An examination of sexual risk behaviors in adolescent substance users Academic Article

abstract

• 2015, Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. ABSTRACT. Objectives: This study examined the risk for engaging in high-risk sexual behavior associated with substance use in a sample of U.S. adolescents. Methods: The sample (N = 15,425) was obtained via the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, a survey of public high school students. Results: Substance use was associated with sexual risk behaviors, with odds ratios being greatest for adolescents who used cigarettes and illicit substances, as well as those who engaged in injection drug use. Conclusions: Results highlight the need for prevention and intervention programs targeting sexual risk behaviors in substance-using adolescents as a means to decrease the spread of sexually transmitted infections.

authors

• Fields, Sherecce

published proceedings

• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SEXUAL HEALTH

altmetric score

• 1.5

author list (cited authors)

• Thamotharan, S., Grabowski, K., Stefano, E., & Fields, S.

citation count

• 10

complete list of authors

• Thamotharan, Sneha||Grabowski, Karen||Stefano, Emily||Fields, Sherecce

publication date

• April 2015

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• International Journal of Sexual Health  Journal

keywords

• Adolescent
• HIV
• Sexual Risk Behavior
• Sti
• Substance Use

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/19317611.2014.945630

start page

• 106

end page

• 124

volume

• 27

issue

• 2

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1080%2F19317611.2014.945630

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being