Investigation on HIV testing after high-risk sexual behavior among secondary vocational students in Jinan City
Objective To understand the sexual behaviour and the human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)testing after high-risk sexual behavior among secondary vocational students in Jinan City.Methods From September to November 2022,a self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted among 3 235 students from four secondary vocational schools in Jinan by stratified cluster sampling method,and information on their demography,AIDS knowledge,sexual behavior was collected and analyzed.Results In the total 3 235 secondary vocational students,7.39%(239/3 235)students had sex.Among them,16.32%had sex with 6 or more people,17.99%had been forced to have sex,21.76%did not use condom during their first sexual intercourse.In the total subjects,64.39%had not participated in the courses of preventing AIDS/STD,31.84%had participated in the activities of preventing AIDS/STD(such as the theme class meeting/expert lecture/propaganda column,etc.),19.35%had not taken any sexual health education courses in school,30.54%had never heard of HIV testing,96.75%had never been tested for HIV,and 30.60%would not be tested for HIV after having high-risk sex.The results of multifactor logistic regression analysis showed that gender,family status,knowledge of AIDS,sexual behavior,participation in AIDS/STD prevention and other related activities(such as theme class meetings,expert lectures,bulletin boards,etc.),and learning about sexual health education courses during school were the influencing factor of the willingness of secondary vocational school students to test HIV after high-risk sexual behaviors(all P<0.05).Conclusions There are high risk behaviors of AIDS infection among secondary vocational school students,and the proportion of courses and activities related to AIDS prevention and sexual health education in schools is not high in Jinan.Therefore,school administrators should strengthen the intervention of high-risk sexual behaviors of secondary vocational school students,strengthen the publicity of AIDS prevention and sexual health education,and adopt scientific and appropriate ways to intervene for secondary vocational school students.
Acquired immunodeficiewy syndromeHuman immunodeficiency virus testingSecondary vocational students