Delivery of Confidential Care to Adolescent Males

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Table 1.

Demographics as Reported by Adolescents and Their Mothers

	Sons (n = 17)^*	Mothers (n = 21)^*
Age, mean years (range)	17.7 (16–19)	44 (33–65)
Birth country
Mainland United States	16 (94)	12 (57)
Puerto Rico or Caribbean	1 (6)	8 (38)
Other (Italy)	0	1 (5)
Age when arrived in the United States (mean years [range])	NA	17 (5–28)
Employment^†
Student		3 (14)
Employed part or full time		11 (52)
Homemaker		3 (14)
Medical leave		3 (14)
Retired		1 (5)
Estimated annual family income^†
<$20,000		7 (33)
$20,000-$40,000		7 (33)
$41,000-$60,000		2 (10)
People currently in household (mean [range])^†		3.3 (2–5)
Son currently lives with mother^‡	17 (100)
Son has ever had a boyfriend or girlfriend^‡	16 (94)
Son has ever had sexual intercourse	16 (94)	10 (48)
Timing of son's first intercourse (n = 16)^‡
<2 years ago	3 (19)
2 to 3 years ago	2 (12)
>3 years ago	11 (69)
Current frequency of son's condom use (n = 16)^‡
Most of the time	4 (25)
Every time	12 (75)
Son's lifetime partners (mean [range])^‡	5 (1–12)
Sons with a history of a pregnant partner	5 (31)^§	2 (10)
Son is a father	0	1 (5)
Parent is aware their teen is sexually active	13 (81)	10 (48)
Son has ever been tested for STI	12 (71)	10 (48)
Son ever diagnosed with STI^‡	0	0

Table 2.

Health Concerns Mentioned in Response to the Query, What are the Main Concerns That You/Teenaged Boys Have About Your/Their Health?

Health Concern	Sons (n = 20)	Mothers (n = 22)
Pregnancy/pregnancy prevention	10 (50)	4 (18)
Sexually transmitted infections	8 (40)	15 (68)
HIV/AIDS	6 (30)	0
Violence	0	11 (50)
“The streets”	0	9 (41)
Emotional/mental health issues	0	9 (41)
Peer pressure	0	9 (41)
Chronic diseases^*	0	6 (27)
Substance use/abuse	0	4 (18)
Genital health	3 (15)	0
Other	5 (25)^†	8 (36)^‡

Values provided as n (%).
* Asthma (3); autism (1); epilepsy (1); heart murmur (1).
† Hygiene (2); obesity (2); chronic disease (1).
‡ “Fast” girls (2); multiple sexual partners (1); domestic abuse (1); sexual abuse (1); homosexuality (1); meningitis (1); obesity (1).