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Youth & Society, Vol. 32, No. 2, 184-201 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X00032002003

Hiv Risk Behavior of Runaway Youth in San Francisco

Age of Onset and Relation to Sexual Orientation

MARTHA W. MOON

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing

WILLIAM McFARLAND

San Francisco Department of Public Health

TIMOTHY KELLOGG

San Francisco Department of Public Health

MICHAEL BAXTER

Cole Street Services, San Francisco, California

MITCHELL H. KATZ

San Francisco Department of Public Health

DUNCAN MacKELLAR

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.

LINDA A. VALLEROY

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.

The purpose of this study was to describe HIV risk behavior among runaway youth in San Francisco by age at onset and sexual orientation. Participants were a cross-sectional sample (N = 334) of male and female youth aged 12 to 21 years seeking health care at two clinics serving runaway youth. Gay/lesbian/bisexual youth reported higher levels and earlier onset of sexual and drug-using behavior compared with their heterosexual counterparts. Gay/lesbian/bisexual youth in this sample are at exceptionally high risk for HIV infection.


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