The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 1994
Characteristics of teens tested for HIV in a metropolitan area.
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Ilegbodu A E, Frank M L, Poindexter A N, Johnson D
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PURPOSE: This article describes the status of HIV infection in an adolescent population attending publicly supported HIV testing clinics in Houston.
METHODS: Records were reviewed of 4017 teenagers receiving HIV counseling and testing services over a period of three years (January 1990 to December 1992). We analyzed demographic characteristics, risk exposure groups, results of HIV antibody testing, and post-test counseling return rates.
RESULTS: An overall seroprevalence rate of 10.2 per 1000 was observed, with the majority of cases seen among black females. Forty-nine percent of teens with the virus failed to acknowledge a risk factor, but of those who did, male-to-male sexual contact was the most frequently reported. None who tested positive reported injected drug use. The majority of teens tested never returned to obtain their test results and post-test counseling.
CONCLUSIONS: In order to reinforce preventive behavior, institutional and other barriers should be examined and priority given to contacting both seropositive and high-risk clients who have sought testing. Interventions that encourage condom use or address sexual behavior may be more beneficial to teens than those that simply focus on drug use.
METHODS: Records were reviewed of 4017 teenagers receiving HIV counseling and testing services over a period of three years (January 1990 to December 1992). We analyzed demographic characteristics, risk exposure groups, results of HIV antibody testing, and post-test counseling return rates.
RESULTS: An overall seroprevalence rate of 10.2 per 1000 was observed, with the majority of cases seen among black females. Forty-nine percent of teens with the virus failed to acknowledge a risk factor, but of those who did, male-to-male sexual contact was the most frequently reported. None who tested positive reported injected drug use. The majority of teens tested never returned to obtain their test results and post-test counseling.
CONCLUSIONS: In order to reinforce preventive behavior, institutional and other barriers should be examined and priority given to contacting both seropositive and high-risk clients who have sought testing. Interventions that encourage condom use or address sexual behavior may be more beneficial to teens than those that simply focus on drug use.