Increasing awareness of sexually transmitted infections (STI) testing and addressing stigma may improve STI testing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth: Evidence from the Next Generation Youth Wellbeing Study
Increasing awareness of sexually transmitted infections (STI) testing and addressing stigma may improve STI testing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth: Evidence from the Next Generation Youth Wellbeing Study
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Objective: To quantify the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) testing in relation to sociodemographic, behavioural, and health related factors, and patterns in sexual health service (SHS) use and non-use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter Aboriginal) youth.Methods: The analyses included N=198 sexually active 16-24-year-olds from Central Australia, Western Australia, and New South Wales participating in the Next Generation Youth Wellbeing Study.Modified Poisson regression estimated age-sex-adjusted prevalence ratios (PRs) for ever testing for STIs.
Results: Approximately 55% of the participants ever tested for STIs.Over 44% of the participants ever accessed SHS; perceived irrelevance (50%) and embarrassment (15%) were the main reasons for not accessing SHS.STI testing was higher among: 21–24-year-olds (68.
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Conclusions: STI testing should be offered to sexually active Aboriginal youth at every opportunity.Implications for public health: Sexual health messages should further promote the benefit of regular STI testing and where to access free SHS among Aboriginal youth