The influence of knowing someone with AIDS on youth HIV sexual risk behaviors

Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children and Youth

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 31-44

  Cederbaum, Julie A ^a   Marcus, Steven C ^a   Hutchinson, M Katherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Condom use; HIV AIDS; Parent child communication; Sexual initiation; Sexual intercourse

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 57749161189     PISSN: 15538346     EISSN: 15538613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J499v08n02_03     Document Type: Article

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