Abstract
A national sample of 1082 Israeli adolescents, aged 14-18, was questioned on the following topics: Respondents' sexual habits and HIV/AIDS prevention behaviours, HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes, and six kinds of HIV/AIDS-related denial. The main results showed that infrequent condom use was associated with a high level of denial, denial of personal relevance and of responsibility being the most salient. These results suggest that denial may constitute a major factor in HIV/AIDS-related risk behaviours, with implications for intervention programmes aimed at adolescents. (C) 2000 The Association for Professionals in Services for Adolescents.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 157-174 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Journal of Adolescence |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2000 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors would like to thank Dr Zvi Ben-Yshai, head of the National Aids Steering Committee, Ministry of Health, Israel, for his support and advice throughout the project, and the Ministry of Health for their financial support.
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Social Psychology
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
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