Adolescents and human immunodeficiency virus infection: the role of the pediatrician in prevention and intervention. Committee on Pediatric AIDS and Committee on Adolescence.
Half of all new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in the United States occur among young people between the ages of 13 and 24. Sexual transmission accounts for most cases of HIV during adolescence. Pediatricians can play an important role in educating adolescents about HIV prevention, transmission, and testing, with an emphasis on risk reduction, and in advocating for the special needs of adolescents for access to information about HIV.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010819:Physician's Role; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States