Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 12-19 , July 2010

The Impact of Community-Based Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening Results on Sexual Risk Behaviors of African American Adolescents

  • Sharon R. Sznitman, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Adolescent Risk Communication Institute, Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Sharon R. Sznitman, Ph.D., Annenberg Public Policy Center, Adolescent Risk Communication Institute, University of Pennsylvania, 202 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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  • Michael P. Carey, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Center for Health & Behavior, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
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  • Peter A. Vanable, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Center for Health & Behavior, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
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  • Ralph J. DiClemente, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Larry K. Brown, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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  • Robert F. Valois, Ph.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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  • Michael Hennessy, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Adolescent Risk Communication Institute, Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Naomi Farber, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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  • Christie Rizzo, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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  • Angela Caliendo, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Laura F. Salazar, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Bonita F. Stanton, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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  • Daniel Romer, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Adolescent Risk Communication Institute, Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Received 27 July 2009 ,Accepted 21 December 2009.

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 There are no financial conflicts of interest in relation to this study.

 The data in this study stem from a project funded by the US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Office on AIDS. The content of this article is solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIMH.

PII: S1054-139X(09)00708-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.12.024

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 12-19 , July 2010

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