The longitudinal association between sexual violence victimization and sexual risk behavior in adolescence.

Autor:	Reidy DE; School of Public Health & Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence, Georgia State University, USA., Bhochhibhoya S; School of Public Health & Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence, Georgia State University, USA., Baumler ER; Center for Violence Prevention, University of Texas Medical Branch, USA., Markham CM; School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, USA., Peskin MF; School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, USA., Shegog R; School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, USA., Emery ST; School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, USA., Addy RC; School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, USA., Temple JR; Center for Violence Prevention, University of Texas Medical Branch, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Preventive medicine reports [Prev Med Rep] 2023 Aug 25; Vol. 35, pp. 102387. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 25 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102387
Abstrakt:	Being a victim of sexual violence (SV) is generally believed to be associated with subsequent sexual risk behavior (SRB) during adolescence. While this assumption makes intuitive sense, it is based on methodologically limited research, including a reliance on cross-sectional data. To address this gap in research, we test whether experiencing SV victimization in early adolescence is associated with self-reported SRB approximately two years later. The sample comprised 4,618 youth (58% female; 52% Hispanic; 39% Black) attending 44 schools in the southern United States. Self-reported data were collected using an audio computer-assisted self-interview (ACASI). Baseline data were collected when students were in 7th or 8th grade and follow-up data were collected approximately 24 months later when students were in 9th or 10th grade. Indices of SRB included behaviors related to oral, vaginal, and anal sex (e.g., number of partners, number of times without a condom). Girls, but not boys, who reported SV victimization at baseline reported engaging more frequently in all oral and vaginal SRBs at 24 month follow-up compared to their non-victimized female counterparts. Additionally, girls reporting SV victimization reported more anal sex partners than non-victimized girls. Girls who are victims of SV engage in significantly more SRB by early high school placing them at greater risk to contract STIs and become pregnant. Victims of SV should be screened for SRB and provided access to the appropriate resources. Teen pregnancy and STI prevention planning should consider SV victimization in their strategy planning. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (© 2023 The Author(s).)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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