کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1081695 950612 2006 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Predictors of Timely Initiation of Gynecologic Care among Urban Adolescent Girls
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پریناتولوژی (پزشکی مادر و جنین)، طب اطفال و بهداشت کودک
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Predictors of Timely Initiation of Gynecologic Care among Urban Adolescent Girls
چکیده انگلیسی

PurposeTo determine whether or not critical sexual health services are delivered to low-income girls, and to identify predictors of timely initiation of gynecologic care for sexually active adolescent girls. Few studies have addressed the interval between sexual debut and risk-appropriate primary care services.MethodsWe conducted an anonymous, cross-sectional, laptop-based, self-administered branching survey of 9th–12th grade girls in three Bronx public high schools (n = 819).ResultsOver half (60.0%) had an opportunity for confidential care at last clinical visit. Only 27% of sexually active girls had informed any clinician that they had been sexually active; 45% had ever had a pelvic exam. The mean interval between sexual debut and initial pelvic exam (our proxy for gynecologic care) was 13.3 months (range = 0–70 months, SD = 11.8 months). Cox proportional hazard modeling identified four predictors of time to first pelvic exam: experience of sexually transmitted infection (STI) or pregnancy (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.9), having disclosed sexual activity to any clinician (HR = 1.7), access to confidential care (HR = 3.1), and high self-efficacy for accessing confidential care (HR = 2.1).ConclusionsMost sexually active girls have not told a clinician that they are sexually active and many have not had counseling related to sexual health. Delay between sexual debut and initial pelvic exam is substantial for low-income urban girls, and often occurs in reaction to pregnancy or STI. Setting of usual care does not predict timely gynecologic care, but access to confidential care does.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Adolescent Health - Volume 39, Issue 2, August 2006, Pages 183–191
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