The Importance of School Staff Referrals and Follow-Up in Connecting High School Students to HIV and STD Testing

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine N. Rasberry ◽  
Nicole Liddon ◽  
Susan Hocevar Adkins ◽  
Catherine A. Lesesne ◽  
Andrew Hebert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Transmitted Disease ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
School Staff ◽  
School Students ◽  
Black African ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Behavior Referrals ◽  
Std Testing

This study examined predictors of having received HIV and sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing and having been referred by school staff for HIV/STD testing. In 2014, students in seven high schools completed paper-and-pencil questionnaires assessing demographic characteristics, sexual behavior, referrals for HIV/STD testing, and HIV/STD testing. The analytic sample ( n = 11,303) was 50.7% female, 40.7% Hispanic/Latino, 34.7% Black/African American (non-Hispanic), and mean age was 15.86 ( SD = 1.22). After controlling for demographic characteristics, significant predictors of reporting having been tested for HIV or STDs were reporting having received a referral for HIV/STD testing (odds ratio [ OR] = 3.18; 95% CI = [2.14, 4.70]) and reporting staff following-up on the referral ( OR = 3.29; 95% CI = [1.31, 8.23]). Students reporting referrals had significantly higher odds of being male ( OR = 2.49; 95% CI = [1.70, 3.65]), “other” or multiracial (non-Hispanic; compared to White, non-Hispanic; OR = 2.72; 95% CI = [1.35, 5.46]), sexual minority ( OR = 3.80; 95% CI = [2.57, 5.62]), and sexually experienced ( OR = 2.58; 95% CI = [1.76, 3.795]). School staff referrals with follow-up may increase HIV/STD testing among students.

Reasons given by high school students for refusing sexually transmitted disease screening

2007 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ladatra S Sanders ◽  
Malanda Nsuami ◽  
Lorelei D Cropley ◽  
Stephanie N Taylor
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Disease ◽  
Transmitted Disease ◽  
Disease Screening ◽  
School Students ◽  
Sexually Transmitted

Premature Sexual Activity as an Indicator of Psychosocial Risk

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-147
Author(s):  
Donald P. Orr ◽  
Mary Beiter ◽  
Gary Ingersoll
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Transmitted Disease ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
School Students ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Psychosocial Risks

Although unprotected premature sexual activity is associated with well-defined biologic risks of sexually transmitted disease and pregnancy, the concomitant psychosocial risks are less well documented. The strength of association (odds ratio) of coital status with other risk behaviors and feelings was examined in 1504 junior high school students. Among the 12 through 16-year-old students, 63% of the boys and 36% of the girls were nonvirginal (had had intercourse at least once). The proportion of sexually experienced boys and girls increased with age. Nonvirginal boys and girls were significantly (P < .001) more likely than their virginal cohorts to engage in other activities considered risky. The odds ratios for nonvirginal youth ranged from 3.5 for girls having used drugs other than alcohol or marijuana, to 10.4 for girls having used marijuana. Nonvirginal boys and girls were also at significantly greater risk for engaging in minor delinquent acts and having school problems. Nonvirginal girls (but not boys) were 6.3 times more likely to report having attempted suicide. The strength of associations with feelings was weaker. Nonvirginal girls were at slightly greater risk for reporting feeling lonely, feeling upset, and having difficulty sleeping. A significant proportion of the students reported sexual experience and ever use of alcohol or marijuana (45% of boys, 27% of girls). There were strong age effects so that by age 15 years, 63% of the boys and 50% of the girls reported experience with both activities. The data suggest that early sexual experience among adolescents is associated with other potentially health-endangering behaviors and that the syndrome of problem behaviors is important in this age group.

scholarly journals The Web-Based Physician is Ready to See You: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey of Physicians Using a Mobile Medical App to Evaluate Patients With Sexually Transmitted Diseases in China (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bolin Cao ◽  
Peipei Zhao ◽  
Cedric Bien-Gund ◽  
Weiming Tang ◽  
Jason J Ong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transmitted Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Medical Apps ◽  
Medical App ◽  
Std Testing ◽  
Mobile Medical Apps

BACKGROUND Web-based medical service provision is increasingly becoming common. However, it remains unclear how physicians are responding to this trend and how Web-based and offline medical services are linked. OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to examine physicians’ use of mobile medical apps for sexually transmitted disease (STD) consultations and identify the physicians who frequently use mobile medical apps to evaluate patients with STD. METHODS In August 2017, we conducted a nationwide cross-sectional survey among physicians registered on a mobile medical app in China. We collected data on physicians’ demographic information, institutional information, and Web-based medical practices. We compared physicians who used mobile medical apps to evaluate patients with STD frequently (at least once a week) with infrequent users. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to identify physicians who frequently evaluated patients with STD on mobile medical apps. RESULTS A total of 501 physicians participated in the survey. Among them, three-quarters were men and the average age was 37.6 (SD 8.2) years. Nearly all physicians (492/501, 98.2%) recommended their last Web-based patient with STD to subsequently see a physician in the clinic. More than half (275/501, 54.9%) of physicians recommended STD testing to Web-based patients, and 43.9% (220/501) provided treatment advice to patients with STD. Of all physicians, 21.6% (108/501) used mobile medical apps to evaluate patients with STD through Web more than once a week. Overall, 85.2% (427/501) physicians conducted follow-up consultation for patients with STD using mobile medical apps. Physicians working at institutions with STD prevention materials were associated with frequent evaluation of patients with STD on mobile medical apps (adjusted odds ratio=2.10, 95% CI 1.18-3.74). CONCLUSIONS Physicians use mobile medical apps to provide a range of services, including Web-based pre- and posttreatment consultations and linkage to offline clinical services. The high rates of referral to clinics suggest that mobile medical apps are used to promote clinic-seeking, and not replace it. Physicians’ use of mobile medical apps could benefit sexual minorities and others who avoid formal clinic-based services.

Articulatory Intervention for the Visually Impaired

1979 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-144
Author(s):  
Cheri L. Florance ◽  
Judith O’Keefe
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
School Students ◽  
Handicapped Children ◽  
Paired Stimuli ◽  
Visually Handicapped ◽  
Parent Program

A modification of the Paired-Stimuli Parent Program (Florance, 1977) was adapted for the treatment of articulatory errors of visually handicapped children. Blind high school students served as clinical aides. A discussion of treatment methodology, and the results of administrating the program to 32 children, including a two-year follow-up evaluation to measure permanence of behavior change, is presented.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document