Overview of STI Study Results Colleen Paramesh, DNP, NP-C

Convenience sample of 18 to 24 year-olds Looking at self-efficacy Overview Convenience sample of 18 to 24 year-olds Looking at self-efficacy 833 respondents 779 completed the majority of questions 603 were from the campus health center.

discussion of STI prevention with a potential partner Age Gender Extremely confident: 18-19y 42.6% 20-21y 44.4% 22-24y 60.2% Extremely confident: Male 35.2% Female 44.3%

Anonymous partners and casual sex partners in the last 90 days Age Gender Anonymous: 18-19y 12.0% 20-21y 3.3% 22-24y 8.4% Casual: 18-19y 32.2% 20-21y 23% 22-24y 20.5% Anonymous: Male 14% Female 5.4% Casual: Male 29.1% Female 26.3%

say no to sexual intercourse Known a few days or less Want to have sex with again Extremely confident Males 45.8% Females 73% Extremely confident Males 25.7%, Females 32.2%

Insist on use Refuse sex Condom use Extremely confident: Males 33% Females 43.8% Extremely confident: Males 30.7% Females 44%

Walk into a store and purchase condoms Males are more confident that they would be able to walk into a store and buy condoms Extremely confident: Males 63.1% Females 41.9% Walk into a store and purchase condoms

Condom Use and Anal Intercourse Never used Males 42.4% Females 64.6%

Not statistically significant but alarming Less than 38% of respondents are extremely confident that they would use a condom every time they had sex Less than 35% of respondents were extremely confident they would use a condom after drinking