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ERIC Number: EJ615947
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-118X
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HIV Risk Behavior of Runaway Youth in San Francisco: Age of Onset and Relation to Sexual Orientation.
Moon, Martha W.; McFarland, William; Kellogg, Timothy; Baxter, Michael; Katz, Mitchell H.; MacKellar, Duncan; Valleroy, Linda A.
Youth & Society, v32 n2 p184-201 Dec 2000
Examined HIV risk behaviors among runaway youth by age at onset and sexual orientation. Adolescents age 12-21 years seeking health care at two clinics completed interviews and blood testing. Gay/lesbian/bisexual youth reported higher levels and earlier onset of sexual and drug-using behavior than heterosexual youth and were at exceptionally high risk for HIV infection. (SM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Age Differences, At Risk Persons, Drug Use, Runaways, Sexuality
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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