Sexual risk behavior, knowledge, and condom use among adolescents in juvenile detention

Sexual behavior, knowledge of sexually transmitted disease and condoms, and condom use was studied among 116 African American and white incarcerated adolescents in Seattle (Washington). Results indicate that these adolescents are at high risk and suggest that programs designed solely to increase kno...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of youth and adolescence 1994-04, Vol.23 (2), p.271-288
Hauptverfasser:	Morrison, D.M, Baker, S.A, Gillmore, M.R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescents African Americans Age Factors Americas Attitude Attitude Change attitudes and opinions Behavior Behavior Patterns Biological and medical sciences Birth Control Black White Differences Blacks Condoms Contraception Correctional Institutions Culture Data Collection Demography Developed Countries Developmental psychology Disease Ethnic Groups European Continental Ancestry Group Factors Family Planning Services Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology HIV Infections Infection Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile Justice Juvenile offenders Knowledge Knowledge Level nationalities and ethnic groups North America Perception Population Population Characteristics Prisoners Psychology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Risk Risk-Taking Sampling Studies Seattle Seattle, Washington Sexual Behavior Sexual behaviour Sexual Partners sexual transmission Sexuality Sexually Transmitted Diseases United States Venereal Diseases Virus Diseases Whites
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Zusammenfassung:	Sexual behavior, knowledge of sexually transmitted disease and condoms, and condom use was studied among 116 African American and white incarcerated adolescents in Seattle (Washington). Results indicate that these adolescents are at high risk and suggest that programs designed solely to increase knowledge are unlikely to effect behavior change. (SLD)
ISSN:	0047-2891 1573-6601
DOI:	10.1007/BF01537449