STI risk exposure among black and minority ethnic youth in Northwest London: findings from a study translating an STI risk-reduction intervention to the UK setting.

Makeda Gerressu (1) , Gillian Elam (1) , Rochelle Shain (2) , Chris Bonell (3) , Gary Brook (4) , Jane Dimmitt Champion (2) , Rebecca French (1) , Jonathan Elford (5) , Graham Hart (1) , Judith Stephenson (1) , John Imrie (6)

1 UCL - University College of London [London]
2 University of Texas Health Science Center
3 LSHTM - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
4 Central Middlesex Hospital
5 City University London
6 University of New South Wales and University of KwaZulu-Natal

Young black women are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the UK, but effective interventions to address this are lacking. The Young Brent Project explored the nature and context of sexual risk-taking in young people to inform the translation of an effective clinic-based STI reduction intervention (Project SAFE) from the US to the UK.

Mots clés: ADOLESCENT; INTERVENTION STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK BEHAVIOURS; STD

Makeda Gerressu, Gillian Elam, Rochelle Shain, Chris Bonell, Gary Brook, et al.. STI risk exposure among black and minority ethnic youth in Northwest London: findings from a study translating an STI risk-reduction intervention to the UK setting.. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2009, 85 (4), pp.283. ⟨10.1136/sti.2008.034645⟩. ⟨hal-00552804⟩