title: [Scales to preventive behavior measures in adolescent girls in the face of STD/HIV: an integrative review].
abstract: Since the dawn of the AIDS epidemic in the international epidemiological scenario, prevention of transmission of HIV among women and adolescents has been one of the biggest challenges in controlling the disease. Through integrative review, this study aims to describe the studies that used validated scales in order to access behaviors of female adolescents facing the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. Two databases were used for the selection of articles: PubMed, a digital file produced by the National Library of Medicine and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL); the sample consisted of seven items. The scales indicate that health professionals must recognize the interactions among peers, partners and parents to assess the vulnerability of adolescents and encourage the use of reliable tools for nursing practice in the prevention of these diseases.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil. fabianegubert@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Fabiane do Amaral
authors.initials: Fdo A
authors.lastname: Gubert
authors.forename: Neiva Francenely Cunha
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: Marta Maria Coelho
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Damasceno
authors.forename: Francisca Elisângela Teixeira
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Lorena Barbosa
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Ximenes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*