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Aids: Late Adolescents' Knowledge and its Influence on Sexual Behavior

NCJ Number
123118
Journal
Adolescence Volume: 25 Issue: 97 Dated: (Spring 1990) Pages: 39-48
Author(s)
B Roscoe; T L Kruger
Date Published
1990
Length
10 pages
Annotation
Approximately 300 late adolescents were surveyed to assess their knowledge of AIDS, and to determine if and how their sexual behavior had changed as a result.
Abstract
Findings suggested that late adolescents were quite knowledgeable regarding AIDS and its transmission; however, only about one-third had altered their sexual behavior as a result of fear of the disease. Findings are discussed in terms of the need for AIDS education, and recommendations are presented. 1 table, 24 references. (Publisher abstract)