Laboratory-diagnosed sexually transmitted infections in former foster youth compared with peers

Pediatrics

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Ahrens, Kym R ^a   Richardson, Laura P ^a   Courtney, Mark E ^b   McCarty, Carolyn ^a   Simoni, Jane ^b   Katon, Wayne ^b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual behaviors; Foster care; Sexual activity; Sexual and reproductive health; Sexually transmitted infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; JUVENILE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954375850     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-2424     Document Type: Article

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