Sexuality talk during adolescent health maintenance visits.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Physicians may be important sources of sexuality information and preventive services, and one-on-one confidential time during health maintenance visits is recommended to allow discussions of sexual development, behavior, and risk reduction. However, little is known about the occurrence and characteristics of physician-adolescent discussions about sexuality.

Objective

To examine predictors of time spent discussing sexuality, level of adolescent participation, and physician and patient characteristics associated with sexuality discussions during health maintenance visits by early and middle adolescents.

Design, setting, and participants

Observational study of audio-recorded conversations between 253 adolescents (mean age, 14.3 years; 53% female; 40% white; 47

SUBMITTER: Alexander SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4428666 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature