AEGiS-APPJ: HIV Risk Behaviors in Young People: Can We Benefit from 30 Years of Research Experience?

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HIV Risk Behaviors in Young People: Can We Benefit from 30 Years of Research Experience?

AIDS & Public Policy Journal 5, no. 1 (Winter 1990): 17-23
Bonita Stanton et al.

To aid in the operationalization of this earlier experience, we will identify variables that are common to theories and models that have been proposed to explain risk behaviors in youths, especially those who are at the highest risk of engaging in HIV risk behaviors by virtue of living in inner cities. In this article, we will focus in particular on assessing the factors associated with participation in HIV risk activities and on techniques for gathering these data. These considerations will be summarized in outline form to assist researchers in incorporating them into future assessments of HIV risk behaviors in young people. Finally, using this outline, we will examine several published studies designed to assess HIV risk behaviors among youth to determine whether these studies reflect these considerations.
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