Involving men in reproductive health: the Young Men's Clinic.
OBJECTIVE
This report describes the population of young men who use the Young Men's Clinic in New York City, presents a profile of their reproductive behaviors, and describes the clinic's model of service delivery.


METHODS
Data were gathered through a routine clinic visit form administered by clinic staff.


RESULTS
The clinic sees approximately 1200 predominately Dominican young men each year for a wide range of clinical and mental health services. Two thirds of clients had ever been sexually active, three quarters had ever used birth control, and 69% had used birth control at their last sexual encounter.


CONCLUSIONS
The Young Men's Clinic may serve as a model for health care delivery to adolescent and young adult males.
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Center for Population and Family Health, J.L. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004293:Dominican Republic / Q000208:ethnology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008571:Men / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009519:New York City; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012098:Reproduction; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*