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The Challenge of Changing Drug and Sex Risk Behaviors of Runaway and Homeless Adolescents
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A study of 244 street youth found that runaways receiving training in a peer-based intervention that included principles derived from the health belief model significantly increased their knowledge about HIV. Contrary to the health belief model, however, knowledge and greater perceived chance for HIV were associated with high risk behavior. (Author/CR)
Journal
1999
Child abuse neglect
23
12
1295
Oxford
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A Canadian Homelessness Research Network (CHRN) initiative. The CHRN has received financial support from the Government of Canada’s Homelessness Partnering Strategy and the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada