Comparison of HIV risks among gay, lesbian, bisexual and heterosexual homeless youth
Comparison of HIV risks among gay, lesbian, bisexual and heterosexual homeless youth
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DOI：
10.1007/s10964-007-9171-9
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发表时间：
2008-04-01
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
Serovich, Julianne
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作者：
Gangamma, Rashmi;Slesnick, Natasha;Serovich, Julianne
无家可归和男女同性恋或双性恋青年是我们社会中最被剥夺权利和边缘化的群体之一。本研究的目的是检查和比较艾滋病毒在GLB无家可归的青年与他们的异性恋同行。这项研究的参与者包括268名参与药物滥用无家可归青年治疗结果研究的青年。结果表明，GLB青年有更大的艾滋病毒感染风险，这些风险在双性恋女性中更大。在研究性健康风险的预测因素时，生存性行为是最重要的。无论性取向如何，女性和男同性恋者的生存性行为都很高。这些研究结果的影响表明，需要更加重视对这一人群的预防干预。
Youth who are homeless and gay, lesbian or bisexual (GLB) are one of the most disenfranchised and marginalized groups in our society. The purpose of this study is to examine and compare HIV in GLB homeless youth with their heterosexual counterparts. Participants for this study included 268 youth involved in treatment outcome studies with substance abusing homeless youth. Results suggest that GLB youth have greater HIV risks and that these risks are greater among bisexual females. In examining the predictors of sexual health risks, survival sex emerged as the most significant. Survival sex was high among females regardless of their sexual orientation and also among gay males. Implications of these findings suggest that a greater emphasis needs to be paid to preventive interventions among this population.