       Document 0849
 DOCN  M9650849
 TI    Assessing the health behaviors of Texas college students.
 DT    9605
 AU    Wiley DC; James G; Jordan-Belver C; Furney S; Calsbeek F; Benjamin J;
       Kathcart T; Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, USA.
 SO    J Am Coll Health. 1996 Jan;44(4):167-72. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96166138
 AB    The authors of this study examined the health behaviors of Texas college
       students, using a telephone survey to assess 1,408 randomly selected
       students enrolled in 23 institutions of higher education. Eighty-nine
       percent of those surveyed had consumed alcohol at least once, and nearly
       one third considered themselves regular smokers. More than 81% reported
       they had had sexual intercourse at least once, and one fourth of the
       sexually active men had had more than 10 partners. However, of the 1,148
       students who were sexually active, only 40.1% reported using a condom at
       last intercourse. Almost 59% of the students surveyed had never been
       taught about HIV or AIDS in any of their college classes. Given the
       large sample size and the random methods employed, the authors suggest
       that the results of this study can be used to establish a baseline of
       information regarding health behaviors of college students that can be
       extrapolated to college populations across the country.
 DE    Adult  Alcohol Drinking/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Automobile Driving  Data
       Collection/METHODS  Female  *Health Behavior  Human  Male  Reference
       Values  Sex Behavior  Smoking/EPIDEMIOLOGY  *Students  Support, U.S.
       Gov't, P.H.S.  Texas  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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