Sexual risk behaviors among teens at an urban emergency department: relationship with XXXX and substance use.

@entity1 @entity341 @entity2613 @entity146
PURPOSE: Data regarding @entity146 among adolescent @entity1 presenting to urban @entity341 ( @entity341 ) are lacking. This article describes rates and correlates of @entity146 among adolescents screened in an urban @entity2613 . METHODS: During a period of 1-year, a total of 1,576 @entity1 aged 14-18 years, self-administered a computerized survey (57.6% female, 59.3% African American). RESULTS: Among sexually active adolescents (60%), 12% reported four or more partners; of those, 45.3% reported using a condom all the time and 14.7% reported using substances before sex. Regression analyses examined correlates of @entity146 on the basis of demographics, violence, and substance use. Males and younger teens were more likely to report condom use than females and older teens. @entity1 with poor grades were more likely to have had sex and used substances before sex, and were less likely to report condom use. @entity1 reporting dating violence were more likely to have had sex and less likely to have used condoms, whereas @entity1 reporting peer violence and weapon carriage were more likely to report substance use before sex. Binge drinking and marijuana use were associated with all sex risk behaviors. CONCLUSIONS: The visit to an urban @entity2613 may provide an opportunity to deliver interventions to address @entity146 among adolescents.
