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ERIC Number: EJ422254
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0090-0036
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Sexual Risk Behaviors, AIDS Knowledge, and Beliefs about AIDS among Runaways.
Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane; Koopman, Cheryl
American Journal of Public Health, v81 n2 p208-10 Feb 1991
Examined young runaways' current risk behaviors, knowledge of AIDS, and beliefs about preventing AIDS by questioning 130 male and female subjects from shelters in New York City in 1988-89. Results did not explain the 6.7 percent seroprevalence rate reported in l988. Recommends closer inquiries regarding IV drug use and prostitution. (DM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Behavior, Beliefs, Knowledge Level, Preadolescents, Questionnaires, Runaways, Sexuality
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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