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Abstract
Adolescents are now recognized as being at high risk for contracting the human immundeficiency
virus (HIV), the presumed cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). This
article reports the findings of a survey that examined AIDS knowledge, risk behaviors,
and informational sources for AIDS in a group of suburban New Jersey high school students
(N = 152). This group had knowledge of HIV and its transmission, but results indicated
that students also participated in behaviors considered “risky” for the transmission
of HIV. These behaviors included unprotected sexual intercourse (40% of sexually active
males) and sexual intercourse with multiple partners over a period of time (23% of
sexually active males).
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