title: Behavioral factors affecting HIV prevention for adolescent and young adult IDUs.
abstract: Epidemiological and sociobehavioral data regarding HIV-related risk and injection drug use among adolescents and young adults are examined to provide insight and assistance to nurses delivering preventive intervention and community and clinical care. The increase in HIV/AIDS cases among injection drug users (IDUs), adolescents, and African Americans strongly suggests that clinical care providers acquire a better understanding of the sociocultural and behavioral context within which health care is provided. Transition into injection drug use, high-risk injecting and sexual behaviors, sociodemographic differences, and the importance of social networks are discussed. Nurses are encouraged to provide health promotion, disease prevention messages, and health care to IDUs in small nontraditional clinical settings and to seek out the assistance of the IDUs' social network to increase adherence and compliance to complex prevention and therapeutic efforts.
authors.affiliation: Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Morse
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Morse
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Burchfiel
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Zeanah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data