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ArticleJournal of HIV/AIDS & social services2025

Predictors of HIV and STI testing among sexually active Black adolescents: results from YRBSS 2019-2021.

Sitara M Weerakoon, Nimisha Srikanth, Christina Aivadyan, Bryce Takenaka, Raquel Rose, Jaleah D Rutledge, Gina Sissoko, Ijeoma Opara

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Article in Journal of HIV/AIDS & social services, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sitara M WeerakoonYale University, School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New Haven, CT, USA.
Nimisha SrikanthYale University, School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New Haven, CT, USA.
Christina AivadyanYale University, School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New Haven, CT, USA.
Bryce TakenakaYale University, School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New Haven, CT, USA.
Raquel RoseYale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, New Haven, CT, USA.
Jaleah D RutledgeYale University, School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New Haven, CT, USA.
Gina SissokoYale University, School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New Haven, CT, USA.
Ijeoma OparaYale University, School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New Haven, CT, USA.

Funding

Research Training Program in Substance Use PreventionT32DA019426 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI TAMI P SULLIVAN · 2005 to 2026
$7.5M
Integrating Community Based Participatory Research and Machine Learning Methods to Predict Youth Substance Use Disorders for Urban Cities in New JerseyDP1DA058982 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI OPARA, IJEOMA · 2023 to 2024
$2.3M
Understanding the Role of Neighborhoods on Urban Youth's Substance Use and Mental Health: A Community-Based Substance Abuse Prevention ProjectDP5OD029636 · OD · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI OPARA, IJEOMA · 2020 to 2024
$2.2M
NIDA NIH HHS DP1 DA058982NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA019426NIH HHS DP5 OD029636
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Black adolescents in the U.S. are disproportionately impacted by HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), with gender differences in testing behaviors. This study examined predictors of HIV and STI testing among sexually active Black adolescents using data from the 2021 Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System. Weighted regression models assessed the odds of lifetime HIV and STI testing, with predictors including substance use before sex, condom use, forced intercourse, and current use of e-cigarettes, alcohol, and cannabis, adjusting for sex and age. The sample included 394 sexually active Black adolescents; mean age 16 years, 55% male. Results showed higher testing for those with more sexual partners and current substance users, with substance type influencing testing behaviors. Males had significantly higher odds of testing than females. E-cigarette use emerged as a novel factor influencing testing indicating how nicotine consumption trends may impact preventative health measures and risk assessment among youth.

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adolescent healthBlack adolescentsHIV testingsexual healthSTI testingsubstance use

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PMID41059105
PMCPMC12499896

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