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Table 2 Staff Endorsement of HIV/STI Prevention Testing, and Treatment

From: Juvenile justice staff endorsement of HIV/STI prevention, testing, and treatment linkage

Item Wording

Mean

SD

% Important

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

 
  1. aDomain scores multiplied by 10