Depressive symptoms as predictors of sexual experiences among very young adolescent girls in slum communities in Nairobi, Kenya.

Autor: Maina BW; African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya.; School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa., Orindi BO; African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya.; Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leuven Biostatistics and Statistical Bioinformatics Centre, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium., Osindo J; African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya., Ziraba AK; African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of adolescence and youth [Int J Adolesc Youth] 2020 May 02; Vol. 25 (1), pp. 836-848. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 02 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2020.1756861
Abstrakt: Mental health issues are a predisposing factor for HIV acquisition. We examined the association between depressive symptoms and patterns of sexual experience among girls aged 10-14 years living in Korogocho and Viwandani slums in Nairobi, Kenya. We analysed data collected in 2017 from a random sample of 606 girls. Using Latent Class Analysis, we modelled patterns of sexual experiences and used multivariable regression analysis to determine the association between self-reported depressive symptoms and sexual experiences. Seven in ten girls reported at least one symptom of self-reported depression in the past 12 months. About 13% of girls had had a sexual experience, resulting in two patterns of sexual experience - naïve and experienced. Girls reporting depressive symptoms were more likely to be sexually experienced. Sexual and reproductive health programs targeting adolescent girls should consider including intervention packages that address mental health conditions such as depression.
(© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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