ArticleAIDS and behavior2011
The skinny on sexual risk: the effects of BMI on STI incidence and risk.
Article in AIDS and behavior, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Seroprevalence of mucosal and cutaneous human papillomavirus (HPV) types among children and adolescents in the general population in Germany.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Risky sexual behaviors and their association with overweight and obesity among adolescent students: a cross-sectional study.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2019Article
- Associations Between Latent Classes of Interpersonal Polyvictimization and Polyperpetration and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Young Pregnant Couples: A Dyadic Analysis.Archives of sexual behavior · 2018Article
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- I Want Your Sext: Sexting and Sexual Risk in Emerging Adult Minority Men.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2016Article
- Prenatal Depressive Symptoms and Postpartum Sexual Risk Among Young Urban Women of Color.Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology · 2016Article
- Increased Body Mass Index Associated with Increased Risky Sexual Behaviors.Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology · 2016Article
- Body mass index, depression, and condom use among HIV-infected men who have sex with men: a longitudinal moderation analysis.Archives of sexual behavior · 2014Article
- Association between body mass index, sexually transmitted infections, and contraceptive compliance.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2013Article
- Class III obesity and unwanted pregnancy among women with live births in New York City, 2004-2007.Maternal and child health journal · 2013Article
- Sexual Health Determinants of Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Sexual Minority Men.Journal of obesityArticle
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Abstract
Few studies examine the influence of body mass index (BMI) on sexual risk. The purpose of this study was to determine whether BMI among 704 young mothers (ages 14-25) related to STI incidence and sexual risk. We examined the effect of BMI groups (normal weight, overweight, and obese) at 6 months postpartum on STI incidence and risky sex (e.g., unprotected sex, multiple partners, risky and casual partner) at 12 months postpartum. At 6 months postpartum, 31% of participants were overweight and 40% were obese. Overweight women were more likely to have an STI (OR = 1.79, 95% CI = 1.11-2.89, P < .05) and a risky partner (OR = 1.64, 95% CI = 1.01-2.08, P < .05) at 12 months postpartum compared to normal weight women. However, obese women were less likely to have an STI than normal weight women (OR = .57, 95% CI = .34-.96, P < .01). BMI related to STI incidence and sexual risk behavior. Integrated approaches to weight loss and sexual risk prevention should be explored.
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