Improving the health and well-being of adolescent boys.

Authors: Juszczak L and Cooper K

Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2002

Publication Source: Nursing Clinics of North America (NURS CLIN NORTH AM), 2002 Sep; 37(3): 433-42 (40 ref)

Synopsis and Comments: Adolescent males are at risk with significant health care needs. There are clear differences, as compared to girls, in the type and frequency of problems affecting them and in their health seeking behaviors. Schools and school-based health centers, family planning clinics, and sexually transmitted infection clinics are all places available to adolescent males who seek care and have some successes at providing gender specific care. Detention centers and the emergency departments where some adolescent males can be found offer additional opportunities to address health issues of young men.

Key Terms: health promotion/prevention/treatment/Males/Behavior/School/Family Planning