Associations of Body Mass Index with Sexual Risk-Taking and Injection Drug Use among US High School Students

The purpose of this study was to determine if body mass index (BMI) is associated with behaviors that may increase risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among US high school students. We analyzed nationally representative data from the 2005–2011 national Youth Risk Behavior Sur...

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Published in:	Journal of Obesity Vol. 2014; no. 2014; pp. bk1 - 10
Main Authors:	Galuska, Deborah A., Kann, Laura, Robin, Leah, Lowry, Richard
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2014 Hindawi Publishing Corporation John Wiley & Sons, Inc Wiley
Subjects:	Adolescent Adolescent Behavior - psychology Analysis Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Body Mass Index Complications and side effects Drug use Female Health aspects High school students HIV infection Humans Male Obesity in adolescence Overweight - psychology Risk factors Risk-Taking Self Concept Sexual behavior Sexual Behavior - psychology Sexually transmitted diseases Social Desirability Students - psychology Substance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology Substance Abuse, Intravenous - psychology Thinness - psychology United States - epidemiology United States
ISSN:	2090-0708, 2090-0716, 2090-0716
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