Sexual behavior of female adolescents on the spread of HIV/AIDS and other STDs in Carriacou.

Abstract:

:This article explores information relating to female adolescents knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors toward human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in Carriacou. The authors aimed at finding out whether adolescent females in Carriacou receive adequate information about HIV and other STDs. Where did students receive most of their information about HIV/STDs and whether the knowledge has influenced their sexual behaviors? Furthermore, this study focused on how female adolescents feel toward people living with HIV/STDs.Focus group method was employed with 2 age groups of female adolescent students. Content analysis was carried out by the researcher to analyze the data. Themes were developed using coding and thematic analysis.The findings revealed that female adolescents were highly aware of HIV/STDs-related facts. They were knowledgeable and have received adequate information about HIV/STDs.

journal_name

Medicine (Baltimore)

journal_title

Medicine

authors

Patrice-Coy C,Johnson EJ,Boodram CAS

doi

10.1097/MD.0000000000004800

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-09-01 00:00:00

pages

e4800

issue

36

eissn

0025-7974

issn

1536-5964

pii

00005792-201609060-00060

journal_volume

95

pub_type

杂志文章

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