School-based condom distribution programs have generated considerable controversy
across the country. In the present study 249 sexually active African American adolescents …

This study evaluated predictors of risky and safer behavior in a sample of low-income
African American adolescents, assessed their perceptions of the risk associated with their …

Low income, urban, African-American, and Hispanic youth have been identified as a group
for which there is concern about the spread of HIV. Using data from a household probability …

OBJECTIVES. Opponents of condom availability programs argue that the promotion and
distribution of condoms increases adolescent sexual activity. This assertion was tested …

Data were collected from 112 sexually active adolescents incarcerated in a juvenile
detention facility to identify predictors of consistent use of condoms during sexual …

Condoms reduce the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission; however,
their use among adolescents has been inconsistent. Little is known about factors which …

Condom use was studied for 421 sexually active, minority male adolescents who were
currently in jail in New York City. Over three-quarters of the youths were users of alcohol and …

Unprotected sexual intercourse places a substantial number of adolescents at risk for
sexually transmitted disease (STD) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection …

This article describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Condom
Campaign, a 1995 HIV prevention program promoting condom use among sexually active …

Purpose: Youths in detention have been identified as a high-risk group for AIDS. To help
inform AIDS-prevention efforts targeted for these youths, we surveyed youths in detention …