Document 0208
 DOCN  M9550208
 TI    Behavioral risks for HIV in adolescents.
 DT    9505
 AU    Moss N; Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch, National Institute
       of; Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892.
 SO    Acta Paediatr Suppl. 1994 Aug;400:81-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95135028
 AB    A psychosocial perspective on adolescent risk behavior is used to
       highlight aspects of psychological development and social environment
       that are relevant to sexual activity and substance use. Differences in
       behavior are also related to factors such as age and gender that have
       biological, developmental, and demographic implications. Sexual activity
       and substance use increase during adolescence, and are often
       interrelated. In the USA in 1992, 69% of 8th graders and 88% of 12th
       graders had drunk alcohol. In 1990, 54% of high school students had had
       sexual intercourse. Age of sexual initiation has decreased in recent
       cohorts, but condom use by adolescents has increased, with 35% of
       15-19-year-old women reporting using condoms. Interventions that
       successfully change adolescent risk behavior take account of the teen's
       level of development and social context.
 DE    Adolescence  *Adolescent Behavior  Adult  Condoms  *Contraception
       Behavior  Female  Health Education  Human  HIV
       Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/*TRANSMISSION  Male
       Models, Theoretical  Risk Factors  *Risk-Taking  *Sex Behavior  Sexual
       Partners  Substance Abuse  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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