کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1078714 950469 2012 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Characteristics of African American Adolescent Females Who Perceive Their Current Boyfriends Have Concurrent Sexual Partners
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موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پریناتولوژی (پزشکی مادر و جنین)، طب اطفال و بهداشت کودک
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Characteristics of African American Adolescent Females Who Perceive Their Current Boyfriends Have Concurrent Sexual Partners
چکیده انگلیسی

PurposePerceived partner concurrency, reporting that a current sexual partner has other sexual partners, may pose sexual health risks to adolescents. We examined the contextual characteristics of African American female adolescents who reported their current boyfriend was having concurrent sexual relationships.MethodsParticipants were African American adolescent females (N = 511; mean age = 17.6) recruited from sexual health clinics. Before participating in an STD/HIV prevention trial, the participants completed audio computer-assisted self-interviews with measures of perceived partner concurrency and individual- (e.g., depression, substance use), interpersonal- (e.g., social support, interpersonal stress), and community-level factors (i.e., neighborhood quality).ResultsTwenty-seven percent of participants reported their belief that their current boyfriend had concurrent sexual partners during their relationship. In a logistic regression analysis, participants endorsing perceived partner concurrency reported less relational power (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = .94, 95% confidence interval [CI] = .89–.98, p < .01), decreased relationship commitment (AOR = .88, 95% CI = .80–.96, p < .01), elevated perceived interpersonal stress (AOR = 1.02, 95% CI = 1.003–1.04, p < .05), and previous STD diagnoses (AOR = 2.07, 95% CI = 1.31–3.28, p < .01; overall model: χ2 = 67.25; p < .001).ConclusionsResults suggest that the efficacy of sexual risk reduction interventions may be improved by emphasizing the increased HIV/STD risks associated with having a boyfriend with concurrent sex partners. In addition, interventions may benefit from incorporating stress management training and addressing key relationship dynamics, particularly among adolescents with a history of STDs.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Adolescent Health - Volume 50, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 377–382
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