Factors Associated with HIV Testing among African American Female Adolescents in Juvenile Detention Centers

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• Alternative Title:
  AIDS Behav
• Personal Author:
  Seth, Puja ; Raiford, Jerris ; DiClemente, Ralph J.
• Description:
  Background ; Little is known about sexual and psychosocial factors associated with HIV testing among detained African American female adolescents—an understudied group at risk for HIV. ; Methods ; 188 detained African American female adolescents completed assessments on HIV testing, sexual risk behaviors, and psychosocial factors. ; Results ; Unprotected vaginal sex, history of STI-positivity or pregnancy, higher STI knowledge, and lower partner availability were associated with a higher likelihood of ever being tested for HIV. ; Discussion ; HIV testing is the gateway to important services for high-risk HIV-positive and HIV-negative adolescents. More research is needed to address barriers and to inform programmatic changes to increase testing among youth.
• Subjects:
  • Adolescent
  • Black or African American
  • Female
  • HIV Infections
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Screening
  • Pregnancy
  • Prisons
  • Risk-Taking
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Youth
  • Incarcerated
  • Testing
  • Risky sexual behavior
  • STIs
• Source:
  AIDS Behav. 20(9):2010-2013
• Pubmed ID:
  26869185
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11025296
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; UR6 PS000679/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/154549/cdc_154549_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 301.61 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c426226efecfd6ee7359d99ebe7d039d2fbfc52c23e8a3d3f5c1881714abff82