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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jul 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2007 Apr 19;41(1):61–68. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.02.006

Table 4.

Ranking of specific resources who participants would go to for help for each health scenario

Rank Pneumonia symptoms (P), % Response Cigarette use (C), % Response Sex initiation (S), % Response Depression symptoms (D), % Response
#1 Doctor 55.5 HP Friend 31.3 FS Partner 38.3 FS Parent 32.8 SA
Parent 40.2 SA Parent 19.5 SA Friend 35.2 FS Psychologist 23.1 MHP
Doctor 19.5 HP Friend 19.5 FS
#2 Parent 42.8 SA Partner 23.7 FS Friend 29.7 FS Friend 17.5 FS
Doctor 35.6 HP Friend 13.9 FS Partner 25.0 FS Parent 16.5 SA
School nurse/doctor 15.9 HP Doctor 11.9 HP Sibling 13.5 FS Psychologist 13.9 MHP
Partner 12.4 FS
Sibling 10.8 FS
#3 School nurse/doctor 34.7 HP Friend 13.7 FS Sibling 18.1 FS Friend 17.5 FS
Sibling 14.4 FS Doctor 13.7 HP Friend 13.2 FS School counselor 14.4 MHP
Parent 14.4 SA Sibling 13.2 FS Partner 12.6 FS Partner 13.3 FS
Friend 12.4 FS Partner 12.6 FS Doctor 12.6 HP Psychologist 11.3 MHP
School counselor 10.5 MHP
#4 Sibling 23.2 FS School counselor 14.4 MHP Phone line 16.3 SA Partner 18.2 FS
Friend 22.2 FS Parent 11.2 SA Sibling 12.8 FS Friend 15.5 FS
Other relative 13.9 SA Partner 10.6 FS Parent 12.2 SA Psychologist 12.3 MHP
Partner 13.4 FS Doctor 12.2 HP Parent 11.8 SA
Psychologist 11.6 MHP
#5 Friend 26.5 FS Parent 13.1 SA Phone line 17.7 SA School counselor 16.2 MHP
Partner 16.9 FS Phone line 10.9 SA Sibling 12.2 FS Friend 13.5 FS
Other relative 15.3 SA Parent 11.0 SA Partner 11.9 FS
School counselor 11.0 MHP

HP = health professional; MHP = mental health professional; SA = significant adult; FS = friend and sibling.