Helping Urban Teenagers Avoid High-Risk Behavior: What We’ve Learned From Prevention Research (pdf)

Forward steps and missteps: What we’ve learned through the process of conducting CBPR research in rural Alaska

Sexual Behaviour and Abuse of Drugs Among Urban Teenagers in Lagos

Sexual dependence and abuse of drugs including the abuse of sexual stimulants and abortion drugs has been observed among the urban teens. This finding was observed through personal encounters and follow-up investigations while working with teenagers in selected communities of Lagos State. Many youngsters are engaging in risky sexual activities while abusing both prescribed drugs and psychotropi...

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and other STDs. Men in their 20s are more likely to be sexually active and are less likely to use condoms than teenagers.4 Their high-risk sexual behavior also leads to increased risk for disease: Half of all new HIV infections in the United States are among people younger than 25,5 and young men aged 20–24 have the highest rate of gonorrhea infection among all male age-groups.6 In contrast to ...

Urban Form, Heritage, and Disaster Prevention: What Do They Have in Common?

Based on the hypothesis that disaster risk is constructed socially and historically, this article shows the importance of keeping alive the historical memory of disaster by means of architectural and urban heritage conservation. This is illustrated with three examples of Latin American World Heritage cities, where disasters like floods and earthquakes have shaped urban form. Therefore, the stud...

Association of conventional goals and perceptions of pregnancy with female teenagers' pregnancy avoidance behavior and attitudes.

CONTEXT Fostering conventional goals is a key component of pregnancy prevention interventions for teenagers. However, research has not shown whether having goals independently influences sexual behavior, or whether the perception that pregnancy represents an impediment to achieving goals mediates any association. METHODS In 1999-2001, a racially mixed group of 351 sexually experienced female ...