Titre :
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Preventing sexual risk behaviors among gay, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents : The benefits of gay-sensitive HIV instruction in schools. (2001)
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Auteurs :
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Susan-M BLAKE ;
Carol GOODENOW ;
T.I.M. HACK ;
Rebecca LEDSKY ;
Thomas LEHMAN ;
Richard SAWYER ;
Center for Applied Behavioral and Evaluation Research. Academy for Educational Development. Washington. DC. USA ;
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Education. Malden. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 91, n° 6, 2001)
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Pagination :
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940-946
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Comportement sexuel
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Prise de risque
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Sida
;
Virose
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Infection
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Adolescent
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Homme
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Homosexualité
;
Bisexualité
;
Education santé
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Etude comparée
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Hétérosexualité
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Prévention santé
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Etats Unis
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Amérique
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Immunopathologie
;
Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0x36yP5. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. This study compared sexual risk behaviors of gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) and heterosexual adolescents and evaluated associations between gay-sensitive HIV instruction and risk behaviors of GLB youths. Methods. A random sample of high school students and HIV education teachers completed surveys. Self-reported risk behaviors of heterosexual and GLB adolescents were compared, with control for student and community demographic characteristics. Sexual risk behaviors of GLB youths in schools with and without gay-sensitive instruction were compared. Results. GLB youths reported more substance use, high-risk sexual behaviors, suicidal thoughts or attempts, and personal safety issues than did heterosexual youths (P<. among those who were sexually active glb youths reported more lifetime and recent sexual partners than did heterosexuals of them alcohol use before last sex a history pregnancy in schools with gay-sensitive instruction fewer less substance other conclusions. the findings document increased risk behaviors demonstrate potential benefits providing hiv schools.>
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