Prevalence of HIV seropositivity among inner-city adolescents in 1988 and 1992.
The purpose of this study was to document the change in prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among sexually active minority teens at a primary and reproductive teen health clinic. Both new and current patients were sampled in a seroprevalence study in 1988 and again in 1992. None of the 1200 adolescents sampled were seropositive for HIV in 1988. Nine of the 1085 adolescents sampled were seropositive in 1992. Five of these 9 teens reported heterosexual contact only as a potential risk factor. Six of these 9 teens were not in school. These results suggest that HIV infection is increasing among Texas urban teens. Because current education programs do not appear to be preventing viral spread, new, focused intervention must be initiated for teenagers. In particular, an effective acquired immunodeficiency syndrome prevention program for out-of-school youth is needed urgently.
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Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Houston, TX 77030.
Weinman
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Smith
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data