dc.contributor.author
Rosen, Frederik Tilmann von
dc.contributor.author
Rosen, Antonella Juline von
dc.contributor.author
Müller-Riemenschneider, Falk
dc.contributor.author
Damberg, Inken
dc.contributor.author
Tinnemann, Peter
dc.date.accessioned
2018-06-08T10:45:12Z
dc.date.available
2018-04-24T13:30:33.935Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/21019
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-24316
dc.description.abstract
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) pose a significant threat to individual
and public health. They disproportionately affect adolescents and young
adults. In a cross-sectional study, we assessed self-rated and factual STI
knowledge in a sample of 9th graders in 13 secondary schools in Berlin,
Germany. Differences by age, gender, migrant background, and school type were
quantified using bivariate and multivariable analyses. A total of 1177
students in 61 classes participated. The mean age was 14.6 (SD = 0.7), 47.5%
were female, and 52.9% had at least one immigrant parent. Knowledge of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was widespread, but other STIs were less known.
For example, 46.2% had never heard of chlamydia, 10.8% knew of the HPV
vaccination, and only 2.2% were aware that no cure exists for HPV infection.
While boys were more likely to describe their knowledge as good, there was no
general gender superiority in factual knowledge. Children of immigrants and
students in the least academic schools had lower knowledge overall. Our
results show that despite their particular risk to contract an STI,
adolescents suffer from suboptimal levels of knowledge on STIs beyond HIV.
Urgent efforts needed to improve adolescent STI knowledge in order to improve
the uptake of primary and secondary prevention.
en
dc.format.extent
14 Seiten
dc.rights.uri
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
sexually transmitted diseases
dc.subject
sexually transmitted infections
dc.subject
adolescent health
dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::614 Inzidenz und Prävention von Krankheiten
dc.title
STI Knowledge in Berlin Adolescents
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 15 (2018), 110
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.3390/ijerph15010110
refubium.affiliation
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
de
refubium.mycore.fudocsId
FUDOCS_document_000000029624
refubium.note.author
Der Artikel wurde in einer reinen Open-Access-Zeitschrift publiziert.
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
no
refubium.mycore.derivateId
FUDOCS_derivate_000000009666
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.isPartOf.issn
1660-4601
dcterms.isPartOf.issn
1661-7827