       Document 0212
 DOCN  M9630212
 TI    Prevalence of HIV-related risk behaviors and STDs among incarcerated
       adolescents.
 DT    9603
 AU    Canterbury RJ; McGarvey EL; Sheldon-Keller AE; Waite D; Reams P; Koopman
       C; Department of Psychiatric Medicine, Blue Ridge Hospital; Division-Box
       16, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22901,; USA.
 SO    J Adolesc Health. 1995 Sep;17(3):173-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96108684
 AB    PURPOSE: To determine the HIV-related risk behaviors and STDs in a
       population of incarcerated adolescents in order to strategically target
       education and prevention efforts. METHODS: A single point-in-time
       prevalence study based on an analysis of intake medical records of 1,215
       incarcerated youth were analyzed for HIV risk behaviors and STD history.
       RESULTS: Incarcerated adolescents report high rates of risk behaviors
       for HIV infection and STDs, with 75% reporting three or more sex
       partners, 25% never using condoms and 19% having a current diagnosis of
       at least one STD. Significantly more females than males reported a
       history of STDs and had higher rates of current diagnoses of
       chlamydia/non-gonococcal urethritis, trichomonas and gonorrhea.
       CONCLUSIONS: Ethnic/racial and gender differences were found in risk
       behaviors for STDs among a sample of incarcerated adolescents.
 DE    Adolescence  *Adolescent Behavior  Adult  Blacks/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA
       Child  Condoms  Female  Human  HIV Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION &
       CONTROL  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Male  Prevalence
       Prisoners/EDUCATION/*PSYCHOLOGY  *Risk-Taking  *Sex Behavior  Sex
       Distribution  Sexually Transmitted Diseases/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION &
       CONTROL  Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.  United States/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Whites/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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