Substance use and associated health conditions throughout the lifespan

MT Schulte, YI Hser - Public health reviews, 2013 - Springer
A life stage perspective is necessary for development of age-appropriate strategies to
address substance use disorders (SUDs) and related health conditions in order to produce …

The adolescent and young adult HIV cascade of care in the United States: exaggerated health disparities

BC Zanoni, KH Mayer - AIDS patient care and STDs, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Little is known about how adolescents and young adults contribute to the declines in the
cascade of care from HIV-1 diagnosis to viral suppression. We reviewed published literature …

Differences in human immunodeficiency virus care and treatment among subpopulations in the United States

HI Hall, EL Frazier, P Rhodes, DR Holtgrave… - JAMA internal …, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Early diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, prompt linkage
to and sustained care, and antiretroviral therapy are associated with reduced individual …

Invited commentary: Broadening the evidence for adolescent sexual and reproductive health and education in the United States

AT Schalet, JS Santelli, ST Russell, CT Halpern… - Journal of youth and …, 2014 - Springer
Scientific research has made major contributions to adolescent health by providing insights
into factors that influence it and by defining ways to improve it. However, US adolescent …

A holistic approach to addressing HIV infection disparities in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.

PN Halkitis, RJ Wolitski, GA Millett - American Psychologist, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) have been disproportionately
affected by HIV and AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic in the United States and in …

Impact of parent-child communication interventions on sex behaviors and cognitive outcomes for black/African-American and Hispanic/Latino youth: a systematic …

MY Sutton, SM Lasswell, Y Lanier, KS Miller - Journal of Adolescent Health, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose We reviewed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted
infection (STI)-behavioral interventions implemented with disproportionately affected …

[HTML][HTML] eHealth interventions for HIV prevention in high-risk men who have sex with men: a systematic review

R Schnall, J Travers, M Rojas… - Journal of medical Internet …, 2014 - jmir.org
Background While the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) incidence rate has remained
steady in most groups, the overall incidence of HIV among men who have sex with men …

Trends in diagnoses of HIV infection in the United States, 2002-2011

AS Johnson, HI Hall, X Hu, A Lansky, DR Holtgrave… - Jama, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Methods| To assess trends in HIV diagnoses, we analyzed cases of HIV infection diagnosed
during 2002-2011 among persons aged 13 years or older reported through December 2012 …

Sexting: a terrifying health risk… or the new normal for young adults?

D Levine - Journal of Adolescent Health, 2013 - jahonline.org
Mobile phones are ubiquitous in our culture, particularly among teens and young adults.
Seventy-seven percent of teens aged 12–17 years own a cell phone, and 85% of people …

Recent partner violence and sexual and drug-related STI/HIV risk among adolescent and young adult women attending family planning clinics

MR Decker, E Miller, HL McCauley… - Sexually transmitted …, 2014 - sti.bmj.com
Background/Objectives Adolescent and young adult women are at high risk for sexually
transmitted infections (STIs)/HIV and intimate partner violence (IPV). We evaluate the …