AIDS risk and prevention among adolescents

CB Boyer, SM Kegeles - Social Science & Medicine, 1991 - Elsevier
Although relatively few teenagers have been diagnosed with AIDS and the extent of
asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among adolescents remains …

Bacterial vaginosis in sexually experienced and non–sexually experienced young women entering the military

S Yen, MA Shafer, J Moncada, CJ Campbell… - Obstetrics & …, 2003 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis by Nugent Gram stain criteria
in a nonclinic national sample of young women entering recruit training; to examine clinical …

Minorities and AIDS: knowledge, attitudes, and misconceptions among black and Latino adolescents.

RJ DiClemente, CB Boyer… - American Journal of …, 1988 - ajph.aphapublications.org
White adolescents in San Francisco high schools were more knowledgeable than Black
adolescents about the cause, transmission, and prevention of AIDS (acquired …

One-year contraceptive continuation and pregnancy in adolescent girls and women initiating hormonal contraceptives

TR Raine, A Foster-Rosales, UD Upadhyay… - Obstetrics & …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To assess contraceptive discontinuation, switching, factors associated with
method discontinuation, and pregnancy among women initiating hormonal contraceptives …

Associations of sociodemographic, psychosocial, and behavioral factors with sexual risk and sexually transmitted diseases in teen clinic patients

CB Boyer, MA Shafer, CJ Wibbelsman… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2000 - Elsevier
Purpose: To examine the influence of sociodemographic characteristics, sexually
transmitted disease (STD)/human immunodeficiency virus knowledge, and psychosocial …

ADOLESCENTS'SELF-EFFICACY TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT SEX: ITS ROLE IN CONDOM ATTITUDES, COMMITMENT AND USE.

BL Halpern-Felsher, RY Kropp, CB Boyer… - …, 2004 - search.ebscohost.com
This study examined whether and how self-efficacy to communicate with parents and peers
about sex relate to sexually experienced adolescent males' and females'(N= 144, 112) …

Comparing First-Void Urine Specimens, Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs, and Endocervical Specimens To Detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae …

MA Shafer, J Moncada, CB Boyer… - Journal of clinical …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
We set out to determine the prevalences of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria
gonorrhoeae by ligase chain reaction as well as to determine the prevalence of …

Exchange of sex for drugs or money in adolescents and young adults: an examination of sociodemographic factors, HIV-related risk, and community context

CB Boyer, L Greenberg, K Chutuape, B Walker… - Journal of community …, 2017 - Springer
The goal of this research was to examine associations among sociodemographic factors,
HIV risk, and community context (eg, economic insecurity, job training, housing instability …

Contraceptive decision-making in sexual relationships: young men's experiences, attitudes and values

TR Raine, JC Gard, CB Boyer, S Haider… - Culture, health & …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Much attention has been focused on efforts to reduce unintended pregnancy by improving
contraceptive use among high-risk women; however, there is limited information to guide …

Predictors of risk for sexually transmitted diseases in ninth grade urban high school students

CB Boyer, JM Tschann… - Journal of Adolescent …, 1999 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examined risk factors associated with acquisition of sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs) including HIV in adolescents, using the AIDS Risk Reduction Model. The study …