Document 0188
 DOCN  M9480188
 TI    Female adolescents at high, moderate, and low risk of exposure to HIV:
       differences in knowledge, beliefs, and behavior.
 DT    9410
 AU    Millstein SG; Moscicki AB; Broering JM; Department of Pediatrics,
       University of California, San Francisco; 94143.
 SO    J Adolesc Health. 1994 Mar;15(2):133-41. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94289441
 AB    PURPOSE: To examine differences in the beliefs and behaviors of female
       adolescents at varying degrees of probable risk for HIV transmission.
       METHODS: A clinically-based, ethnically diverse sample of 696 sexually
       active female adolescents was recruited from urban and suburban general
       adolescent, family planning, and public health clinics. Subjects were
       categorized into four risk status groups on the basis of their history
       of IV drug use, sexually transmitted disease (STD), and probable risk of
       contact with an infected individual (living in a high-risk geographic
       location, sexual promiscuity, sex with male homo/bisexuals). RESULTS:
       Females in the highest risk group showed high rates of substance use,
       anal intercourse, and intentions to have future risky sexual partners. A
       second high-risk group reported high rates of STDs, inconsistent condom
       use, and less AIDS knowledge. CONCLUSION: Different subsets of higher
       risk adolescents may require different intervention strategies.
 DE    Adolescence  *Adolescent Psychology  Adult  Analysis of Variance  Female
       Human  HIV Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/ETIOLOGY/*TRANSMISSION  *Knowledge,
       Attitudes, Practice  Risk Factors  *Risk-Taking  Suburban Population
       Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  Urban Population  *Women's Health  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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