HIV Testing in Recent College Students: Prevalence and Correlates

Autor/inn/en	Caldeira, Kimberly M.; Singer, Barbara J.; O'Grady, Kevin E.; Vincent, Kathryn B.; Arria, Amelia M.
Titel	HIV Testing in Recent College Students: Prevalence and Correlates
Quelle	In: AIDS Education and Prevention, 24 (2012) 4, S.363-376 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0899-9546
DOI	10.1521/aeap.2012.24.4.363
Schlagwörter	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); College Students; Incidence; Correlation; Sexuality; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Health Services; Alcohol Abuse; Drug Abuse; Gender Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Vorkommen; Korrelation; Sexualität; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Prevalence and correlates of HIV testing were examined in a sample of 957 unmarried recent college students in the United States. Participants were asked about HIV testing, past-six-months sexual activities, lifetime treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STI), past-year health service utilization, and DSM-IV criteria for alcohol and other drug (AOD) dependence during the 2008-2009 academic year. Two in five (41.9%[subscript wt]) were ever tested for HIV. Holding constant demographics, HIV testing was positively related to AOD dependence, frequency of unprotected sex, number of sex partners, having a physical exam by a medical professional, number of visits to a health provider for physical health problems, and lifetime STI treatment. Women were more likely than men to be tested for HIV despite similar levels of risky sex. Results demonstrate the feasibility of achieving high HIV testing rates in a college population. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10