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| Abstract #2035 - Poster 1 | ||||
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Session: 58.22: Poster 1 (Poster) on Tuesday in Chaired by Authors: Presenting Author: Prof Supa Pengpid - Mahidol University, Thailand |
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| Additional Authors: Dr Kouassi Martin, Mr Brou Sylvain, | ||||
| Aim: The aim of this study was to determine mental health correlates of HIV risk behaviour and self-reported STIs/HIV infection among university students in 22 low, middle and high income countries. | ||||
| Method / Issue: Using anonymous questionnaires, data were collected from 16567 undergraduate university students (mean age 20.9, SD=2.9) from 23 universities in 22 countries across Asia, Africa and the Americas. | ||||
| Results / Comments: Results indicate that overall 16.8% of the students had two or more sexual partners in the past 12 months, and among sexually active, 73.7% had inconsistently used a condom in the past three months with their primary sexual partner, 3.2% had ever been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and 0.6% with HIV. In multivariate logistic regression poorer mental health and child abuse (physical and sexual) were associated with HIV risk behaviour, and child abuse (physical and sexual) was associated with STI and HIV positive diagnosis. | ||||
| Discussion: In this large study among university students from 22 low, middle and high income countries results suggest a significant HIV and STI risk exists. Several risk factors were identified which can be utilized in reaching these young people for change strategies in STI and HIV prevention and control programmes. | ||||
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