ArticlePerspectives on sexual and reproductive health2011
Bacterial STDs and perceived risk among sexual minority young adults.
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- Assessing the Theory of Gender and Power: HIV Risk Among Heterosexual Minority Dyads.AIDS and behavior · 2018Article
- Correlates of Human Papillomavirus Infection Among a National Sample of Sexual Minority Women.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2017Article
- Acceptability of home-based chlamydia and gonorrhea testing among a national sample of sexual minority young adults.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2015Article
- Multidimensional characterization of sexual minority adolescents' sexual safety strategies.Journal of adolescence · 2013Article
- Examining links between sexual risk behaviors and dating violence involvement as a function of sexual orientation.Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology · 2013Article
- HIV risk, substance use, and suicidal behaviors among Asian American lesbian and bisexual women.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2012Article
- Sexual Orientation Differences in Cervical Cancer Prevention among a Cohort of U.S. Women.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthArticle
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contextMost sexual health interventions focus on heterosexual sexual risk behavior. Health practitioners face a lack of information about the sexual health of sexual minority young adults (aged 18-26).
methodsThree indicators of sexual minority status (identity, behavior and romantic attractions) were assessed in 10,986 young adults who participated in Wave 3 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (2001-2002). Logistic regression analyses examined associations between these indicators and individuals' perceived risk for STDs and actual infection with STDs. Data from the 1,154 respondents who had current or recent bacterial STDs were investigated further to determine whether they had underestimated their risk.
resultsOutcomes varied by sexual minority status indicator and by sex. Bisexual females had significantly higher odds of STDs than heterosexual females (odds ratios, 1.4), and females attracted to both sexes had significantly higher odds of STDs than females attracted only to males (1.8). In contrast, none of the sexual minority status indicators predicted STDs for males. Among respondents who had an STD, females who reported only same-sex sexual relationships were more likely to believe they were at very low risk for STDs than were females reporting only opposite-sex sexual relationships (17.2); homosexual females had a higher likelihood of this outcome than heterosexual females (19.7).
conclusionsHealth practitioners need to assist sexual minority young adults, particularly females, in under-standing their risk for STDs and in taking safer-sex precautions.
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