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What's romance got to do with it? Sexual health outcomes of relationship dynamics among urban African American adolescents

Creator:

Towner, Senna Lee

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Urban African American adolescents exhibit high levels of risk behavior, disproportionately high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and are at risk for acquiring Human Immunodefiency Virus (HIV). To date, interventions that address the high rates of STIs in this population demonstrate only moderate efficacy. As researchers strive to develop...

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populations, including African American youth. In 2010, HIV infection diagnoses among African American youth
Factors associated with school teachers' attitudes toward HIV prevention education in Lusaka, Zambia

Creator:

Henning, Margaret Jo

Abstract:

In Zambia, there are approximately 920,000 people living with HIV/AIDS. Children are often referred to as a "window of hope" due to a low HIV/AIDS prevalence rate (UNAIDS/WHO, 2006). With growing numbers of infections and an increased strain on the social and economic structure due to HIV/AIDS there is a...

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quality of life. High rates of HIV infection are a primary contributor to a population struggling to