NEW YORK — In this video, Jacob R. McLean, DO, assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University, recaps his presentation on adolescent STI screening and treatment at the Infectious ...

A hospital in California increased testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea among high-risk adolescents by nearly fivefold in its pediatric ED by implementing several interventions, including ...

With their primary outcome being an HIV test in the 90 days following an STI diagnosis, the team investigated the HIV test rate in 1313 adolescents, who accounted for 1816 acute STI diagnoses ...

Interventions to prevent and treat adolescent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) must incorporate patient preferences for partner notification, which often depend on the context of the exposure.

It might be uncomfortable for both you and your teen to talk about STI testing but remember that many teens are interested in learning how to make healthy sexual decisions.

Disparities in rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV between Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino adolescents and their white counterparts are well documented.

Stigma, privacy and inconvenience are among the many barriers that may prevent some adolescents and young adults from addressing sexual health with a traditional health provider. But many young ...

The paper summarizes legal, ethical and policy considerations related to adolescents' participation in HIV- and STI-prevention research in the United States and explores strategies for ...

How to successfully recruit minority adolescents for STI/HIV prevention research Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing ...

Could unique psychological factors that hamper emotional regulation help explain differences in HIV/STI risk-related sexual behaviors among heterosexually active black youth with mental illnesses?

Universal opt-out programs raise sexually transmitted infection screening rates in adolescents, though confidentiality issues may affect commercially insured patients.

The goals of this study are to examine HIV/STI risk behaviors and related constructs among African American adolescents who have used the Internet or chat rooms to find sex partners.