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Steven E. Keller, PhD; Steven J. Schleifer, MD; Jacqueline A. Bartlett, MD; Robert L. Johnson, MD
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey—New Jersey Medical School Newark

JAMA. 1988;260(24):3586.

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To the Editor. —

Implicit to the considerable national effort promoting acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) education among sexually active adolescents and young adults is that, with increased knowledge, individuals will opt for less risky behaviors. We have begun to test this hypothesis with inner-city adolescents and young adults in Newark, NJ, an area of endemic human immunodeficiency virus infection.

Study.—

Seventy-three subjects (accrued from consecutive visits to our adolescent medicine clinic), 44 male and 29 female, ranging in age from 12 to 22 years (mean±SD age, 16.3±2.7 years) were interviewed concerning their knowledge of and attitudes about AIDS using the DiClemente Survey¹; their sexual history and current sexual behavior were assessed using a newly developed sexual human immunodeficiency virus—transmission risk scale (STS). Scores (0 indicates no risk and 5 indicates highest risk) take into account abstinence, fidelity, contact with high-risk individuals, and condom use (S. E. Keller, J. A. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Edited by Drummond Rennie, MD, Deputy Editor (West); Sharon Iverson, Assistant Editor.

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