Education and Prevention (HIV)
"Adolescent Boys in Gujarat, India: Their Sexual Behavior and Their Knowledge of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases."
Published in AIDS Weekly, February 2nd, 1998
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, "We assessed the sexual behavior patterns of 368 unmarried, sexually active adolescent boys (294 rural, 74 urban) and their knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and correct use of condoms. The mean knowledge score for STDs was low and significantly associated with educational level (p<.0001). The mean awareness score for correct use of condoms was 0.42 on a scale of 10 and significantly associated with employment status and age at first coitus (p<.001). There was a negative correlation (-0.17) between literacy and knowledge of correct use of...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (1998-02-02)
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