Prevalence and correlates of HIV risk among adolescents and young adults reporting drug use: Data from an urban emergency department in the United States
Prevalence and correlates of HIV risk among adolescents and young adults reporting drug use: Data from an urban emergency department in the United States
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DOI：
10.1080/15381501.2013.775685
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发表时间：
2016-01-01
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0.7
通讯作者：
Cunningham, Rebecca
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作者：
Bonar, Erin E.;Whiteside, Lauren K.;Cunningham, Rebecca
使用药物的青少年和年轻人感染人类免疫缺陷病毒(艾滋病毒)的风险特别高。急诊科是预防高危青少年感染艾滋病毒的关键场所。为了给未来的ED干预措施提供信息，这项研究确定了使用寻求ED护理的青少年中的HIV危险行为的相关性。在600名有6个月吸毒史的14至24岁青年中，艾滋病毒风险的双变量相关因素包括年龄较大、女性、抑郁症状、酗酒、大麻使用、其他药物使用以及约会、同伴和社区暴力。回归分析表明，年龄较大、吸食大麻和约会暴力与艾滋病毒风险呈正相关。结果表明，城市教育部门对青少年的艾滋病毒预防工作应该解决大麻使用和约会暴力以及性危险行为。
Adolescents and young adults who use substances are at particularly high risk for contracting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The emergency department (ED) is a critical location for HIV prevention for at-risk youth. To inform future interventions in the ED, this study identifies correlates of HIV risk behaviors among substance using youth seeking ED care. Among 600 youth aged 14 to 24 years with past 6-month drug use, bivariate correlates of HIV risk included older age, female gender, depressive symptoms, alcohol use, marijuana use, other drug use, and dating, peer, and community violence. Regression analyses indicated that older age, marijuana use, and dating violence were positively related to HIV risk. Results suggest HIV prevention efforts for youth in the urban ED should address marijuana use and dating violence as well as sexual risk behaviors.