

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Sexuality education for young people in Germany. Results of the ‘Youth Sexuality’ representative repeat survey

Scharmanski

Heßling

2022

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Early sex initiation

Cabral

2023

Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Health

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The Role of Knowledge and Attitude on Hiv and Aids Prevention Practices Among Secondary School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study of Gwassi South Sub-County, Homa Bay County, Kenya

Akello

Ogendi

Asweto

2023

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Background Homa Bay County HIV prevalence is the highest and 4.5 times the national prevalence. Young people aged 15-24 years account for 22% of this prevalence in the County. Majority of these young people are high school students, yet their knowledge, attitudes, practices and risk perception towards HIV prevention have not been unascertained. This could be one of the obstacles to HIV prevention in the county. Objective The study aimed at assessing HIV-related Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAPs) of high school students in Homa Bay County. Methodology Survey was conducted among 260 systematically sampled students from 11 randomly selected schools in Gwassi South ward, Suba South sub-County, Homa Bay County. A head teacher or health master from each of the 11 schools was purposively sampled and took part in key informants’ interview about available strategies for HIV prevention. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 18.0. Proportion was used to determine knowledge, attitude, and risk perception among the students. Logistic regression was used determine association between knowledge, attitude towards HIV & AIDS and sexual practices. Results Majority (64%) of students had moderate to high knowledge on HIV & AIDS and exhibited positive attitude towards HIV & AIDS (61.1%). However, 15% to 25% of students reported to have engaged in a risky sexual practice. Higher to moderate knowledge had increased likelihood of positive attitude towards HIV and AIDS. Similarly, those with higher to moderate knowledge demonstrated lower risk sex practices. Moreover, students with negative attitude towards HIV & AIDS were 4 times more likely to have high risk sex practices. There were HIV & AIDS intervention strategies in secondary schools within Gwassi South Ward. Conclusion Knowledge and attitude of the students play a big role in their HIV risk perception as well as sex practices. Understanding knowledge, attitude, practice and intervention strategies of HIV and AIDS is significant in policy formulation by Ministries of Education, and leads to improved health-related practice by the Ministry of Health and researchers focusing on HIV and AIDS in high burden area.

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Changes in sexual behavior among high-school students over a 40-year period

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Sexuality education for young people in Germany. Results of the ‘Youth Sexuality’ representative repeat survey

Sexuality education for young people in Germany. Results of the ‘Youth Sexuality’ representative repeat survey

Early sex initiation

The Role of Knowledge and Attitude on Hiv and Aids Prevention Practices Among Secondary School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study of Gwassi South Sub-County, Homa Bay County, Kenya

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