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Substance use, violence experiences, and mental health issues: are these health risks associated with HIV testing among sexually experienced U.S. high school students?
- Source :
- AIDS Care; Sep2019, Vol. 31 Issue 9, p1106-1113, 8p, 4 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- HIV testing is a critical strategy for prevention of HIV yet testing among sexually experienced adolescents is sub-optimal. The purpose of this study is to examine associations between risk behaviors and experiences related to substance use, violence, and mental health and suicide and receipt of testing. We analyzed cross-sectional data from the 2017 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a nationally representative sample of U.S. high school students in grades 9–12. Analyses were limited to sexually experienced participants (n = 5192). Measures included nine indicators related to substance use, violence, and mental health and suicide. Unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios were calculated for each indicator to examine associations with testing. Adjusted models controlled for same-sex sexual behavior, sexual risk, and demographic characteristics. Prevalence of HIV testing was 17.2%. In adjusted models, forced sexual intercourse, injection drug use, other illicit drug use, and persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness were associated with a higher likelihood of testing. Prevalence of HIV testing in this sexually experienced sample was low. Some behaviors and experiences that may be indicative of HIV risk, including sexual dating violence and prescription opioid misuse, were not associated with testing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections
HIV infection risk factors
INTRAVENOUS drug abuse
DATING violence
DESPAIR
DRUGS of abuse
PSYCHOLOGY of high school students
HOMOSEXUALITY
MENTAL illness
NARCOTICS
RISK-taking behavior
SADNESS
SEX crimes
SEXUAL intercourse
SUBSTANCE abuse
SUICIDE
SURVEYS
UNSAFE sex
DISEASE prevalence
CROSS-sectional method
DISEASE complications
ADOLESCENCE
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09540121
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- AIDS Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 137434304
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2019.1619666