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     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  HIV-related risk factors among adolescents from 17 developing countries: implications for
risk reduction interventions
Kann L., Riley L.
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
Africa
 
Burkino Faso

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL TEXT ARTICLE
HIV/AIDS and Sexual-Risk Behaviors among Adolescents: Factors influencing the use of
condoms in Burkina Faso.
Guiella G, Madise NJ. 
Afr J Reprod Health. 2007;11(3):182-196
Paper
 
Cameroon

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Adolescent sexual behaviour and interest in joining abstinence clubs
in Cameroon, West Africa
Ndosak G., Nshom E., Tih P., et al
(XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

Ethiopia

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
Assessment of risk behaviors for HIV/AIDS in adolescents, in Zeway Town,
southern Ethiopia
Girma B.
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

Is HIV/AIDS the gamble girls must take in order to survive? The roles of Ethio-American
men in persuading the sexual risk-taking behaviors of adolescent girls in Gondar town of
Ethiopia
Asfaw D., Jorgensen S
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Kenya
 
       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Psychiatric morbidity among sexually abused children and adolescents.
Syengo-Mutisya CM, Kathuku DM, Ndetei DM.
East Afr Med J. 2008 Feb;85(2):85-91.
 Abstract

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Sexual risk behaviours among pregnant female adolescents attending antenatal
clinics in Nairobi
Cherutich P., Brentlinger P., Nduati R., et al
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Malawi

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
Residential place at rural community secondary schools: a HIV risk environment for girls
in Malawi
 Kazembe A.
 (4th IAS Conferencwe)
 Abstract

Variables associated with Malawian adolescents´ sexual activity
Kaponda C.P.N., Dancy B.L., Kachingwe S.I., et al
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

Nigeria

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

  Risk and protective factors for HIV/AIDS among Nigerian adolescents
Nwagbo-Nwankwo C., Amali A., Alimi F.
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Risk factors for HIV infection among adolescent women in benue state nigeria
Utulu S.
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
South Africa

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
POSTER
Rethinking the Sexual Behaviors of Adolescents in Africa: A Comparison of US and
South African Youth
A Pettifor, B Levandowski, C MacPhail, et al
(14 CROI)
PDF Poster  Abstract
 
HIV/AIDS risk research among young people: a methodological study of the reporting of
sensitive issues among adolescents in the Birth to Twenty study, South Africa
Norris S.A., Richter L.M.
 XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

Sexual activity in the early teens: longitudinal data from adolescents 13 to 15
years of age in the Birth to Twenty Study, South Africa
Richter L.M., Norris S.A., Fleetwood S.A., et al
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
Togo

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Adolescents taking charge of their sexual health in Togo
Sala-Diakanda F., Nzonou E.
(XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

Uganda

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
POWERPOINT POSTER PRESENTATION
Sexual behavior and practices among perinatally HIV-infected adolescents in Uganda: implications
for programming
H Birungi
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Poster Presentation

Trends in adolescent sexual behaviors and HIV risk in Rakai, Uganda
Namukwaya Z., Makumbi F., Gray R., et al
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Zimbabwe

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Maternal versus paternal orphans and HIV/STI risk among adolescent girls in Zimbabwe.
Kang M, Dunbar M, Laver S, Padian N.  
AIDS Care. 2008 Feb;20(2):221-4.
 Abstract
Asia
 
China

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Sexual attitudes, pattern of communication, and sexual behavior among unmarried
out-of-school youth in China.
Wang B, Li X, Stanton B, et al
BMC Public Health. 2007 Jul 31;7(1):189
Paper
 
India

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
Socio-cultural factors associated with sexual activity amongst school going
adolescents of India
 Malhotra S, Goswami K, Sreenivas V, et al
 (4th IAS Conference)
 Abstract

Risky sexual behavior and associated factors for sexual experience in
school going adolescents in India
Malhotra S., Goswami K., Sreenivas V., et al
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Thailand

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Differences of sexual behavior predictors between sexually active and nonactive
female adolescents in congested communities, Bangkok metropolis.
Powwattana A, Ramasoota P
J Med Assoc Thai. 2008 Apr;91(4):542-50.
 Abstract

HIV risk behaviours and situations as perceived by Thai adolescent daughters and their mothers
in Bangkok, Thailand.
Rasamimari A, Dancy B, Smith J. 
AIDS Care. 2008 Feb;20(2):181-7.
 Abstract
Europe
 
The Netherlands
 
       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Which forms of child/adolescent externalizing behaviors account for late adolescent
risky sexual behavior and substance use?
Timmermans M, van Lier PA, Koot HM.
J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2007 Nov 2;
 Abstract
 
United Kingdom
 
       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Juvenile sex-only and sex-plus offenders: an exploratory study on criminal profiles
van Wijk AP, Mali SR, Bullens RA.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2007 Aug;51(4):407-19.
 Abstract
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Oral sex and condom use among young people in the United kingdom.
 Stone N, Hatherall B, Ingham R, McEachran J.
Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2006 Mar;38(1):6-12.
 Paper
 
Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and their relationship with sexual behaviour and
condom use, in a cohort of teenagers referring to a STD centre. A nine-year, prospective
study
Manfredi R, Beltrami C, D'Antuono A, et al.
 Infez Med 2001 Sep;9(3):147-53
 Abstract
Latin America/Caribbean
 
Brazil
 
       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Family Structure and Adolescent Sexual Behavior in a Poor Area of São Paulo, Brazil.
Peres CA, Rutherford G, Borges G, et al
J Adolesc Health. 2008 Feb;42(2):177-183
 Abstract
 
Peru
 
       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Family influence as a protective factor against risk behaviors in Chilean adolescents.
Santander R S, Zubarew G T, Santelices C L, et al
Rev Med Chil. 2008 Mar;136(3):317-24.
 Abstract
 
Jamaica

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  The determinants of sexual intercourse before age 16 years among rural Jamaican
adolescents.
Ekundayo OJ, Dodson-Stallworth J, Roofe M, et al  
ScientificWorldJournal. 2007 Apr 9;7:493-503.
 Abstract

Saint Lucia

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

  Sexual behaviours of adolescents in Saint Lucia, West Indies
Figueroa J.R., Boxill M., Jharriad D.
 (XVI International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
Middle East
 
Iran

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Sexual risk-taking behaviors among boys aged 15-18 years in Tehran.
Mohammad K, Farahani FK, Mohammadi MR, et al  
J Adolesc Health. 2007 Oct;41(4):407-14.
 Abstract

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