Table 5. Health Services Adolescents Feel Are Most Important to
Have Available in
Their School: Mean Scores and Standard Deviations |
Services |
Meansa |
Standard
Deviation |
Information About
STDs |
4.18 |
1.21 |
First Aid
Care |
4.01 |
1.22 |
Counseling and
Information for Alcohol Problems |
3.91 |
1.34 |
Counseling and
Information for Drug Problems |
3.90 |
1.38 |
Physical
Exams |
3.61 |
1.36 |
Shots |
3.61 |
1.46 |
Counseling on Birth
Control Methods |
3.52 |
1.39 |
Suicide Prevention
Counseling |
3.51 |
1.48 |
Prescription and
Dispensing of Birth Control
Methods |
3.48 |
1.43 |
Tests or Treatment for
STDs |
3.48 |
1.52 |
Counseling of Treat
Depression |
3.47 |
1.42 |
Physical, Sexual, or
Emotional Abuse Counseling |
3.37 |
1.42 |
Care for Flu, Colds,
Earaches, and Sore Throats |
3.26 |
1.40 |
Unplanned Pregnancy
Counseling |
3.23 |
1.44 |
Quit Smoking
Programs |
3.20 |
1.44 |
Job
Counseling |
3.07 |
1.34 |
Counseling to Improve
Communication Between
You and Your Parents/Family |
3.06 |
1.34 |
Stress
Management |
3.05 |
1.37 |
Pregnancy
Testing |
2.95 |
1.52 |
Counseling to Improve
Communication Between
You and Your Teacher |
2.93 |
1.38 |
Women, Infant, and
Children (WIC) Program |
2.92 |
1.43 |
Dental
Exams |
2.89 |
1.44 |
Information About Injury
Prevention |
2.85 |
1.37 |
Parenting
Classes |
2.85 |
1.32 |
Prenatal Care
|
2.87 |
1.40 |
Blood Pressure
Screening |
2.75 |
1.36 |
Care for Skin
Problems |
2.61 |
1.40 |
Weight Management
Counseling |
2.60 |
1.32 |
Gynecological
Exams/Cancer Screening |
2.52 |
1.45 |
Care for Menstrual
Problems |
2.49 |
1.35 |
Care for Minor
Gynecological Problems |
2.45 |
1.41 |