Midwestern Rural Adolescents’ Anal Intercourse Experience

Abstract

Anal sexual activity is a component of some rural adolescents' sexual experiences. These findings have important implications for sex education programs targeted to rural schools, where the typical high school classroom may have some students engaging in anal sex.

How Does a Group of Iranian Youth Conceptualize Their Risky Sexual Experiences?

“…With these points, such sexual encounters (unprotected) increase the vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and STIs. Another study has also shown that not using condoms in anal sex is the riskiest action with regards to being infected by HIV ( 21 ). Based on the results of the study, although male participants were aware of HIV risk at a cognitive level, they had limited knowledge about various sexual modes of HIV and STIs transmission.…”

High School Health‐Education Teachers' Perceptions and Practices Related to Teaching HIV Prevention

“…Data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey have consistently shown that nearly half of high school‐aged youth are sexually active and less than two thirds of those reported using a condom at last intercourse. In addition, a significant portion of adolescents put themselves at risk by engaging in other high‐risk sexual behaviors such as oral (39%) and anal sex (7% to 20% of boys and 3% to 41% of girls) 5,6 . Only 87% of high school students reported having learned about HIV/AIDS in school in the 2009 survey, representing the lowest percentage since 1997 7–10 …”

Community engagement strategies to promote recruitment and participation in clinical research among rural communities: A narrative review

“…Most of these relied on community engagement for successful recruitment of research participants. Involvement of community personnel (n = 46) [ 17 – 62 ], feedback (n = 22) [ 18 , 20 , 23 , 25 , 26 , 31 , 32 , 34 , 38 , 42 – 45 , 49 , 51 – 53 , 55 – 57 , 61 , 62 ], and customization of recruitment materials and processes in accordance with the characteristics of the community (n = 17) [ 19 , 22 , 25 – 27 , 32 , 34 , 45 , 47 – 50 , 52 , 56 , 58 , 61 , 63 ] were mentioned most frequently. Some other recruitment strategies included providing remuneration (either for participants or for community personnel) (n = 14) [ 19 , 23 , 31 , 33 , 35 , 37 , 42 , 44 , 48 , 49 , 51 , 54 , 58 , 61 ] and utilizing local spaces and events (n = 15) [ 19 , 21 , 22 , 28 – 30 , 38 , 39 , 42 , 46 , 56 , 58 – 60 , 63 ].…”

“…Involvement was identified as the level of engagement in half of the studies (n = 24) [ 17 , 19 , 21 , 22 , 26 , 28 – 30 , 32 , 33 , 36 , 38 , 39 , 45 , 47 , 48 , 55 – 61 , 63 ]. In most of these studies, the research teams developed partnerships with local organizations or recruited community personnel and liaisons.…”