Knowledge about HIV and behavioral risks of foreign-born Boston public school students.
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| Title: | Knowledge about HIV and behavioral risks of foreign-born Boston public school students. |
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| Authors: | Hingson RW (AUTHOR), Strunin L (AUTHOR), Grady M (AUTHOR), Strunk N (AUTHOR), Carr R (AUTHOR), Berlin B (AUTHOR), Craven DE (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | American Journal of Public Health. Dec1991, Vol. 81 Issue 12, p1638-1641. 4p. |
| Subjects: | Education, AIDS education, HIV infections, Condom use, Diseases, Sexual intercourse, High school students, Teenage immigrants, Human sexuality |
| Abstract: | In 1990, 3049 Boston public middle and high school students were surveyed anonymously in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, French, or Haitian Creole. Significantly fewer immigrant students, 35% of those surveyed, knew the principal modes of human immunodeficiency virus transmission. Fewer immigrants reported having sexual intercourse (31% vs 53% of nonimmigrants), but among the sexually active only 38% always used condoms, and more immigrants reported intercourse with intravenous drug users (4% vs 1% of non-immigrants). AIDS education should be taught to immigrant students in their native languages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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