Effect of HIV Counseling and Testing on Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Condom Use in an Urban Adolescent Population
Author(s) -
Laura Clark,
Cynthia Brasseux,
David Richmond,
Pamela R. Getson,
Lawrence J. D’Angelo
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3628
pISSN - 1072-4710
DOI - 10.1001/archpedi.152.3.269
Subject(s) - medicine , condom , cohort , population , demography , sexually transmitted disease , cohort study , telephone counseling , incidence (geometry) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , pediatrics , randomized controlled trial , syphilis , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics
To determine whether human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counseling and testing has an effect on reducing subsequent risk behaviors in those tested, to evaluate stability in condom use over time, and to determine whether self-reported frequency of condom use relates to the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
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