Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine
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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med · Jan 2012
Adolescent perceptions of risk and need for safer sexual behaviors after first human papillomavirus vaccination.
To (1) examine perceptions of risk of human papillomavirus (HPV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), (2) examine perceived need for safer sexual behaviors, and (3) determine factors associated with less perceived need for safer sexual behaviors, all in the context of receiving the first HPV vaccination. ⋯ Few adolescents perceived less need for safer sexual behaviors after the first HPV vaccination. Education about HPV vaccines and encouraging communication between girls and their mothers may prevent misperceptions among these adolescents.
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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med · Jan 2012
Prevalence of polypharmacy exposure among hospitalized children in the United States.
To assess the prevalence and patterns of exposure to drugs and therapeutic agents among hospitalized pediatric patients. ⋯ A large fraction of hospitalized pediatric patients are exposed to substantial polypharmacy, especially patients with rare conditions.