title: Attitudes towards HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases in secondary school students in Izmir, Turkey: changes in time.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disases, Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tansu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamazhan
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gökengin
authors.forename: Ekin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ertem
authors.forename: Rüçhan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sertöz
authors.forename: Sabri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Atalay
authors.forename: Demir
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Serter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012572:School Health Services; D012574:Schools; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014504:Urban Health