Sex without contraceptives in a multi-center study of adolescent emergency department patients.
CONCLUSIONS: Adolescent ED patients across the US are participating in risky sexual behaviors that increase their likelihood of pregnancy and STI acquisition. These adolescents report a number of problem behaviors, including substance use, which are strongly correlated with unprotected sex. The ED visit may be an opportunity to identify at-risk adolescent patients, address risky behaviors, and intervene to improve adolescent health.
PMID: 31596987 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Chernick LS, Chun T, Richards R, Bromberg JR, Ahmad F, McAninch B, Mull C, Shenoi R, Suffoletto B, Casper C, Linakis J, Spirito A, Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: research
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