Which is more important to high school students: Preventing pregnancy or preventing AIDS?

A survey of high-school students in greater Miami was conducted to determine their attitudes toward pregnancy prevention vs AIDS prevention and how these attitudes affect condom use. The more knowledge a respondent had about HIV and AIDS, the less importance he or she placed on pregnancy prevention,...

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Published in:Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health 1994-07, Vol.26 (4), p.154
Main Authors: Langer, Lilly M, Zimmerman, Rick S, Katz, Jennifer A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Perceptions
Polls & surveys
Secondary school students
Sexual behavior
Teenage pregnancy
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Summary:A survey of high-school students in greater Miami was conducted to determine their attitudes toward pregnancy prevention vs AIDS prevention and how these attitudes affect condom use. The more knowledge a respondent had about HIV and AIDS, the less importance he or she placed on pregnancy prevention, and as the importance of pregnancy prevention declined, so did the frequency of condom use.
ISSN:1538-6341
1931-2393