AIDS/HIV (Conference Coverage)

Youth and Risk Findings Presented by CDC

Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 22nd, 1996

Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) presented findings that document the continued need for HIV prevention messages that are targeted to reflect the diverse experiences of young people, including messages to delay sexual intercourse.

Researchers reported at the 11th International Conference on AIDS, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, July 7-12, 1996, that many sexually active young women may be at increased risk for HIV infection through sex with older men.

"We cannot accept the repeated toll of HIV infection on our youth," stressed Helene Gayle, M.D., M.P.H., CDC. "There is increasing evidence that a wide...

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