Psychosocial Syndemics and Sexual Risk Practices Among U.S. Adolescents: Findings from the 2017 U.S. Youth Behavioral Survey
| Autor: | Bernadette Ombayo, David Ansong, Moses Okumu, Eusebius Small |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Adolescent Alcohol Drinking Substance-Related Disorders Sexual Behavior Population law.invention Condoms 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Syndemic Risk-Taking Condom law Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Students Applied Psychology education.field_of_study 030505 public health Mental health United States Sexual intercourse Health psychology Logistic Models Sexual Partners Adolescent Behavior Female 0305 other medical science Psychology Psychosocial Adolescent health Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | International journal of behavioral medicine. 26(3) |
| ISSN: | 1532-7558 |
| Popis: | Background: The present study aims to (1) identify classes of psychosocial syndemics among adolescents in the U.S. based on psychological factors, such as depression and suicidal ideation, and social factors, such as binge drinking, alcohol use, and drug use; (2) identify correlates of psychosocial syndemics; and (3) examine the independent associations between psychosocial syndemic factors and sexual risk practices. Method: We used latent class analysis and a sample of 14,762 U.S. high school students who participated in the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System to examine youth population profiles based on shared characteristics of syndemics. Adjusting for sociodemographic factors, we conducted logistic regression to explore the connections between psychosocial syndemic factors and three sexual risk practices, namely, early initiation of sexual intercourse, condom use, and sex with multiple partners. Results: The study results indicate that three classes of risk exist among the sample: substance misuse (class 1, n = 3872, 26.2%), normative (class 2, n = 8791, 59.6%), and mental health problems (class 3, n = 2099, 14.2%). Class membership of psychosocial syndemics was significantly different by gender, age group, and race. The odds of initiating sexual intercourse before age 13 were positively associated with participants belonging in the substance misuse class and the mental health problem class. The odds of using condoms during the last sexual intercourse for currently sexually active adolescents were lower for participants classified in the substance misuse class. The likelihood of reporting having sex with four or more partners in a lifetime was higher among participants belonging to the substance misuse class. Conclusion: The study advances our understanding of the heterogeneity of class membership associated with psychosocial syndemic risk factors among adolescents and extends our understanding of syndemics in the area of adolescent health. Thus, practitioners and policymakers can design multicomponent and multilevel school-based HIV/STI prevention programs that meet the needs of adolescents. |
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