Norms, Attitudes, and Preferences: Responses to a Survey of Teens about Sexually Transmitted Infection and Pregnancy Prevention

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• 作者：Mary Tschann ; MPH ; PhD(c) ; ^{mtschann@hawaii.edu} ; Jennifer Salcedo ; MD ; MPH ; MPP ; Reni Soon ; MD ; MPH ; Jennifer Elia ; MPH ; DrPH ; Bliss Kaneshiro ; MD ; MPH
• 关键词：Adolescents ; Pregnancy ; Sexually transmitted infections ; Surveys ; Norms ; Attitudes ; Behaviors ; Prevention
• 刊名：Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：30
• 期：1
• 页码：29-34
• 全文大小：117 K
• 卷排序：30

文摘

To assess the values and beliefs regarding sexual behavior, sexual decision-making, and reproductive health learning preferences among teens in Hawaii.DesignSurvey regarding teens' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about sexual behaviors and preferences for learning about reproductive health.SettingUniversity of Hawaii Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology clinics in Honolulu, Hawaii.ParticipantsFemale patients and their male or female companions ages 14-19 years.InterventionsA 30-question anonymous survey.Main Outcome MeasuresThe main outcome was to describe the norms, attitudes, beliefs, and preferences of teens in this setting with regard to sexual health and sexual health education. For this, we provide a description of response frequencies and a comparison of mean scores across demographic characteristics.ResultsWe analyzed a total of 100 surveys. Teens endorsed more values and norms protective against sexually transmitted infection than those protective against pregnancy. Younger teens expressed more protective values as a result of the influence of perceived parental values, whereas older teens expressed less protective values on the basis of the influence of peers. Respondents expressed comfort talking with their clinician about sexual health, and also expressed a slight preference that their clinicians initiate these conversations.ConclusionThe influence of parental values and peer norms on sexual behavior must be taken into consideration when designing interventions to address adolescent sexual health. Additionally, teens' greater concern about the consequences of sexually transmitted infection could be leveraged by clinicians to initiate broader conversations about sexual health, and a variety of modalities, including online resources and in-person conversations, should be used to meet the diversity of preferences expressed by teens across demographic groups.