TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infection/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Counseling Services Received by Teen Males, 1995-2002
AU - Marcell, Arik V.
AU - Bell, David L.
AU - Lindberg, Laura D.
AU - Takruri, Adel
N1 - Funding Information:
The project described was supported by Grant Number K23HD47457 (Dr. Marcell) from the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development and a grant from the Ford Foundation (Drs. Bell and Lindberg). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, the National Institutes of Health, the Ford Foundation, or the Guttmacher Institute.
Funding Information:
The data from the National Survey of Adolescent Males used in this publication were made available by the Data Archive on Adolescent Pregnancy and Pregnancy Prevention (DAAPPP), Sociometrics Corporation, 170 State Street, Suite 260, Los Altos, CA 94022-2812. The study entitled The National Survey of Adolescent Males was conducted by Freya L. Sonenstein and Leighton Ku of the Urban Institute, Joseph Pleck of the University of Illinois, Urbana, and Charles Turner of the Research Triangle Institute. The original research was supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Grant RO1 HD30681 . Funding agencies include the NICHD, the Office of Population Affairs, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Funding support for preparing the revised documentation for public distribution was provided by Grant No. APR 000964-01-0 from the U.S. Office of Population Affairs to Sociometrics Corporation . The original investigators, funding agency, and DAAPPP are not responsible for the analyses or interpretations presented here.
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - Purpose: To examine whether improvements have been made in the delivery of sexually transmitted infection and/or human immunodeficiency virus (STI/HIV) counseling services to teen males. Methods: Analysis was performed using the 1995 National Survey of Adolescent Males (N = 1,729, response rate = 75%) and the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth (N = 1,121, response rate = 78%), which are two nationally representative surveys of 15-19-year-old males. Main outcome measure included discussion about STIs/HIV with a doctor/nurse. Weighted bivariate and multivariate Poisson regression analyses examined the association of outcome measures and survey year among males engaging in various types of sexual behaviors (e.g., varying partner numbers, higher risk sex) unadjusted and adjusted for sociodemographic and health care access factors. Results: In 2002, STI/HIV counseling receipt in the past year was reported by one-third of males who reported three or more female partners, anal sex with female partners, or oral/anal sex with male partners. Only 26% of males reporting high-risk sex (e.g., sex with prostitute, person with HIV or often/always high with sex) reported STI/HIV counseling receipt. Overall, no improvements were found between 1995 and 2002 in STI/HIV counseling, even after controlling for sociodemographic and health care access factors. Conclusions: Mechanisms are needed to raise the importance of STI/HIV counseling services among sexually active male teens as well as to improve health care providers' delivery of these services.
AB - Purpose: To examine whether improvements have been made in the delivery of sexually transmitted infection and/or human immunodeficiency virus (STI/HIV) counseling services to teen males. Methods: Analysis was performed using the 1995 National Survey of Adolescent Males (N = 1,729, response rate = 75%) and the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth (N = 1,121, response rate = 78%), which are two nationally representative surveys of 15-19-year-old males. Main outcome measure included discussion about STIs/HIV with a doctor/nurse. Weighted bivariate and multivariate Poisson regression analyses examined the association of outcome measures and survey year among males engaging in various types of sexual behaviors (e.g., varying partner numbers, higher risk sex) unadjusted and adjusted for sociodemographic and health care access factors. Results: In 2002, STI/HIV counseling receipt in the past year was reported by one-third of males who reported three or more female partners, anal sex with female partners, or oral/anal sex with male partners. Only 26% of males reporting high-risk sex (e.g., sex with prostitute, person with HIV or often/always high with sex) reported STI/HIV counseling receipt. Overall, no improvements were found between 1995 and 2002 in STI/HIV counseling, even after controlling for sociodemographic and health care access factors. Conclusions: Mechanisms are needed to raise the importance of STI/HIV counseling services among sexually active male teens as well as to improve health care providers' delivery of these services.
KW - Delivery of health care
KW - HIV
KW - Male
KW - MeSH
KW - Sexually transmitted diseases
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.12.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.12.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 20472212
AN - SCOPUS:77952107144
VL - 46
SP - 553
EP - 559
JO - Journal of Adolescent Health
JF - Journal of Adolescent Health
SN - 1054-139X
IS - 6
ER -