Gaps between Adolescent Risk Behaviors and Disclosure during Outpatient Visits

Table 1

Comparison of reported risk behavior to researchers versus health care providers and provider screening and action (𝑛=221 participants).

		Tobacco	Alcohol	Street drugs	Sexual behavior	Birth control	Lack of exercise	Violence
	Example: tobacco	𝑛(%)	𝑛(%)	𝑛(%)	𝑛(%)	𝑛(%)	𝑛(%)	𝑛(%)
Risk factor identified during baseline interview	Participant told Fiesta they use tobacco	41 (19); 20 females	162 (73); 84 females	32 (15); 20 females	41 (19); 23 females	34 (15); 18 females	39 (17); 31* females	51 (23)**; 18 females
Screened for risk by provider	Provider asked participant about tobacco use	114 (52); 59 females	48 (22); 25 females	89 (40); 45 females	38 (17); 23 females	31 (14); 19 females	21 (10); 10 females	6 (3); 4 females
Positive screen	Participant told provider they used tobacco	1; 1 female	5; 3 females	1; 1 female	8; 7 females	7; 6 females	2; 1 female	0
Counseled by provider (includes teens receiving counseling with negative hx)	Provider counseled participant about cessation	3; 1 female	6; 3 females	4; 2 females	9; 6 females	7; 4 females	3; 2 females	3; 1 female

∗Significant for females having more reporting of low exercise, 2-tailed t-test for equality of means, and 𝑃<.0001.
∗∗Significant for males having greater risk of reporting violence, 2-tailed t-test for equality of means, and 𝑃<.0001.