TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence and correlates of HIV risk among adolescents and young adults reporting drug use
T2 - Data from an urban emergency department in the United States
AU - Bonar, Erin E.
AU - Whiteside, Lauren K.
AU - Walton, Maureen A.
AU - Zimmerman, Marc A.
AU - Booth, Brenda M.
AU - Blow, Frederic C.
AU - Cunningham, Rebecca
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016/1/2
Y1 - 2016/1/2
N2 - Adolescents and young adults who use substances are at particularly high risk for contracting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The emergency department (ED) is a critical location for HIV prevention for at-risk youth. To inform future interventions in the ED, this study identifies correlates of HIV risk behaviors among substance using youth seeking ED care. Among 600 youth aged 14 to 24 years with past 6-month drug use, bivariate correlates of HIV risk included older age, female gender, depressive symptoms, alcohol use, marijuana use, other drug use, and dating, peer, and community violence. Regression analyses indicated that older age, marijuana use, and dating violence were positively related to HIV risk. Results suggest HIV prevention efforts for youth in the urban ED should address marijuana use and dating violence as well as sexual risk behaviors.
AB - Adolescents and young adults who use substances are at particularly high risk for contracting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The emergency department (ED) is a critical location for HIV prevention for at-risk youth. To inform future interventions in the ED, this study identifies correlates of HIV risk behaviors among substance using youth seeking ED care. Among 600 youth aged 14 to 24 years with past 6-month drug use, bivariate correlates of HIV risk included older age, female gender, depressive symptoms, alcohol use, marijuana use, other drug use, and dating, peer, and community violence. Regression analyses indicated that older age, marijuana use, and dating violence were positively related to HIV risk. Results suggest HIV prevention efforts for youth in the urban ED should address marijuana use and dating violence as well as sexual risk behaviors.
KW - HIV-related risk behaviors
KW - sexual risk
KW - substance abuse
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U2 - 10.1080/15381501.2013.775685
DO - 10.1080/15381501.2013.775685
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84961892063
SN - 1538-1501
VL - 15
SP - 3
EP - 28
JO - Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services
JF - Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services
IS - 1
ER -