TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlates of having unprotected vaginal sex among detained adolescent females
T2 - An exploratory study of sexual factors
AU - Crosby, Richard
AU - Salazar, Laura F.
AU - DiClemente, Ralph J.
AU - Yarber, William L.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Background: Erotophilia, motivations for engaging in sex, and pleasure-related barriers to using condoms may all be important determinants of whether high-risk adolescent females have sex unprotected by a condom. This exploratory study identified associations between these factors and engaging in unprotected vaginal sex (UVS) among a sample of adolescent females recruited from short-term detention facilities in the USA. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 211 adolescent females (14-18 years of age) was conducted. Only those indicating they had sex within the past 2 months were included in the analysis. Adolescents were recruited within eight detention facilities. Measures were assessed using audio-computer assisted self-interviewing (A-CASI). Results: In race-adjusted analyses, adolescents indicating greater pleasure-associated barriers to using condoms were more than 4.3 times more likely than those indicating fewer barriers to report having UVS in the past 2 months (AOR = 4.36; 95% CI = 2.15-8.86). Similarly, those scoring higher in erotophilia (compared with those scoring lower) were more than twice as likely to report UVS (AOR = 2.08; 95% CI = 1.02-4.24). Finally, adolescents who had ever been pregnant were ∼2.5 times more likely to report having recent UVS (AOR = 2.48; 95% CI = 1.1-5.34). With the exception of having five or more sex partners in the past 2 months (P = 0.08), none of the remaining correlates approached multivariate significance. Conclusions: Constructs such as erotophilia and pleasure-related barriers to condom use may be important correlates of UVS among this population of high-risk adolescents.
AB - Background: Erotophilia, motivations for engaging in sex, and pleasure-related barriers to using condoms may all be important determinants of whether high-risk adolescent females have sex unprotected by a condom. This exploratory study identified associations between these factors and engaging in unprotected vaginal sex (UVS) among a sample of adolescent females recruited from short-term detention facilities in the USA. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 211 adolescent females (14-18 years of age) was conducted. Only those indicating they had sex within the past 2 months were included in the analysis. Adolescents were recruited within eight detention facilities. Measures were assessed using audio-computer assisted self-interviewing (A-CASI). Results: In race-adjusted analyses, adolescents indicating greater pleasure-associated barriers to using condoms were more than 4.3 times more likely than those indicating fewer barriers to report having UVS in the past 2 months (AOR = 4.36; 95% CI = 2.15-8.86). Similarly, those scoring higher in erotophilia (compared with those scoring lower) were more than twice as likely to report UVS (AOR = 2.08; 95% CI = 1.02-4.24). Finally, adolescents who had ever been pregnant were ∼2.5 times more likely to report having recent UVS (AOR = 2.48; 95% CI = 1.1-5.34). With the exception of having five or more sex partners in the past 2 months (P = 0.08), none of the remaining correlates approached multivariate significance. Conclusions: Constructs such as erotophilia and pleasure-related barriers to condom use may be important correlates of UVS among this population of high-risk adolescents.
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U2 - 10.1071/SH04005
DO - 10.1071/SH04005
M3 - Article
C2 - 16335479
AN - SCOPUS:33644690824
SN - 1448-5028
VL - 1
SP - 151
EP - 155
JO - Sexual Health
JF - Sexual Health
IS - 3
ER -