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HIV Screening Should Be Offered As Part Of Routine Medical Care, Even For Teens

July 14th, 2009 · No Comments

In 2006 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) estimated that 1.1 million people were living with HIV , 4.4% of whom were 13 to 24 years old, and 48% of those youth are unaware they are infected. Using the Youth Risk Behavioral Survey ( YRBS ) data from 2007, the CDC estimated that about 12.9% of high school students had been tested for HIV. The good news is that the highest risk teens were the ones getting tested more often, but only 22% of the highest risk teens had been t

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HIV Screening Should Be Offered As Part Of Routine Medical Care, Even For Teens

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