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The health beliefs, values, and practices of gay adolescents
1Buckell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
Abstract:
Barriers to optimal health in the gay adolescent population include a lack of recognition or acceptance by healthcare providers, homophobic attitudes, and an absence of awareness regarding the healthcare needs of this vulnerable population. The literature suggests that gay youths experience such problems as lack of self-esteem, school truancy and dropout, runaway behavior and subsequent homelessness, drug and alcohol abuse, prostitution and sexually transmitted diseases, depression, and suicide. Advanced practice nurses have the opportunity to improve the health of gay youths through recognition, education, outreach, and advocacy.
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