HIV prevention for teenage girls: relationships are the medium and the message.
HIV is a growing problem among young black and Hispanic women. Teenage girls' risk of HIV infection is primarily social in nature because sexual and/or needle-sharing behaviors typically occur in the context of relationships. Without cure or vaccine, the practice of safe or protected personal behaviors is absolutely critical to prevent new HIV infections. To optimize HIV-prevention efforts, clinicians can form caring and developmentally appropriate relationships that address HIV education. Medical HIV prevention for teenage girls is fundamentally about healthy relationships.
Schoeberlein
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Redefining Actions and Decisions Educational Programs, Carbondale, Colorado, USA.
Belzer
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Woolston
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior