Linda Kaljee|Mackenzie Green|Rosemary Riel|Porntip Lerdboon|Le Huu Tho|Lê Th? Kim Thoa|Truong Tan Minh
Sexual Stigma, Sexual Behaviors, and Abstinence Among Vietnamese Adolescents: Implications for Risk and Protective Behaviors for HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Unwanted Pregnancy
University of Maryland, College Park
rates hiv increase vietnam need data social relations sexual risk protective behaviors among vietnamese adolescents context rapid social economic changes authors report results qualitative interviews 159 vietnamese adolescents living hanoi nha trang city ninh hoa district survey 886 adolescents three sites qualitative interviews youths report strong adherence ideals values regarding abstinence outside marriage youths reported low rates engagement vaginal anal andor oral sex significant difference reported behaviors males 29469 62 females 7416 17 p 000 total 15 32 469 sexually active youths reported rarely never using condoms females significantly higher scores perceived sexual stigma males 1022 95 confidence interval ci 372 252 p 000 whereas males scored significantly lower females scale perceived selfefficacy abstinence 531 95 ci 27 59 p 000 stigmatization sexual relations outside marriage particularly young women reinforces abstinence however values decrease adolescents ability obtain accurate information sexuality hiv sexually transmitted infections engage safer sex