From: Juvenile justice staff endorsement of HIV/STI prevention, testing, and treatment linkage
Item Wording | Mean | SD | % Important |
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Importance of HIV/STI Prevention | |||
 Informing youth about how being under the influence of alcohol or drugs can lead to risky sexual behaviors | 4.19 | 0.97 | 82 |
 Educating youth about safe sex practices | 4.04 | 1.1 | 76 |
 Providing information about how one gets an HIV infection and how one can transmit HIV to other people | 3.97 | 1.15 | 72 |
 Providing information about how one gets sexually transmitted infections | 3.98 | 1.15 | 73 |
 Overall Prevention Scorea | 40.44 | 10.37 |  |
Importance of HIV/STI Testing | |||
 Encouraging youth and their new partners to get tested for STIs before starting a sexual relationship | 3.31 | 1.48 | 54 |
 Encouraging youth and their new partners to get tested for HIV before starting a sexual relationship | 3.29 | 1.47 | 53 |
 Routinely screening all youth for HIV infection who are getting STI Tx | 2.84 | 1.47 | 39 |
 Using ‘opt-out’ HIV testing procedures | 2.74 | 1.41 | 36 |
 Using ‘opt-out’ STI testing procedures | 2.75 | 1.41 | 36 |
 Recommending that all youth be tested for other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) as part of their service plan | 2.69 | 1.46 | 33 |
 Recommending that all youth be tested for HIV as part of their service plan | 2.59 | 1.44 | 31 |
 Overall Testing Scorea | 28.84 | 12.69 |  |
Importance of HIV/STI Tx | |||
 Providing contact information - HIV Tx provider | 3.77 | 1.39 | 69 |
 Providing contact information - STI Tx provider | 3.78 | 1.38 | 69 |
 Promptly linking youth with HIV seropositive test results to HIV Tx services | 3.8 | 1.41 | 68 |
 Promptly linking youth with STI positive test results to STI Tx services | 3.76 | 1.41 | 67 |
 Following up with HIV positive youth to ensure they receive HIV Tx | 3.62 | 1.45 | 63 |
 Following up with STI positive youth to ensure they receive STI Tx | 3.61 | 1.45 | 63 |
 Following up with the service provider to be sure that the HIV positive youth is receiving HIV Tx | 3.51 | 1.46 | 59 |
 Following up with the service provider to be sure that the STI positive youth has received Tx | 3.5 | 1.47 | 59 |
 Overall Treatment Scorea | 36.61 | 13.38 |  |