Correlates of HIV-Related Risk Behaviors in African American Adolescents from Substance-Using Families: Patterns of Adolescent-Level Factors Associated with Sexual Experience and Substance Use

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-169

  Fisher, Holly H ^a   Eke, Agatha N ^a   Cance, Jessica D ^b   Hawkins, Stephanie R ^b   Lam, Wendy K K ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African American; Crack cocaine; HIV AIDS; Risk factors; Sexual behavior; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349000746     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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