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- Feb 2021
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Nonadherence in sexual risk reduction interventions might be common among adolescents. We compared intervention completion rates among adolescent and young adult women with and without a previous pregnancy or sexually transmitted infection (STI) participating in a…
- Jan 2021
The Gender & Sexuality Development Clinic (GSDC) was founded in January 2014 and with our exciting growth over the last few years we are pleased to share with you our fifth Annual Update. The clinic team provides medical care and psychosocial support for transgender…
- Dec 2020
The low rates of actual contraceptive failure and high rates of contraceptive use among young women highlights that choice of contraceptive method and patterns of contraceptive use greatly influence unintended pregnancy risk. Promoting contraceptive use among adolescent and young…
- Sep 2020
The US National HIV/AIDS Strategy 2020 calls for increasing access to care, improving outcomes of people living with HIV, and targeting biomedical prevention efforts, including access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in communities where HIV is most heavily concentrated. The cities…
- Jul 2020
Little is known about missed opportunities (MOs) for HPV vaccination during primary care visits at which influenza vaccination is delivered. We extracted electronic health records for HPV vaccine-eligible 11-to-17-year-olds. We assessed the proportion of visits during which an…
- Apr 2020
Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been on the rise for the last several years, especially among teens who account for half of all new STIs reported annually. Despite the availability of treatment, adolescents’ sexual health needs often go unmet. As health…
- Mar 2020
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have increased over the decade. Guidelines recommend HIV testing with incident STIs. Prevalence and factors associated with HIV testing in acute STIs are unknown in adolescents. Our objective was to determine…
- Mar 2020
The Gender & Sexuality Development Clinic (GSDC) was founded in January 2014 and with our exciting growth over the last few years we are pleased to share with you our fourth Annual Update. The clinic team provides medical care and psychosocial support for transgender…
- Feb 2020
On behalf of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, researchers at PolicyLab responded to a request for comment on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) draft recommendation statement and draft evidence on behavioral counseling interventions to prevent sexually transmitted…
- Sep 2019
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Describe follow-up care patterns and continuation rates during the first 6-months after initiating a long-acting reversible contraceptive device (LARC) among adolescent and young adult (AYA) women. DESIGN: Retrospective chart review among patients who had an…