TRENDS IN SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOR AMONG TURKISH MOROCCAN ADOLESCENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS 1990-1995/

Background: in 1990, a national survey on adolescent sexuality showed that Turkish/Moroccan students were at special risk for sexually trans mitted diseases, In 1995 the study was repeated, This article describe s trends in the safe sex knowledge and sexual behaviour of Turkish/Mor occan students, The results are also seen in relation to those of Dutc h students, Methods: data were collected from representative samples o f students aged 11-18 years old in 1990 and in 1995, using structured questionnaires, Results: knowledge about AIDS among Turkish/Moroccan s tudents increased, Boys became more permissive in their sexual attitud es, though the proportion of boys with coital experience did not chang e, Condom use among boys increased from 49 to 75%. The differences in sexual attitudes and behaviour between Turkish/Moroccan boys and girls increased, The Turkish/Moroccan boys became more similar to their Dut ch counterparts, while the Turkish/Moroccan girls did not, Conclusions : these results suggest that safe sex education may have advantageous effects on Turkish/Moroccan adolescents' risk of sexually transmitted diseases.