A risk profile comparison of homeless youth involved in prostitution and homeless youth not involved
| Autor: | Avon Swofford, Gary L. Yates, Richard G. MacKenzie, Julia Pennbridge |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Health Status Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Interviews as Topic Runaway Behavior Risk Factors Injury prevention medicine Humans Child Psychiatry Social policy business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human factors and ergonomics medicine.disease Los Angeles Sex Work Substance abuse Psychiatry and Mental health Ill-Housed Persons Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Adolescent Health. 12:545-548 |
| ISSN: | 1054-139X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0197-0070(91)90085-z |
| Popis: | All initial visits ( n = 620) of runaway/homeless youths to an outpatient medical clinic over a 12-month period (July 1988–June 1989) were analyzed. Of these visits 467 made by youth not involved in prostitution were compared with 153 visits by youth who were involved. According to the data from an adolescent risk profile interview, homeless youth involved in prostitution are at greater risk for a wide variety of medical problems and health-compromising behaviors, including drug abuse, suicide, and depression. The implications for public health and social policy are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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