Psychosocial pathways to sexually transmitted infection risk among youth transitioning out of foster care: Evidence from a longitudinal cohort study

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 478-485

  Ahrens, Kym R ^a,b   McCarty, Cari ^a,b   Simoni, Jane ^a   Dworsky, Amy ^c   Courtney, Mark E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse and neglect; Foster youth; Oppositional and delinquent behaviors; Sexually transmitted disease; Sexually transmitted infection; STD; STI; Trauma; Youth in foster care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONDOM USE; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ABUSE AND NEGLECT; FOSTER YOUTH; OPPOSITIONAL AND DELINQUENT BEHAVIORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION; STD; STI; TRAUMA; YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; IOWA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84884532408     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.05.010     Document Type: Article

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