The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
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Comparative Study
Relationship between number of sexual intercourse partners and selected health risk behaviors among public high school adolescents.
To examine the relationship between number of sexual partners and selected health risk behaviors in a statewide sample of public high school students. ⋯ Prevention of adolescent sexual and other health risk behaviors calls for creative approaches in school and community settings and will require long-term intervention strategies focused on adolescent behavior changes and environmental modifications.
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Comparative Study
Inaccurate documentation of HIV-positive status in adolescents visiting an urban emergency department.
To identify the frequency of documentation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive adolescents' serostatus during urban pediatric emergency room visits, and to examine possible differences between those whose HIV positive serostatus was and was not documented. ⋯ Human immunodeficiency virus-positive adolescents are seen in this emergency room and their records do not reflect their infection status. These data reinforce the need for universal precautions for every patient.