ArticlePediatrics2009
Exploring the relationship among weight, race, and sexual behaviors among girls.
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- Sexual Risk Behaviors during Adolescence: Associations with Childhood and Adolescent BMI.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2020Article
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- Never Been Kissed: Correlates of Lifetime Kissing Status in U.S. University Students.Archives of sexual behavior · 2018Article
- Disparities in Body Mass Index Trajectories From Adolescence to Early Adulthood for Sexual Minority Women.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2017Article
- Objective and Perceived Weight: Associations with Risky Adolescent Sexual Behavior.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2016Article
- Increased Body Mass Index Associated with Increased Risky Sexual Behaviors.Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology · 2016Article
- Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive Use among 18- to 19-Year-Old Adolescent Women by Weight Status: A Longitudinal Analysis.The Journal of pediatrics · 2015Article
- Weight, Weight Perceptions, and Health-Related Quality of Life Among a National Sample of US Girls.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP · 2015Article
- Weight perceptions, misperceptions, and dating violence victimization among U.S. adolescents.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2015Article
- Correlates of adolescent and young adult sexual initiation patterns.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2014Article
- Associations of body mass index with sexual risk-taking and injection drug use among US high school students.Journal of obesity · 2014Article
- Association between body mass index, sexually transmitted infections, and contraceptive compliance.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2013Article
- Risky sexual behavior: a race-specific social consequence of obesity.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2012Article
- Unwanted sex among young adults in the United States: the role of physical disability and cognitive performance.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2011Article
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- Adolescent overweight, social relationships and the transition to first sex: gender and racial variations.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2011Article
- The Timing of Obesity Matters: Associations Between Current Versus Chronic Obesity since Adolescence and Romantic Relationship Satisfaction Among Young Adult Women.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthArticle
- Obesity and Disparities in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for U.S. Adolescent Girls and Young Women.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThe relationship between weight and sexual behavior among adolescents is poorly understood. We examined this relationship in a nationally representative sample of high school girls.
methodsWe performed a cross-sectional analysis of self-reported data from 7193 high school girls who completed the 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance survey. We used multivariate logistic regression to examine associations among 3 weight indices (BMI calculated from self-reported weight and height, perceived weight, and weight misperception) and 6 sexual behaviors (ever had vaginal sex; sex before age 13; >or=4 sexual partners; and alcohol, condom, and oral contraceptive use at last sex) adjusting for age, race/ethnicity, and a history of intimate partner violence.
resultsThere were no differences in the likelihood of ever having sex on the basis of BMI or weight perception accuracy; however, girls who perceived themselves as overweight were less likely to have ever had sex. Among sexually active girls, those who had low BMI and perceived themselves as overweight or had overweight misperceptions were less likely to report condom use at last sex. Sexually active girls who perceived themselves as overweight were also more likely to have had sex before age 13. Associations between the 3 weight indices and sexual risk behaviors varied across racial/ethnic groups.
conclusionsSexual risk behaviors may be more common among girls who are underweight or perceive themselves (accurately or not) to be overweight and vary by racial/ethnic group. This suggests that girls at weight extremes and those from different racial backgrounds may have unique sexual health education and prevention needs.
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