ArticleThe Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses2017
The Importance of School Staff Referrals and Follow-Up in Connecting High School Students to HIV and STD Testing.
Article in The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Exploring barriers and solutions in sexual health services: a qualitative study from Iran.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Development and Validation of an Integrated HIV/STI, and Pregnancy Prevention Programme: Improving Adolescent Sexual Health Outcomes.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Contraceptive Use, and STI Testing during the COVID-19 Pandemic (January-June 2021).Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2025Article
- Who gets screened and who tests positive? Drug screening among justice-involved youth in a midwestern urban county.Health & justice · 2024Article
- Addressing HIV/Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Pregnancy Prevention Through Schools: An Approach for Strengthening Education, Health Services, and School Environments That Promote Adolescent Sexual Health and Well-Being.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2022Review
- Sexual Behaviors, Referral to Sexual Health Services, and Use of Sexual Health Services Among Transgender High School Students.The Journal of school health · 2020Article
- What will it take? Using an implementation research framework to identify facilitators and barriers in implementing a school-based referral system for sexual health services.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Confidentiality Matters but How Do We Improve Implementation in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Care?The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2019Review
- Randomized Controlled Trials of Technology-Based HIV/STI and Drug Abuse Preventive Interventions for African American and Hispanic Youth: Systematic Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2017Review
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Abstract
This study examined predictors of having received HIV and sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing and having been referred by school staff for HIV/STD testing. In 2014, students in seven high schools completed paper-and-pencil questionnaires assessing demographic characteristics, sexual behavior, referrals for HIV/STD testing, and HIV/STD testing. The analytic sample ( n = 11,303) was 50.7% female, 40.7% Hispanic/Latino, 34.7% Black/African American (non-Hispanic), and mean age was 15.86 ( SD = 1.22). After controlling for demographic characteristics, significant predictors of reporting having been tested for HIV or STDs were reporting having received a referral for HIV/STD testing (odds ratio [ OR] = 3.18; 95% CI = [2.14, 4.70]) and reporting staff following-up on the referral ( OR = 3.29; 95% CI = [1.31, 8.23]). Students reporting referrals had significantly higher odds of being male ( OR = 2.49; 95% CI = [1.70, 3.65]), "other" or multiracial (non-Hispanic; compared to White, non-Hispanic; OR = 2.72; 95% CI = [1.35, 5.46]), sexual minority ( OR = 3.80; 95% CI = [2.57, 5.62]), and sexually experienced ( OR = 2.58; 95% CI = [1.76, 3.795]). School staff referrals with follow-up may increase HIV/STD testing among students.
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