Sex Education and STI Fatalism, Testing and Infection among Young African American Men Who Have Sex with Women

Autor/inn/en	Craig-Kuhn, Megan Clare; Schmidt, Norine; Lederer, Alyssa; Gomes, Gérard; Watson, Shannon; Scott, Glenis, Jr.; Martin, David H.; Kissinger, Patricia
Titel	Sex Education and STI Fatalism, Testing and Infection among Young African American Men Who Have Sex with Women
Quelle	In: Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 21 (2021) 4, S.404-416 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Craig-Kuhn, Megan Clare)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1468-1811
DOI	10.1080/14681811.2020.1809369
Schlagwörter	Sex Education; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; African Americans; Males; Adolescents; Young Adults; Course Content; Pregnancy; Contraception; Educational Quality; Incidence; Health Behavior; Program Effectiveness; At Risk Persons; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Individual Characteristics; Beliefs; Screening Tests; Comprehensive School Health Education; Louisiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Afroamerikaner; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Kursprogramm; Schwangerschaft; Empfängnisverhütung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Vorkommen; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Risikogruppe; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Belief; Glaube; Screening-Verfahren
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine the association between institution-delivered sex education given under real-world conditions and sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates, STI fatalism, and prior STI testing among African American men aged 15-24 who have sex with women. Participants were tested at community venues for Chlamydia and gonorrhoea and undertook a survey to elicit history of sex education and sexual health information. Among 1196 participants, 73.0% reported having received institution-delivered sex education topics including STI information (90.5%), condoms (89.2%), pregnancy/birth (72.1%) and birth control (67.1%). Among a subset of participants asked about the quality of sex education, 85.7% reported it was 'very good' or 'OK'. The prevalence rate for Chlamydia and/or gonorrhoea was 10.5%. Those who received sex education were more likely to have lower STI fatalism (51.0% vs. 42.4%, p = 0.01) and more likely to report previous Chlamydia screening (44.1% vs. 31.6%, p < 0.01), but did not have a significantly lower rate of Chlamydia and/or gonorrhoea (9.9% vs. 12.4%, p = 0.20) compared to those who did not receive sex education. These findings suggest that institution-delivered sex education given under real-world conditions has beneficial effects on STI risk factors among young African American men. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01