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HIV/AIDS Risk Factors
Data on HIV/AIDS risk factors detailed by M.S. Mulatu and co-authors
January 17th, 2009
Researchers detail in 'Disparities in the patterns and determinants of HIV risk behaviors among adolescents entering substance abuse treatment programs,' new data in HIV/AIDS. According to a study from the United States, "Black youth are disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This study examined disparities in patterns and determinants of sexual risk behaviors among black and white adolescents in substance abuse treatment programs." "We used pooled clinical data collected from 4,565 sexually active 12-17-year-old black (29.7%) and white (70.3%) adolescents entering outpatient and residential substance abuse treatment programs nationally. Multivariate...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-01-17)
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