# IMPACT OF STD'S ON YOUTHS' SEXUAL DECISIONS/BEHAVIOR

> **NIH NIH R01** · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · 1990 · $328,604

## Abstract

In response to the serious problems of adolescent sexually
transmitted diseases and sexual risk-taking behaviors, this
research will focus on the relationships between STD-related
knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and experiences, and adolescents'
sexual behavior.  An STD-specific form of the Health Belief
Model will be used to test these interrelationships in a prospective
study of 1,000 sexually active or inexperienced men and women,
21 years of age or less, over a one-year period.  At Time 1,
participants from four high school clinics and one community
clinic will complete self-administered questionnaires to assess
health beliefs about STDs, knowledge and beliefs about AIDS,
future time perspective, health locus of control, and sexual
behavior.  Sexually active participants will also be offered
screening for a wide variety of STDs.  Compliance with STD
screening, presence of infection, and sexual behaviors will be
analyzed cross-sectionally in relation to health beliefs, knowledge
and social-cognitive characteristics.  One year later, at Time 2,
subjects will be recalled for readministration of surveys and STD
screening.  Changes in health beliefs, knowledge, behavior and
STD-status will be assessed as a function of age and of previous
experience with STDs.  Time 1 measures of health beliefs,
attitudes, knowledge, and social-cognitive characteristics will be
used to predict outcomes in STD status, sexual activity, and
sexual risk behavior at Time 2.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 2199318
- **Project number:** 5R01HD024809-03
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
- **SAM.gov UEI:** KABJZBBJ4B54
- **Principal Investigator:** Michael David Resnick
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1990
- **Award amount:** $328,604
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1988-09-01 → 1994-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2199318

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 2199318, IMPACT OF STD'S ON YOUTHS' SEXUAL DECISIONS/BEHAVIOR (5R01HD024809-03). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-25 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/2199318. Licensed CC0.

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