Yates G L, MacKenzie R, Pennbridge J, Cohen E
Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA 90054.
Am J Public Health. 1988 Jul;78(7):820-1. doi: 10.2105/ajph.78.7.820.
All initial visits (N = 765) to an outpatient medical clinic during calendar year 1985 were analyzed. Six hundred and fifty-five of these visits made by non-runaway youth were compared to 110 visits made by runaways. Based on data from the Childrens Hospital Adolescent Risk Profile Interview, runaway street youth are at greater risk for a wide variety of medical problems and of health-compromising behaviors including suicide and depression, prostitution, and drug use. The implications for public health and social policy are discussed.
对1985日历年期间门诊医疗诊所的所有初次就诊(N = 765)进行了分析。将其中由非离家出走青少年进行的655次就诊与离家出走青少年进行的110次就诊进行了比较。根据儿童医院青少年风险状况访谈的数据,离家出走的街头青少年面临各种医疗问题以及包括自杀和抑郁、卖淫和吸毒在内的危害健康行为的风险更高。讨论了对公共卫生和社会政策的影响。