Attitudes towards HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases in secondary school students in Izmir, Turkey: changes in time
Articles > Article · 2007
Authors: Tansu YAMAZHAN, Ayşe Deniz GÖKENGİN, Ekin Ertem, Röhan Sertüz, Sabri Atalay, Demir Sertermd
Tropical Doctor, International, WoS, 2007, vol 37, pp 10-12
DOI: 10.1258/004947507779951925
Summary
The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in the sexual attitudes of young people in a period of 7 years (1997-2004). The participants in the first and the second surveys were 633 and 654 grade 10 students from six high schools located in the central district of Izmir, Turkey, chosen randomly according to the stratified sampling method. The rate of having had sexual experience was 11.3% and 22.8% in the first and second surveys, respectively (chi(2) P < 0.001).