Correlates of sexual risk among sexual minority and heterosexual South African youths. Academic Article

abstract

• We explored psychosocial correlates of sexual risk among heterosexual and sexual minority youths (SMYs) in Johannesburg, South Africa. Young people 16 to 18 years old (n = 822) were administered surveys assessing demographic characteristics, sexual behaviors, mental health, and parent-child communication. Adjusted multivariate regressions examining correlates of sexual risk revealed that SMYs had more sexual partners than heterosexual youths (B = 3.90; SE = 0.95; P < .001) and were more likely to engage in sex trading (OR = 3.11; CI = 1.12-8.62; P < .05). South African SMYs are at increased risk relative to their heterosexual peers.

authors

• Thurston, Idia

published proceedings

• Am J Public Health

altmetric score

• 0.5

author list (cited authors)

• Thurston, I. B., Dietrich, J., Bogart, L. M., Otwombe, K. N., Sikkema, K. J., Nkala, B., & Gray, G. E.

citation count

• 20

complete list of authors

• Thurston, Idia B||Dietrich, Janan||Bogart, Laura M||Otwombe, Kennedy N||Sikkema, Kathleen J||Nkala, Busiswe||Gray, Glenda E

publication date

• July 2014

publisher

• American Public Health Association  Publisher

published in

• American Journal of Public Health  Journal

keywords

• Adolescent
• Condoms
• Female
• Heterosexuality
• Homosexuality
• Humans
• Male
• Mental Health
• Parent-Child Relations
• Risk-Taking
• Sexual Behavior
• Socioeconomic Factors
• South Africa
• Substance-Related Disorders

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301865

start page

• 1265

end page

• 1269

volume

• 104

issue

• 7

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2013.301865

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being