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ArticleJournal of community health2018

Rural and Urban Differences in Sexual Behaviors Among Adolescents in Florida.

Erika L Thompson, Helen Mahony, Charlotte Noble, Wei Wang, Robert Ziemba, Markku Malmi, Sarah B Maness, Eric R Walsh-Buhi, Ellen M Daley

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Article in Journal of community health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Erika L ThompsonDepartment of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, 13201 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC 56, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA. ethomps1@health.usf.edu.
Helen MahonyDepartment of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, 13201 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC 56, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Charlotte NobleDepartment of Anthropology, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave, SOC107, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA.
Wei WangDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, 13201 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC 56, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Robert ZiembaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, 13201 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC 56, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Markku MalmiDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, 13201 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC 56, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Sarah B ManessDepartment of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, 1401 Asp Ave., Room 118, Norman, OK, 73019-6081, USA.
Eric R Walsh-BuhiDivision of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, 92182-4162, USA.
Ellen M DaleyDepartment of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, 13201 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC 56, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
University of South Florida · USSan Diego State University · USUniversity of Oklahoma · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The national teen birth rate is higher in rural compared to urban areas. While national data suggest rural areas may present higher risk for adverse sexual health outcomes among adolescents, it is unknown whether there are differences within the state of Florida. Overall, Florida has poorer sexual health indicators for adolescents compared to national rates. The purpose of this study was to assess differences in sexual behaviors among Florida adolescents by rural-urban community location. This study includes baseline data from a randomized controlled trial conducted in Florida high schools. Of the 6316 participants, 74% were urban and 26% were rural. Participants responded to questions on sexual behaviors, sexual behavior intentions, and demographics. We estimated the effect of rural-urban status on risk outcomes after controlling for demographic variables using generalized linear mixed models. More teens from rural areas reported ever having sex (24.0%) compared to urban teens (19.7%). No significant differences were observed for most of sexual behaviors assessed. Nonetheless, urban participants were less likely to intend to have sex without a condom in the next year compared to rural participants (aOR = 0.76, 95% CI 0.63-0.92). Overall, there were no major differences in sexual behaviors between rural and urban adolescents in Florida. However, sexual intentions differed between rural and urban adolescents; specifically, rural adolescents were more likely to intend to have sex without a condom in the next year compared to urban adolescents. Understanding the specific disparities can inform contraception and sexual health interventions among rural youth.

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AdolescentCondomsFemaleFloridaHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Risk BehaviorsHumansMalePregnancyPregnancy in AdolescenceRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRetrospective StudiesRural PopulationSexual BehaviorUrban PopulationAdolescent sexual healthCondomsRuralTeen pregnancy

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