| Literature DB >> 10326178 |
S L Rosenthal1, L M Lewis, P A Succop, K A Burklow, P R Nelson, K D Shedd, R B Heyman, F M Biro.
Abstract
To address the health needs of adolescents, health care providers need to understand adolescent perceptions of the sexual history taking process. Adolescents (n = 113) were recruited from two sources of health care to complete a questionnaire regarding sexual history taking issues. The results revealed that there were differences in demographics, practice characteristics, and communication strategies between the private office and the hospital clinic. Attitudes and beliefs related to the discussion of sensitive issues were similar. Most adolescents would like health care providers to discuss sensitive topics directly. It is important for health care providers to feel comfortable initiating discussion of sensitive issues directly.Keywords: Adolescents; Age Factors; Americas; Behavior; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Health; Health Personnel; North America; Northern America; Perception; Personality; Population; Population Characteristics; Psychological Factors; Research Report; Sexuality; United States; Youth
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10326178 DOI: 10.1177/000992289903800404
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Pediatr (Phila) ISSN: 0009-9228 Impact factor: 1.168