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Involving men in reproductive health: the Young Men's Clinic
B Armstrong1, A T Cohall, R D Vaughan
1Center for Population and Family Health, J.L. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Objectives:
This report describes the population of young men who use the Young Men's Clinic in New York City, presents a profile of their reproductive behaviors, and describes the clinic's model of service delivery.
Methods:
Data were gathered through a routine clinic visit form administered by clinic staff.
Results:
The clinic sees approximately 1200 predominately Dominican young men each year for a wide range of clinical and mental health services. Two thirds of clients had ever been sexually active, three quarters had ever used birth control, and 69% had used birth control at their last sexual encounter.
Conclusions:
The Young Men's Clinic may serve as a model for health care delivery to adolescent and young adult males.