scholarly journals Positive Development and Changes in Self-Rated Health Among Young Sexual Minority Males: The P18 Cohort Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 304-313
Author(s):  
F. Kapadia ◽  
P. A. D’Avanzo ◽  
S. H. Cook ◽  
S. Barton ◽  
S. N. Halkitis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Minority Males ◽  
Self Rated Health

scholarly journals How body concerns, body mass, self-rated health and self-esteem are mutually impacted in early adolescence: a longitudinal cohort study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eivind Meland ◽  
Hans Johan Breidablik ◽  
Frode Thuen ◽  
Gro Beate Samdal
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Longitudinal Cohort Study ◽  
Weight Concerns ◽  
School Students ◽  
Longitudinal Cohort ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Body Concerns

Abstract Background Impaired self-rated health (SRH) and self-esteem (SE) in adolescents are associated with increased body mass index (BMI). These associations are often studied using cross-sectional designs; we performed a longitudinal cohort survey to examine them. Methods A longitudinal cohort study of 1225 Norwegian high school students, with SRH, SE and BMI as primary outcomes. We reported the results from temporal causal and residual change analyses separately, with odds ratios (ORs) and standardised regression coefficients (b) and 95% confidence limits. Results Body and weight concerns had unfavourable effects on SRH and SE, which both had favourable effects on each other. Increased BMI had unfavourable effects on SRH, but less so on SE. Body and weight concerns impacted SE change only among girls. Paradoxically, the intention of becoming thinner was associated with an increase in BMI, and the intention of becoming fatter predicted a decrease in BMI during the 2 years. SE and SRH were associated with a leaner body after 2 years. Conclusions This study confirms that body concerns had unfavourable effects on subjective health, and that positive self-concepts predicted a leaner body. Health promotion strategies built on body acceptance should be increasingly emphasised in clinical and public health practice.

Adolescent Sexual Minority Males, Relationship Functioning, and Condomless Sex

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyrel J. Starks ◽  
Trey V. Dellucci ◽  
Travis I. Lovejoy ◽  
Gabriel Robles ◽  
Ruben Jimenez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Relationship Functioning ◽  
Minority Males ◽  
Condomless Sex

scholarly journals Sexual Risk Behaviors in Adolescent Sexual Minority Males: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 619-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Valencia ◽  
Li Yan Wang ◽  
Richard Dunville ◽  
Akshay Sharma ◽  
Travis Sanchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviors ◽  
Minority Males

scholarly journals Sexualised drug use among sexual minority young adults in the United States: The P18 cohort study

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 207-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annie Ristuccia ◽  
Caleb LoSchiavo ◽  
Perry N. Halkitis ◽  
Farzana Kapadia
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
The United States

scholarly journals Genomic Ancestry, Self-Rated Health and Its Association with Mortality in an Admixed Population: 10 Year Follow-Up of the Bambui-Epigen (Brazil) Cohort Study of Ageing

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. e0144456 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Fernanda Lima-Costa ◽  
James Macinko ◽  
Juliana Vaz de Melo Mambrini ◽  
Cibele C. Cesar ◽  
Sérgio V. Peixoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Admixed Population

scholarly journals Structural Barriers to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use Among Young Sexual Minority Men: The P18 Cohort Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Jaiswal ◽  
Marybec Griffin ◽  
Stuart N. Singer ◽  
Richard E. Greene ◽  
Ingrid Lizette Zambrano Acosta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Structural Level ◽  
Sexual Minority Men ◽  
Hiv Prevention Strategies ◽  
Minority Men ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis

Background: Despite decreasing rates of HIV among many populations, HIV-related health disparities among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men persist, with disproportional percentages of new HIV diagnoses among racial and ethnic minority men. Despite increasing awareness of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), PrEP use remains low. In addition to exploring individual-level factors for this slow uptake, structural drivers of PrEP use must also be identified in order to maximize the effectiveness of biomedical HIV prevention strategies. Method: Using cross-sectional data from an ongoing cohort study of young sexual minority men (N=492), we examine the extent to which structural-level barriers, including access to health care, medication logistics, counseling support, and stigma are related to PrEP use. Results: While almost all participants indicated awareness of PrEP, only 14% had ever used PrEP. PrEP use was associated with lower concerns about health care access, particularly paying for PrEP. Those with greater concerns talking with their provider about their sexual behaviors were less likely to use PrEP. Conclusion: Paying for PrEP and talking to one’s provider about sexual behaviors are concerns for young sexual minority men. In particular, stigma from healthcare providers poses a significant barrier to PrEP use in this population. Providers need not only to increase their own awareness of and advocacy for PrEP as an effective risk-management strategy for HIV prevention, but also must work to create open and non-judgmental spaces in which patients can discuss sexual behaviors without the fear of stigma.

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