HIV/AIDS

Reports outline HIV/AIDS study findings from Ohio State University

Published in AIDS Weekly and Law, April 17th, 2008

"Youth who are homeless and gay, lesbian or bisexual (GLB) are one of the most disenfranchised and marginalized groups in our society. The purpose of this study is to examine and compare HIV in GLB homeless youth with their heterosexual counterparts," scientists in the United States report.

"Participants for this study included 268 youth involved in treatment outcome studies with substance abusing homeless youth. Results suggest that GLB youth have greater HIV risks and that these risks are greater among bisexual females. In examining the predictors of sexual health risks, survival sex emerged as the most significant. Survival sex was high among females regardless of...

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Source: AIDS Weekly and Law (2008-04-17)

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