PMID- 23698065
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20131024
LR  - 20240229
IS  - 1473-5571 (Electronic)
IS  - 0269-9370 (Linking)
VI  - 27
IP  - 6
DP  - 2013 Mar 27
TI  - An 18-year follow-up of HIV knowledge, risk perception, and practices in young 
      adults.
PG  - 1011-1019
LID - 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32835e1583 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate trends over the last 18 years in HIV-related knowledge, 
      risk perceptions, and sexual behaviors in young adults. METHODS: Data were 
      obtained from six KABP (knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices) surveys 
      (1992, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2004, and 2010) from representative samples of the 
      French population. Surveys were similar in terms of data collection and target 
      populations: 2362 men and 2774 women aged 18-29 were interviewed by telephone. 
      RESULTS: Young people were very familiar with the true routes of HIV transmission 
      throughout the full period. However, in 2010, approximately 30% erroneously 
      believed that mosquito bites could transmit HIV versus only 12% in 1994. They 
      were less convinced about the efficacy of condoms in protecting against HIV: 
      approximately 50% in 2010 versus 70-80% in 1992-1994. The proportion of 
      respondents very afraid of AIDS significantly decreased from a maximum of 44% in 
      1994 to approximately 20% in 2010. Condom use at first intercourse was widespread 
      after 1995 and sex without condoms in the previous year was far less frequently 
      reported in 2010 than in 1992. Nevertheless, the proportion of individuals 
      reporting condom use at their most recent intercourse in 2010 was the lowest 
      reported since 1994, with an increase in young men reporting no contraception use 
      from 9.2% in 2004 to 18.8% in 2010. CONCLUSION: Young people appear to 
      misunderstand certain sexually transmitted infection/HIV transmission mechanisms. 
      Other indicators for 2010 reflected a low level of HIV risk perception, distrust 
      in condom efficacy, and a decrease in adopting prevention practices, which 
      highlights the need to adapt preventive strategies.
FAU - Beltzer, Nathalie
AU  - Beltzer N
AD  - aParis Region Health Observatory bFrench Institute for Health Promotion and 
      Health Education, INPES (Institut national de prevention et d'education pour la 
      sante) cFrench Institute for Public Health Surveillance, INVS (Institut national 
      de veille sanitaire), Paris dINSERM CESP 1018 Team VIH/IST, Univ Paris-Sud, 
      AP-HP, Public Health Department Hospital Bicetre, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France.
FAU - Saboni, Leila
AU  - Saboni L
FAU - Sauvage, Claire
AU  - Sauvage C
FAU - Lydie, Nathalie
AU  - Lydie N
FAU - Semaille, Caroline
AU  - Semaille C
FAU - Warszawski, Josiane
AU  - Warszawski J
CN  - group KABP France
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - England
TA  - AIDS
JT  - AIDS (London, England)
JID - 8710219
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - France
MH  - HIV Infections/*epidemiology/*prevention & control/transmission
MH  - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Humans
MH  - Interviews as Topic
MH  - Male
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2013/05/24 06:00
MHDA- 2013/10/25 06:00
CRDT- 2013/05/24 06:00
PHST- 2013/05/24 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/05/24 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/10/25 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32835e1583 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - AIDS. 2013 Mar 27;27(6):1011-1019. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32835e1583.