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Youth, AIDS and sexual health /

Rosenthal, Doreen, 1938-

Youth, AIDS and sexual health / Doreen Rosenthal and Susan Moore. - London : Routledge, 1996. - 192p. ; 22 cm. - Adolescence and society . - Adolescence and society .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-167) and indexes.

1.The scope of the problem: taking a chance on love -- 2.Youths\' sexual behavior -- 3.Understanding the risk: young people\'s knowledge of and attitudes towards STDs --4. Predicting sexual risk taking: theoretical frameworks --5. Myths and stereotypes: young people\'s decisions to have and not to have safe sex --6. A matter of policy --7. Preventing STDs through education -- 8. Living with sexually transmissible disease--9. C onclusion.

This is a comprehensive overview of the impact of AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases on the lives of young people. It looks at young people's knowledge and attitudes about sexual health as well as the usefulness of models in predicting risk.

9780415106320 (hbk.) : �40.00 9780415106337 (pbk.) : �13.99 0415106338 (pbk.)

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Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence.
Sexually transmitted diseases--Social aspects
AIDS (Disease) in adolescence--Social aspects
Teenagers--Sexual behavior
Safe sex in AIDS prevention.
Sexually transmitted diseases--Prevention
HIV / AIDS
Illness & addiction: social aspects
Age groups: adolescents
Age groups: children
Health psychology
Child, developmental, and lifespan psychology
Health and Wellbeing.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--prevention & control
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--in adolescence
Sexually Transmitted Diseases--in adolescence
Sex Behavior--in adolescence
Risk-Taking--in adolescence

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