Document 0068
 DOCN  M9580068
 TI    Correlates of HIV risk among young adolescents in a large metropolitan
       midwestern epicenter.
 DT    9506
 AU    Levy SR; Handler AS; Weeks K; Lampman C; Perhats C; Miller TQ; Flay BR;
       Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois at Chicago; 60607,
       USA.
 SO    J Sch Health. 1995 Jan;65(1):28-32. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95248706
 AB    This paper examines levels of participation in and correlates of
       AIDS-related risk behavior for young adolescents in high-risk
       communities as determined by proxy indicators such as rates of reported
       STDs and adolescent pregnancies. Seventh and eighth grade students from
       two middle schools and ninth grade students from the receiving high
       school were surveyed. Descriptive and inferential techniques examined
       grade, racial, behavioral, and gender differences in participation in
       risk (substance use and sexual activity) and protective (use of condoms
       and use of condoms and foam) behaviors. Grade, race, and sexual activity
       were significant correlates of both licit and illicit drug use. Gender,
       grade, race, and licit and illicit drug use were significant correlates
       of sexual activity. Results demonstrate that not only are adults and
       older teens at risk in these communities, but younger adolescents also
       are at risk. Findings indicate a need for comprehensive HIV prevention
       programs at younger ages.
 DE    Adolescence  *Adolescent Behavior/ETHNOLOGY  Alcohol Drinking/PSYCHOLOGY
       Chi-Square Distribution  Condoms  Contraception Behavior  Demography
       Educational Status  Female  Human  *HIV Infections/PREVENTION & CONTROL
       Illinois  Logistic Models  Male  Odds Ratio  Questionnaires  Risk
       Factors  *Risk-Taking  *Sex Behavior/ETHNOLOGY  Sex Factors
       Smoking/PSYCHOLOGY  Socioeconomic Factors  Substance Abuse/PSYCHOLOGY
       Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.  *Urban Population  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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