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VIRTUALISATION Australian study finds "nerdy boy science students" most likely virgins
VIRTUALISATION Australian study finds "nerdy boy science students" most likely virgins | Australian study finds "nerdy boy science students" most likely virgins |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Monday, 08 December 2008 | |
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Australian psychologists Bernadette Zakher and Melissa Kang, both from the University of Sydney, conducted the study of 185 students aged 16 to 25 years of age at the University of Sydney. The students were asked questions about demographics and sexual history, along with knowledge about the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia and their attitudes towards and preferences for the screening of chlamydia by doctors. The purpose of their study, as stated within their abstract, is: “Chlamydia screening of sexually active young people in general practice is key to the Australian National Sexually Transmissible Infections Strategy 2005–2008. Overseas research indicates that young people have positive attitudes towards opportunistic screening by a general practitioner (GP). This pilot study aims to investigate the attitudes of Australian university students towards chlamydia screening in primary care.” Their results were published November 18, 2008 in the journal Sexual Health. The title of the paper is “Attitudes to chlamydia screening in general practice among Australian university students: a pilot study.” Seventy-eight percent of the students were female participants (about 144) while twenty-two percent of them were males (about 41). According their abstract, “Arts students were younger, more likely to be sexually active and to report having little or no knowledge of chlamydia.” The Age stated, "Findings suggest that the most at risk group for chlamydia infection is not well educated about their risk of infection.” [The Age: “Female arts students 'sexually active'”] Page two continues. |
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