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Objectives. This report describes the population of young men who use the Young Men's Clinic in New York City, presents a profile of their reproductive behaviors, and describes the clinic's model of service delivery. Methods. Data were gathered through a routine clinic visit form administered by clinic staff. Results. The clinic sees approximately 1200 predominately Dominican young men each year for a wide range of clinical and mental health services. Two thirds of clients had ever been sexually active, three quarters had ever used birth control, and 69% had used birth control at their last sexual encounter. Conclusions. The Young Men's Clinic may serve as a model for health care delivery to adolescent and young adult males. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To explore weapon carrying among young, inner-city adolescents, a survey was administered in fall 1993 to 2005 predominantly Hispanic students (mean age = 12.8 years) in three New York City junior high schools. The survey revealed that 21% of students reported personally carrying a weapon; guns and knives were the weapons most commonly carried. Most of those who carried guns reported that they bought them. Forty-two percent indicated that they had a family member or close friend who had been shot. Boys and older students were more likely to report carrying weapons. Preventive efforts may need to begin before or on entry into junior high school rather than high school. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents a study on pregnancy prevention among urban adolescents younger than 15 years in the U.S. According to the study although the overall pregnancy rate for adolescents has declined, the rate for those younger than 15 continues to climb. Among the 39 states that reported pregnancy rates for teenagers younger than 15 in 1991-1992, 20 reported increases, nine reported no change and 10 reported a decrease. In contrast, only five of the 42 states that reported pregnancy rates among 15-19-year-olds reported an increase for that age-group. The pregnancy rate among minority youth is twice as high as that among white teenagers, and appears to be rising between 1980 and 1988, it increased from 181 to 184 per 1,000 among nonwhites, while it decreased from 96 to 93 per 1,000 among whites. Minority adolescents are disproportionately represented among teenagers who give birth; of the 38 states that reported rates for 1991-1992, 27 reported an increase in birthrates among Hispanic adolescents, whereas only six of 50 states reported an increase in birthrates among non-Hispanic white teenagers.