1. HIV testing among racial and ethnic minority adolescents living in an urban community.
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Reid, Robert J., Lardier, David T., Garcia-Reid, Pauline, and Yu, Danlin
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DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections ,HIV prevention ,BLACK people ,STATISTICAL correlation ,ETHNIC groups ,HISPANIC Americans ,METROPOLITAN areas ,MINORITIES ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,PROBABILITY theory ,RESEARCH funding ,RISK-taking behavior ,SCALE analysis (Psychology) ,HUMAN sexuality ,SEX distribution ,SUBSTANCE abuse ,MATHEMATICAL variables ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,HEALTH literacy ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ADOLESCENCE - Abstract
This study examined the factors that influence HIV testing among a sample of African American and Hispanic/Latino adolescents (Nā=ā747) living in an economically disadvantaged community in the Northeastern United States. The majority of sexually active participants in our study (77%) have never been tested for HIV. However, youth engaging in risky sexual behaviors, interacting in positive peer networks, and having access to sources of prevention information were more likely to seek HIV testing services. Our findings underscore the importance of developing multifaceted HIV/AIDS prevention protocols that provide direct education and skill-building activities, leverage peer education as a means to disseminate health-related information, and deliver broad-based prevention messaging that is both culturally-tailored and gender-specific. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2017
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