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Direct linkNkwonta, Chigozie A.; Dawson, Robin M.; Adegboyega, Adebola – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: Half of new human papilloma virus ( (HPV)) infections occur between the ages of 15 and 24. As preventive measures are underutilized globally; international university students are at particular risk for HPV infection and sequelae. The study aim was to explore HPV knowledge and preventive behaviors in this population. Participants:…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Foreign Students, At Risk Persons, Knowledge Level
Coleman, Sulamunn R. M.; Bernstein, Michael J.; Benfield, Jacob A.; Smyth, Joshua M. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objectives: This study explored associations between narcissistic grandiosity (including its component traits) and reported risky health behaviors in college students. Participants: College men and women (N = 122) participated between December 2015 and January 2016. Methods: Participants completed self-report measures of grandiosity, alcohol…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Health Behavior, Student Behavior, Drinking
Li, Danyi; Fu, Linyun; Yang, Yuanyuan; An, Ruopeng – Health Education Research, 2022
Social media holds the potential to engage adolescents and young adults and to facilitate interventions improving Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPVV). This article systematically reviewed the literature on Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, Scopus and CINAHL. Interventions delivered or facilitated by social media with outcomes of…
Descriptors: Social Media, Adolescents, Young Adults, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Krystina R. Hart – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Background: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified Human Papillomavirus (HPV) as the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States, with approximately 24 million Americans currently infected. In 2018, men, ages 15-59, had higher HPV infection rates and HPV high-risk type infections compared to…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Student Attitudes, Immunization Programs, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Risley, Carolann; Douglas, Kimberly; Karimi, Masoumeh; Brumfield, Jennifer; Gartrell, Gordon; Vargas, Rodolfo; Zhang, Lei – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: Early sexual reproductive health (SRH) education is linked to a reduction in risky sexual behaviors. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are rising at alarming rates. Risky sexual behaviors, including initiation of sex before age 13, having more than four sexual partners, and lack of use of condoms, increase the chance of infection…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Sexuality, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Health Behavior
J. Richelle Joe; M. Ann Shillingford; Sheldon Aaron; Tianka Pharaoh; Justin Gonner – Professional School Counseling, 2023
Through an exploratory descriptive study, we examined school counselors' attitudes and beliefs about their role in HIV prevention, and their professional behaviors in addressing HIV in their schools. Participants reported strong support of youth's sexual health rights, moderate agreement with school counselors' role in HIV prevention, moderate to…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Health Behavior, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Prevention
LaVanway, Ann Jenkin – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2023
Sex education has long been a controversial topic in the United States in terms of both policy and practice. A lack of consensus on the implementation of sex education, its content, and its participants continues to be a concern for equitable inclusion of all young people and their sexual and emotional health as a result. Current policy guidance…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Program Evaluation, Curriculum, Educational Policy
Download full textMontana Office of Public Instruction, 2021
Montana is proud to have completed over three decades of participation in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). These results are valuable to educators, school boards, and communities, including parents and students, in understanding the health risks of Montana students, enabling districts to design local health and physical education curriculum…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, High School Students, Risk, National Surveys
Zissette, Seth; Atujuna, Millicent; Tolley, Elizabeth E.; Okumu, Eunice; Auerbach, Judith D.; Hodder, Sally L.; Aral, Sevgi O.; Adimora, Adaora A. – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2020
Given the range of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) products currently being tested to prevent HIV in women, a standardized Acceptability and Use of PrEP Products Among Women Tool may facilitate comparisons of product acceptability and use across different geographies, trials, and users. We conducted three rounds of cognitive interviewing over…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Prevention, Females
Burns, Jade C.; Chakraborty, Shawtaabdee; Saint Arnault, Denise – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
Background: African American adolescents and young adults have an increased likelihood of engaging in risky sexual behaviors. With rising rates of sexually transmitted infections among this population, deeper consideration is now being focused on using social media to engage, educate, and improve sexual behavior in this group. Purpose: To…
Descriptors: Social Media, Preferences, Contraception, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Wang, Li Yan; Owusu-Edusei, Kwame; Parker, J. Terry; Wilson, Kristina – Journal of School Nursing, 2021
During the 2015-2016 school year, the Florida Department of Health in Duval County hosted Teen Health Centers (TeenHC) at five high schools of Jacksonville providing HIV/STD screening and pregnancy testing. The purpose of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of the TeenHC chlamydia screening program and determine at what student…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, High School Students, Health Programs
Fisher, Harriet; Chantler, Tracey; Mounier-Jack, Sandra; Audrey, Suzanne – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objective: To undertake a content analysis of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine communication materials available to young people. Design: Content analysis. Setting: Majority English-speaking countries. Methods: Between March and April 2020, a web engine was utilised to search for and retrieve relevant communication materials. Content analysis…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunization Programs, Interpersonal Communication, Information Dissemination
Chinelli, Alice; Salfa, Maria Cristina; Cellini, Andrea; Ceccarelli, Luca; Farinella, Massimo; Rancilio, Laura; Galipò, Rosario; Meli, Paolo; Camposeragna, Antonella; Colaprico, Ludovica; Oldrini, Massimo; Ubbiali, Marco; Caraglia, Anna; Martinelli, Domenico; Mortari, Luigina; Palamara, Anna Teresa; Suligoi, Barbara; Tavoschi, Lara – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2023
Comprehensive sexuality education is an important means of promoting sexual well-being amongst young people and is key to preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, sexuality education is not currently included in the formal curriculum in Italian schools. The aim of this study was to develop an inventory of school-based sexuality…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Education, Curriculum, Prevention
Hendry, Natalie A.; Brown, Graham; Carman, Marina; Ellard, Jeanette; Wallace, Jack; Dowsett, Gary W. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2018
Young adults, aged 18-30 years, are disproportionally mentioned in sexually transmissible infection surveillance data both in Australia and internationally. This contributes to categorising young adults as an 'at risk' group in health policy. How young adults are framed in policy, and what informs this, have direct implications for policy…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Disproportionate Representation, At Risk Persons
Zeglin, Robert J.; Merten, Julie W.; Niemela, Danielle R. M. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2020
Background: Because of the social and systemic barriers encountered by first-generation college students, this population is at risk for poorer health outcomes. However, there is no identified research investigating whether this includes sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The aim of the study was to identify whether first-generation students…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, First Generation College Students, Undergraduate Students, Incidence
