Youth, AIDS and sexual health /
Doreen Rosenthal and Susan Moore.
- London : Routledge, 1996.
- 192p. ; 22 cm.
- Adolescence and society .
- Adolescence and society .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-167) and indexes.
1.The scope of the problem: taking a chance on love -- 2.Youths\' sexual behavior -- 3.Understanding the risk: young people\'s knowledge of and attitudes towards STDs --4. Predicting sexual risk taking: theoretical frameworks --5. Myths and stereotypes: young people\'s decisions to have and not to have safe sex --6. A matter of policy --7. Preventing STDs through education -- 8. Living with sexually transmissible disease--9. C onclusion.
This is a comprehensive overview of the impact of AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases on the lives of young people. It looks at young people's knowledge and attitudes about sexual health as well as the usefulness of models in predicting risk.
Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence. Sexually transmitted diseases--Social aspects AIDS (Disease) in adolescence--Social aspects Teenagers--Sexual behavior Safe sex in AIDS prevention. Sexually transmitted diseases--Prevention HIV / AIDS Illness & addiction: social aspects Age groups: adolescents Age groups: children Health psychology Child, developmental, and lifespan psychology Health and Wellbeing. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--prevention & control Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--in adolescence Sexually Transmitted Diseases--in adolescence Sex Behavior--in adolescence Risk-Taking--in adolescence