Ghanaian men who have sex with men (MSM) have high rates of HIV infection. A first step in
designing culturally relevant prevention interventions for MSM in Ghana is to understand the …

Adolescents who abuse substances are more likely to engage in health-risking sexual
behavior (HRSB) and are at particularly high risk for HIV/AIDS. Thus, substance abuse …

A comprehensive multiple domain model (MDM) to understand condom use in adolescents
was proposed and tested using structural equation modeling of data at three time points …

Objectives: New sex partners put adolescents at increased risk for sexually transmitted
infections (STIs), even when these sex partners are nonoverlapping. Although the risk of …

Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains a serious healthcare problem
costing approximately 13 billion dollars annually to treat. Men and women who contract STIs …

Our purpose in this study was to describe Black adolescent mothers' decisions regarding
condom use and non‐use with their male sex partners, including their children's fathers …

Introduction Use of feminine hygiene products (feminine wipes, sprays, douches, and yeast
creams) by adolescent women is common, yet understudied. Aim We examine the …

Young people aged less than 25 years bear the highest burden of sexually transmitted
infections (STIs) in the United States. Here we sought to characterize patients aged 15–24 …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Contraceptive withdrawal, or coitus interruptus, is a widespread
method in adolescents, but factors affecting usage have not been longitudinally investigated …

To determine association between acquisition of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) over a
nine-month period among sexually experienced adolescents attending an urban, general …