Document 1004
 DOCN  M9621004
 TI    AIDS prevention with adolescents.
 DT    9602
 AU    Rotheram-Borus MJ; Mahler KA; Rosario M; Department of Psychiatry,
       University of California, Los Angeles,; USA.
 SO    AIDS Educ Prev. 1995 Aug;7(4):320-36. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96026586
 AB    Prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired
       immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) among adolescents is increasingly
       recognized as an important public health priority. Sexual risk acts
       associated with HIV/AIDS transmission (unprotected sexual intercourse
       with multiple partners of unknown serostatus) are typically initiated by
       late adolescence, with many youths engaging in sexual relations earlier.
       Despite being well informed about HIV/AIDS and having positive attitudes
       toward HIV/AIDS prevention, adolescents have not changed their behavior
       in response to the pandemic. AIDS-prevention programs must be tailored
       to consider stereotypic sex roles, gay youths' sexual orientation, and
       substance abuse. Intensive prevention programs focusing on helping
       youths perceive HIV as a problem, motivate them to act safely, and
       implement safe acts by acquiring coping skills, access to condoms and
       health care, and identifying individual barriers to implementing safe
       acts have successfully reduced adolescents' risk acts. However, avenues
       for broad-scale dissemination of such programs or alternative models to
       change youths' behaviors must be identified.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/
       PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Adolescence  Communication Barriers  Female
       Health Education/*METHODS  Health Priorities  Human  Knowledge,
       Attitudes, Practice  Male  Risk Factors  Sex Behavior  Support, Non-U.S.
       Gov't  Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW,
       TUTORIAL

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