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ArticleJournal of affective disorders2017

Age of sexual initiation and depression in adolescents: Data from the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort.

Helen Gonçalves, Ana L Gonçalves Soares, Isabel O Bierhals, Adriana K F Machado, Mayra P Fernandes, Roberta Hirschmann, Thais M da Silva, Fernando C Wehrmeister, Ana M B Menezes

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  7. Association between Sexual Satisfaction and Depression and Anxiety in Adolescents and Young Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  8. A Person-Centered Approach to the Study of Black Adolescent Religiosity, Racial Identity, and Sexual Initiation.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2019
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Helen GonçalvesPostgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil. Electronic address: hdgs.epi@gmail.com.
Ana L Gonçalves SoaresPostgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil; MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, School of Social & Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Isabel O BierhalsPostgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil.
Adriana K F MachadoPostgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil.
Mayra P FernandesPostgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil.
Roberta HirschmannPostgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil.
Thais M da SilvaPostgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil.
Fernando C WehrmeisterPostgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil.
Ana M B MenezesPostgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Pelotas · BRUniversity of Bristol · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStudies have shown that sexual initiation at earlier ages increases the risk of depressive symptoms in adolescents. However, little is known about its association with major depressive episode (MDE).

methodsThe association between age of sexual initiation and MDE at 18 years was assessed in the 1993 Pelotas Birth Cohort using multiple logistic regression. Sexual initiation characteristics (age and type of partner) were assessed at the 15- and 18-years follow-up. The age of sexual initiation was evaluated in categories (11-14, 15-16, 17+ years). The type of partner was categorized into: boyfriend/ girlfriend, casual partner and other. MDE was assessed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI).

resultsFrom the 4027 adolescents assessed, the prevalence of MDE was higher in females (10.1%) than in males (3.4%), and 66.7% of the males and 58.6% of the females reported sexual initiation up to 16 years (p < 0.001). Female adolescents who had sexual initiation <17 years had higher odds of MDE (15-16 years: OR 2.29; 11-14 years: OR 2.23), however no association was found for males. The type of partner in the first sexual intercourse was not associated to depression. LIMITATIONS: Possibility of recall bias on the age of sexual initiation, and low statistical power for some analyses.

conclusionsA positive association between age of sexual initiation and MDE was observed only in females. More investigation is needed to understand the mechanisms through which age of sexual initiation can affect the risk of depression and whether the association persists in adulthood.

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