Original Article

Sex Education and Sexual Risk Behavior among Adolescents and Youth in the Deep South: Implications for Youth HIV Prevention

Objectives: Adolescents and young adults represent the largest group of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in the United States, especially in the South. We wanted to determine whether abstinence only until marriage (AOUM) sex education programs were effective in reducing HIV vulnerability among youth in Mississippi. Methods: Using the…

Posted in: HIV 30 youth 3

Review Article

Pediatric Dyslipidemia: Recommendations for Clinical Management

During the last 50 years, it has become evident that atherosclerosis originates in childhood. Although cardiovascular disease (CVD) events are rare in children, autopsy data and imaging studies have documented subclinical disease in association with measurable risk factors during childhood. When present at a young age, risk factors track into…

Posted in: atherosclerosis 13 Cardiovascular Disease 27 risk factors 23 treatment guidelines 2 youth 3

Original Article

Parental Report of Medication Acceptance Among Youth: Implications for Everyday Practice

Objective: Evidence-based interventions for pill swallowing training exist but are primarily implemented in pediatric specialty hospitals. Given increasing interest in the translation of brief and effective interventions to the wider population, there is a need to examine medication acceptance in a normative sample. Methods: Participants (N = 304) completed the…

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