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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
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).