Lisa R Norman1, Chukwudum Uche. 1. Centre for Population, Community and Social Change, Department of Sociology and Social Work, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. ladyle64@yahoo.com
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Jamaican adolescents have high rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). GOALS: Since the sexual behaviors that put an individual at risk for HIV are the same as for other STDs, the prevalence and determinants of STD symptoms among a sample of young Jamaican males were examined. STUDY DESIGN: As part of the 1997 Reproductive Health Survey, male adolescents and young adults in Jamaica were surveyed about symptoms of STDs and related sex behaviors. RESULTS: Overall, 9% of the sample reported symptoms of STDs in the year before the interview. Rates of high-risk sexual behaviors were high. Logistic regression analyses indicated that being older and having multiple sex partners were associated with having symptoms of STDs. CONCLUSIONS: Prevention programs should recognize that various factors can increase the risk of contracting and transmitting STDs, including HIV. Interventions should be targeted to those with high-risk behaviors that are conducive to continued participation in high-risk sexual behaviors.
BACKGROUND: Jamaican adolescents have high rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). GOALS: Since the sexual behaviors that put an individual at risk for HIV are the same as for other STDs, the prevalence and determinants of STD symptoms among a sample of young Jamaican males were examined. STUDY DESIGN: As part of the 1997 Reproductive Health Survey, male adolescents and young adults in Jamaica were surveyed about symptoms of STDs and related sex behaviors. RESULTS: Overall, 9% of the sample reported symptoms of STDs in the year before the interview. Rates of high-risk sexual behaviors were high. Logistic regression analyses indicated that being older and having multiple sex partners were associated with having symptoms of STDs. CONCLUSIONS: Prevention programs should recognize that various factors can increase the risk of contracting and transmitting STDs, including HIV. Interventions should be targeted to those with high-risk behaviors that are conducive to continued participation in high-risk sexual behaviors.
Authors: M Carter; M Gallo; C Anderson; M C Snead; J Wiener; A Bailey; E Costenbader; J Legardy-Williams; T Hylton-Kong Journal: West Indian Med J Date: 2013-01 Impact factor: 0.171
Authors: Margaret Christine Snead; Jeffrey Wiener; Sinmisola Ewumi; Christi Phillips; Lisa Flowers; Tina Hylton-Kong; Natalie Medley-Singh; Jennifer Legardy-Williams; Elizabeth Costenbader; John Papp; Lee Warner; Carolyn Black; Athena P Kourtis Journal: Sex Transm Infect Date: 2017-05-05 Impact factor: 3.519