ArticleJournal of clinical nursing2013
Sexual risk factors for partner age discordance in adolescent girls and their male partners.
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- Partner age differences and associated sexual risk behaviours among adolescent girls and young women in a cash transfer programme for schooling in Malawi.BMC public health · 2018Trial
- Prevalence and factors associated with intergenerational sexual partnerships among undergraduate health science students in Eswatini.African health sciences · 2022Article
- Predictors of condom use among system-involved youth: The importance of Sex Ed.Children and youth services review · 2021Article
- Childhood Adversity, Impulsivity, and HIV Knowledge as Predictors of Sexual Risk Outcomes in At-Risk Female Youth.Adolescents (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Negative feelings about the timing of first sexual intercourse: findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study.International journal of public health · 2019Article
- Partner influences on young women's risky drug and sexual behavior.Reproductive health · 2018Article
- Age differences between sexual partners, behavioural and demographic correlates, and HIV infection on Likoma Island, Malawi.Scientific reports · 2016Article
- Sexual risk at first coitus: Does alcohol make a difference?Journal of adolescence · 2015Article
- Assertive Communication in Condom Negotiation: Insights From Late Adolescent Couples' Subjective Ratings of Self and Partner.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2015Article
- Injection and sexual risk practices among young heroin users in Hanoi, Vietnam.Drugs (Abingdon, England) · 2015Article
- Understanding the "Why" for High-Risk Behavior: Adolescent Girls' Motivations for Sex.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACArticle
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objectivesTo investigate differences in sexual risk factors between adolescent girls reporting similar-aged or older sex partners.
backgroundAdolescent girls are at significant risk of heterosexual-acquired HIV infection and other long-term reproductive health issues. Sexual partner age discordance in teen girls has been correlated with STIs, lack of protection, multiple partners and earlier age of sexual transition.
designA descriptive study comparing girls currently involved with age-discordant partners to those with similar-aged partners. Two-sample t-test for continuous variables and chi-squared test or Fisher's exact test for categorical variables were used to compare groups.
methodsBaseline data from 738 sexually active, urban, adolescent girls aged 15-19 were analysed to determine which behaviours were more likely to occur in girls with older partners. Data were collected as part of a gender-specific HIV-prevention intervention in a randomised controlled trial (RCT) tailored to adolescent girls.
resultsMultiple reported sexual risk behaviours were found to significantly differ between the two groups at baseline. Overall, girls with older partners had more episodes of sexual instances (vaginal, anal and oral). Specific sexual risk behaviours were found to be statistically significant between the two groups. Girls with older partners started having sex at earlier ages, had more lifetime sexual partners, higher incidents of STIs and were reluctant to discuss using condoms with their partners. Girls with similar-aged partners were less willing to engage in risky sexual behaviours.
conclusionsFindings from this investigation support data from other studies. Relationships with older male partners place adolescent girls at increased risk of HIV/STIs and unintended pregnancy. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Adolescent girls in age-discordant relationships are at risk of immediate and long-term sexual health morbidities. Identifying girls who are at increased risk by asking tailored questions will enable nurses to recommend appropriate diagnostics for this population and provide age-specific counselling.
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