The impact of sex education on HIV knowledge and condom use among adolescent females in the Dominican Republic

Minaya, Jasmin; Owen-Smith, Ashli; Herold, Joan M.

doi:10.1515/ijamh.2008.20.3.275

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“…However, HIV prevention services that aim to reduce the risk of acquiring and transmitting infections among MSM and link infected MSM to treatment must be expanded to reduce HIV infections that are primarily spread through UAI [28]. Sex education programs are effective at increasing HIV/AIDS knowledge and condom use [29]. Future research on the causal mechanisms underlying the association between education and HIV/AIDS prevention should focus on how more advanced schooling enhances the cognitive skills needed for health reasoning [30].…”

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Correlates of consistent condom use among men who have sex with men recruited through the Internet in Huzhou city: a cross-sectional survey

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BackgroundThere is growing evidence that men who have sex with men (MSM) are currently a group at high risk of HIV infection in China. Our study aims to know the factors affecting consistent condom use among MSM recruited through the internet in Huzhou city.MethodsAn anonymous cross-sectional study was conducted by recruiting 410 MSM living in Huzhou city via the Internet. The socio-demographic profiles (age, education level, employment status, etc.) and sexual risk behaviors of the respondents were investigated. Bivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to compare the differences between consistent condom users and inconsistent condom users. Variables with significant bivariate between groups’ differences were used as candidate variables in a stepwise multivariate logistic regression model. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS for Windows 17.0, and a p value < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.ResultsAccording to their condom use, sixty-eight respondents were classified into two groups. One is consistent condom users, and the other is inconsistent condom users. Multivariate logistic regression showed that respondents who had a comprehensive knowledge of HIV (OR = 4.08, 95% CI: 1.85-8.99), who had sex with male sex workers (OR = 15.30, 95% CI: 5.89-39.75) and who had not drunk alcohol before sex (OR = 3.10, 95% CI: 1.38-6.95) were more likely to be consistent condom users.ConclusionsConsistent condom use among MSM was associated with comprehensive knowledge of HIV and a lack of alcohol use before sexual contact. As a result, reducing alcohol consumption and enhancing education regarding the risks of HIV among sexually active MSM would be effective in preventing of HIV transmission.

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Correlates of consistent condom use among men who have sex with men recruited through the Internet in Huzhou city: a cross-sectional survey

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“…Health Behaviors of Women Attitudes about gendered inequality mediate the relationship between women's education and safer-sexrelated behaviors. In the current study, sex education programs were confirmed to be effective in increasing HIV/AIDS knowledge and condom use, reducing the risk of unprotected intercourse and STIs, unplanned pregnancy and abortion, appropriate behavior, and mental health, and finally, preventing the sexual problems, family health, and appropriate gender identity (28,30,32). Moreover, the results of several studies represented that community empowerment-based HIV prevention was associated with significant improvements across HIV outcomes and setting (33,37,38).…”

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“…Due to a significant increase in the rate of HIV/AIDS in Dominican Republic a Encuesta Nacional de Jovenes, (ENJOVEN), a collaborative survey (between the Instituto de Estudios de Poblaciöny Desarrollo, Asociaciön Dominicana Pro Bienestar de la Familia, Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) was performed on this country and the results indicated that sex education programs were effective in increasing HIV/ AIDS knowledge and condom use in young people (28).…”

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“…Knowledge or Attitude of Women Most of the results reported the effect of sex education on increasing the women's knowledge. In addition, the results of some studies indicated that more progressive attitudes toward girls and women, less agreement with hegemonic masculinity ideology, and increases in sexual health, resource knowledge, and positive attitudes of the women (18,26,28,33) were effective in this respect. Adamczyk and Greif in their study found that gender empowerment was partially related to the relationship between education and HIV/AIDS knowledge (34).…”

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Sexual Education and Women Empowerment in Health: A Review of the Literature

Najmabadi

Sharifi

2018

International Journal of Women’s Health and Reproduction Scienc

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Objectives: Women constitute almost 50% of the world population and play a number of roles in the community. The present study aimed to assess the relationship between sex education and women empowerment in health. Methods: Based on the aim of the study, the data were obtained reviewing the related literature on electronic and non-electronic websites and using equivalent keywords published until the last week of February 2018. In addition, mesh terms and key words were included in this research. Inclusion criteria were articles published from 2005 to February 2018. All the observation or interventional studies including ten articles which met the search criteria were studied. Results: The results revealed that sex education has different effects on sexual attitudes or activities of women. Further, it was effective in increasing the sexual autonomy of female college students. Furthermore, health providers’ contribution may improve sexual autonomy. In the current study, sex education programs were effective at increasing HIV/AIDS ( Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) knowledge and condom use, reducing the risk of unprotected intercourse and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), as well as unplanned pregnancy and abortion. Finally, abstinence-plus sex education programs increased health knowledge while they reduced risky sexual behaviors. Conclusions: In general, sex education is a critical method of women empowerment in health through increasing their health knowledge and related behaviors. Therefore, a compilation program of sex education is more useful. Accordingly, seeking to place sex training in the educational curriculum in accordance with the culture of the countries is a necessity.

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“…Prefer not to answer 21.4 (3) increase HIV knowledge and condom use [34]. In other populations, greater education is associated with lower prevalence of HIV [6], more accurate perception of HIV risk, and less stigma [4].…”

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A cross-sectional evaluation of HIV testing practices among women in the rural Dominican Republic

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Background: The Dominican Republic (DR) ranks among nations with the highest burden of HIV in the Caribbean. Cultural and gender roles in rural areas of the DR may place women at increased HIV risk. However, little is known about sexual health and HIV testing behaviors among women in the rural DR. Methods: We conducted a needs assessment among a systematic sample of adult women in a rural DR community in 2016. Demographic and behavioral attributes related to HIV testing, sexual health, and healthcare utilization were evaluated. Poisson regression analysis was used to identify demographics and behaviors associated with having had a previous HIV test. Significance was defined as a p-value < 0.05. Results: Among 105 women evaluated, 77% knew someone with HIV and 73% of women reported that they would be very or extremely likely to take an HIV test if offered. Only 68% reported a previous HIV test, including 47% who were tested over 2 years prior. Barriers to HIV testing included low risk perception (23%), distance or requisite travel (13%), and discomfort being tested (11%). Women who had never been tested for HIV were more likely than those who had been tested to be older (p = 0.03), to have a lower level of education (p = 0.04), and to have never been tested for other sexually transmitted infections (STI; p < 0.01). In the Poisson multiple regression model, the only significant predictor of having had an HIV test was having had an STI test (p = 0.03). Conclusions: In the rural DR, numerous barriers contribute to low prevalence of HIV testing among women. Most women report willingness to have an HIV test and many engage in routine health care, indicating that this population may benefit from incorporating HIV testing and other sexual health promotion activities into routine medical care.

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The impact of sex education on HIV knowledge and condom use among adolescent females in the Dominican Republic

Cited by 17 publications

References 19 publications

Correlates of consistent condom use among men who have sex with men recruited through the Internet in Huzhou city: a cross-sectional survey

Correlates of consistent condom use among men who have sex with men recruited through the Internet in Huzhou city: a cross-sectional survey

Sexual Education and Women Empowerment in Health: A Review of the Literature

A cross-sectional evaluation of HIV testing practices among women in the rural Dominican Republic

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