STI and HIV knowledge and testing: a comparison of domestic Australian-born, domestic overseas-born and international university students in Australia

Teyl Engstrom; Michael Waller; Amy B Mullens; Jo Durham; Joseph Debattista; Kathryn Wenham; Sara F. E Bell; Armin Ariana; Zhihong Gu; Kirstie Daken; Kaeleen Dingle; Charles F Gilks; Owain D Williams; Judith A Dean

doi:10.1071/SH21055

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STI and HIV knowledge and testing: a comparison of domestic Australian-born, domestic overseas-born and international university students in Australia

Teyl Engstrom, Michael Waller, Amy B Mullens, Jo Durham, Joseph Debattista, Kathryn Wenham, Sara F. E Bell, Armin Ariana, Zhihong Gu, Kirstie Daken, …

Sexual Health, Vol.18(4), pp.346-348

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/SH21055

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Abstract

Higher education

Australia

HIV

international students

knowledge

sexually transmissible infections (STI)

testing

University students usually consist of young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and a group recognised as being at increased risk of STI. This study found lower levels of STI knowledge and STI testing among international students and to a lesser extent, domestic overseas-born students, compared with domestic Australian-born students. International students exhibited lower risk sexual behaviour but were more likely to have had a HIV test than domestic students. This diversity in sexual health knowledge, sexual health services utilisation and sexual experience indicates the need for a variety of public health approaches to improve sexual health.

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Title: STI and HIV knowledge and testing: a comparison of domestic Australian-born, domestic overseas-born and international university students in Australia
Authors: Teyl Engstrom (Corresponding Author) - University of Queensland
Michael Waller (Author) - University of Queensland
Amy B Mullens (Author) - University of Southern Queensland
Jo Durham (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Joseph Debattista (Author)
Kathryn Wenham (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Sara F. E Bell (Author) - University of Queensland
Armin Ariana (Author) - Griffith University
Zhihong Gu (Author)
Kirstie Daken (Author) - University of Southern Queensland
Kaeleen Dingle (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Charles F Gilks (Author) - University of Queensland
Owain D Williams (Author) - University of Queensland
Judith A Dean (Author) - University of Queensland
Publication details: Sexual Health, Vol.18(4), pp.346-348
Publisher: C S I R O Publishing
DOI: 10.1071/SH21055
ISSN: 1449-8987
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Public Health
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99586008602621
Output Type: Letter/Communication

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