Jailed youth at high risk of HIV, researchers find. Youngest kids also have high-risk behaviors.
Investigators have found that among incarcerated youths in Chicago, there are very high rates of behavior, which place that group fo children and teen-agers at risk for HIV infection. The study examined youth, ages 10 to 18, who were held between 1995 and 1998 at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, using the AIDS Risk Behavior Assessment.
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