No change in health risk behaviors over time among HIV infected adolescents in care: role of psychological distress

Murphy, Debra A.; Durako, Stephen; Moscicki, Anna‐Barbara; Vermund, Sten H.; Ma, Yong; Schwarz, Donald F.; Muenz, Larry R.

doi:10.1016/s1054-139x(01)00287-7

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“…While their sample size was too small for generalization, their findings suggest that the sexual behavior of perinatally infected women is similar to that of HIV negative adolescents and adults. Sexual experience in each of these studies is lower than that reported for a cohort of adolescents with sexually acquired HIV infection (n = 323, mean age 17 years) which found 65% were sexually active across all six study visits, with approximately 43% consistently reporting unprotected sex at last intercourse (Murphy et al, 2001). In a review of trends of sexual behavior in U.S. high school students, 53% of high school students reported ever having sexual intercourse in 1991 while 47% reported the same in 2003.…”

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A Longitudinal Study of Adolescents with Perinatally or Transfusion Acquired HIV Infection: Sexual Knowledge, Risk Reduction Self-efficacy and Sexual Behavior

2006

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As HIV-positive children are surviving to adolescence and beyond, understanding their HIV knowledge and sexual behavior is critical. Forty HIV+ adolescents/young adults were interviewed twice, approximately 21 months apart (mean age 16.6 and 18.3 years, respectively). Data on demographics, safer sex knowledge, sexual risk behaviors, risk reduction self-efficacy, and Tanner stage were collected. Twenty-eight percent of HIV+ youth at Time 1 and 41% at Time 2 reported being sexually active. HIV transmission/safer sex knowledge was low, increased with age, and both self-efficacy for and actual condom use was relatively high. Secondary prevention messages should be incorporated into routine medical settings.

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A Longitudinal Study of Adolescents with Perinatally or Transfusion Acquired HIV Infection: Sexual Knowledge, Risk Reduction Self-efficacy and Sexual Behavior

2006

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“…The CES-D has been used extensively in prior research with HIV-positive men and women (e.g., Ickovics et al, 2001;Moskowitz, 2003;Murphy et al, 2001). For the present study, a summary score on the CES-D was computed by summing the values across the 20 item measure.…”

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Impact of HIV-Related Stigma on Health Behaviors and Psychological Adjustment Among HIV-Positive Men and Women

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HIV-related stigmatization remains a potent stressor for HIV-positive people. This study examined the relationships among stigma-related experiences and depression, medication adherence, serostatus disclosure, and sexual risk among 221 HIV-positive men and women. In bivariate analyses that controlled for background characteristics, stigma was associated with depressive symptoms, receiving recent psychiatric care, and greater HIV-related symptoms. Stigma was also associated with poorer adherence and more frequent serostatus disclosure to people other than sexual partners, but showed no association to sexual risk behavior. In a multivariate analysis that controlled for all correlates, depression, poor adherence, and serostatus disclosure remained as independent correlates of stigma-related experiences. Findings confirm that stigma is associated with psychological adjustment and adherence difficulties and is experienced more commonly among people who disclose their HIV status to a broad range of social contacts. Stigma should be addressed in stress management, health promotion, and medication adherence interventions for HIV-positive people.

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“…Its incidence in developing countries is about twice as high when compared to more developed countries; and the prevalence of cervix cancer becomes evident in the age range of 20 to 29 years and the risk increases quickly until its peak is reached in the age range between 45 and 49 years (13) . It is a neoplasia also associated to extrinsic factors, that is, factors associated with the environment and lifestyle; nonetheless, it is not easy to change the lifestyle of a population, especially amidst poverty and deficient education (14)(15)(16) . According to the Datasus, the total number of HPVinduced neoplasias in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, from January to July of 2006, was 3,455, being more concentrated in age ranges when women have a more active sexual life (from 15 to 39 years of age).…”

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Impact of educational lectures on female adolescents’ knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases and cervical cancer in the city of Jundiaí, SP

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Belintani

Miranda

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Einstein (São Paulo)

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Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of adolescents living in Vila Ana and Morada das Vinhas region, in the city of Jundiaí, State of São Paulo, Brazil, on prevention and diagnosis of the main sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and on cervical cancer, as well as the immediate impact of educational lectures. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was performed to assess the knowledge of a particular group of female adolescents about STDs and cervical cancer, by means of a questionnaire applied before and after educational lectures. Results: After the lecture, there was an increased number of correct answers about sexual education, knowledge about HPV (44%), and prevention of cervical cancer (22%). Conclusion: The adolescents in our study had little knowledge about STDs and cervical cancer, but educative lectures could change this reality at a low cost to Public Health services.

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No change in health risk behaviors over time among HIV infected adolescents in care: role of psychological distress

Cited by 154 publications

References 29 publications

A Longitudinal Study of Adolescents with Perinatally or Transfusion Acquired HIV Infection: Sexual Knowledge, Risk Reduction Self-efficacy and Sexual Behavior

A Longitudinal Study of Adolescents with Perinatally or Transfusion Acquired HIV Infection: Sexual Knowledge, Risk Reduction Self-efficacy and Sexual Behavior

Impact of HIV-Related Stigma on Health Behaviors and Psychological Adjustment Among HIV-Positive Men and Women

Impact of educational lectures on female adolescents’ knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases and cervical cancer in the city of Jundiaí, SP

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