The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
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Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
Tapping youth as agents for change: evaluation of a peer leadership HIV/AIDS intervention.
To evaluate the impact of a community-based HIV/AIDS peer leadership prevention program on newly enrolled peer leaders and youth enrolled as peer educators for one or more years (repeat peer leaders). ⋯ A peer education program was found to have benefits to adolescent peer leaders. Benefits gained from the program were sustained and enhanced over time as evidenced by repeat peer leaders included in the study.
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Comparative Study
Young adults on the Internet: risk behaviors for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV(1).
To examine the sexual behaviors and related risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV among young adults who seek sex partners on the Internet. ⋯ Young adults who seek sex partners online may be at significantly greater risk for sexually transmitted diseases than their peers who do not seek sex partners online. These data point to an urgent need for online sexual health promotion.