ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) may differ from their healthy peers with respect to risky behavior.Purpose: To explore the frequency of risky behaviors of T1D adolescents in comparison with healthy peers and associated factors.Patients and methods: The study population included 174 adolescents, of whom 58 T1D adolescents (mean±SD age 16.3±2.0 years, disease duration 6.7±3.5 years and HbA...

Introduction: Adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) may differ from their healthy peers in respect to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) knowledge and contraceptive use.Objectives: We aimed to explore sexual knowledge and contraceptive use and associated factors in T1D adolescents compared to healthy peers.Methods: Fifty-eight T1D adolescents (mean±SD age 16.3±2.0...