Analysis on sexual behavior and AIDS health education among high school students in Yanqing District, Beijing

Objective To understand the current situation of sexual behavior,AIDS related knowledge,attitudes and health education among high school students in Yanqing District.Methods In Yanqing District of Beijing,students were investigated anonymously with self-reported questionnaire regarding AIDS related knowledge,attitude,sexual behavior and health education.Logistic regression was used to analyze influencing factors of sexual behaviors.Results A total of 1 484 valid questionnaires were analyzed.The awareness rate of AIDS related knowledge was 28.4%,36.7% of whom had love experiences.About 8.3% had the experience of sexual behavior and the average age for first sexual behavior was 15.5 years.Those from junior grade,higher disposable monthly cost of living,having love experience and open attitude towards sexual behavior in high school had higher risk of sexual behavior.Conclusion High school students are lack of AIDS related knowledge,and have high proportions of sexual behavior.Schools should cooperate with health departments,making school as an important setting for sexual health education.Strategies for creating reproductive health education targeted at high school students are essential for the prevention of STDs and HIV/AIDS.