title: Vulnerability to HIV infection and related health risk behaviors of the out of school adolescents migrated with their parents to Beijing.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the vulnerability to HIV infection and related risk behaviors of the out-of-school adolescents who migrated with their parents from rural areas to cities.
  
  
  METHODS
  From September to October 2005, 260 out-of-school adolescents aged 14-20 years were interviewed through a questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out-of-school adolescents lacked HIV/AIDS knowledge and related life skills, and their psychosocial competency was relatively low. The interviewed adolescents were open in their sexuality, showing a low rate of condom use. Their attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS and HIV/AIDS prevention competency were positively correlated with family well-being, harmonious relations between their parents, a stable job, knowledge, life skill, and psychosocial competency for emotion control and empathy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Out-of-school adolescents are highly vulnerable to HIV/AIDS infection and transmission. Practical and feasible health and life skill education and psychosocial competency are the keys to effective HIV/AIDS prevention among out-of-school adolescent migrants.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China. yinghuama@hsc.pku.edu.cn
authors.forename: Ying-Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Su-Qin
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012309:Risk-Taking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires