Sexual Risk Behaviors of Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes in Comparison with Their Peers

Background: Adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) may differ from peers regarding sexual risk behaviors. Objectives: To explore sexual risk behaviors of adolescents with T1D in comparison with peers. Materials and methods: The subjects were 174 adolescents, 58 adolescents with T1D (mean ± SD age 16.3 ± 2.0 yrs, disease duration 6.7 ± 3.5 yrs and HbA1c:8.0 ± 1.3%) and 116 without (matched 1:2). Anonymous, self-reported questionnaires were used to evaluate sexual education and behaviors. Results: Fewer adolescents with T1D than those without had a sexual experience (74.1% vs. 87.4%, p = 0.033), with similar age of sexual debut. Among adolescents with T1D, ≥2 risky behaviors were observed less frequently than adolescents without T1D (8.62% vs. 23.27%, p = NS respectively) and in fewer girls than boys in both adolescents with T1D (0% vs. 18.5%, p = NS) and adolescents without T1D (11% vs. 44%, p = 0.022). Adolescents with T1D with ≥2 risky behaviors were older (p = 0.031), younger at first sexual intercourse (p = 0.031), with higher maternal education (p = 0.039). Early sexual debut was associated with higher maternal education (p = 0.014) and HbA1c (p = 0.049). Most adolescents without T1D with ≥2 risky behaviors were boys and older than peers. Conclusions: Adolescents with T1D and females were more cautious than adolescents without T1D regarding sex. The associations of increased risky behaviors with male gender, older age, younger age at sexual debut and higher maternal education in adolescents with T1D merit further investigation.

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Sexual Risk Behaviors Among First Year College Students, 2000-2002

Californian Journal of Health Promotion ◽

10.32398/cjhp.v1i3.2107 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 93-104 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Diana Flannery ◽

Lyndall Ellingson

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Sexual Risk ◽

Risk Behaviors ◽

Sexual Risk Behaviors ◽

Anal Intercourse ◽

First Year ◽

First Year College ◽

First Intercourse ◽

Younger Age ◽

First Year College Students

Objective: To determine sexual risk behaviors among first semester college freshman during a three year period. Method: A sexual activity questionnaire was used to collect data from 778 students enrolled in an Introduction to University Life course. Results: Seventy-one percent of the students had engaged in intercourse, had a mean age of 18.2, a mean number of lifetime partners was 3.5, a mean age of first intercourse was 16.4, and a mean number of partners in the past 3 months was 1.3. Students had very low rates of reported STIs and over 60 percent used a condom the last time they had sex. Fifteen percent of first year college women and 16% of men had engaged in anal intercourse. Women who engaged in anal intercourse had first intercourse at a younger age, had a greater number of partners in the last 3 months, were happier with their body, and masturbated more. Men who had engaged in anal intercourse had first intercourse at a younger age, had a greater number of lifetime partners, had a greater number of partners in the last 3 months, and were happier with their body. Conclusion: This study underscores the importance of expanding our understanding of sexual behaviors of first year college students and openly addressing anal intercourse as a part of the sexual repertoire of college men and women.

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Early Sexual Debut, Academic Achievement, and Other Predictive Factors of Adolescents' Sexual Risk Behaviors

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e711012011-001 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Rashunda L. Stitt ◽

Andrea L. Davis ◽

Christian E. Mueller

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Sexual Risk ◽

Risk Behaviors ◽

Predictive Factors ◽

Sexual Debut ◽

Sexual Risk Behaviors ◽

Early Sexual Debut

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Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual Risk Behavior among School-Going Adolescents in Four Caribbean Countries

Behavioral Sciences ◽

10.3390/bs10110166 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 166

Author(s):

Supa Pengpid ◽

Karl Peltzer

Keyword(s):

Trinidad And Tobago ◽

Sexual Risk ◽

Risk Behaviors ◽

Sexual Debut ◽

Soft Drink ◽

Sexual Risk Behaviors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Caribbean ◽

Nationally Representative ◽

Adjusted Logistic Regression

This study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of sexual risk behaviors among adolescents in the Caribbean. Nationally representative cross-sectional data were analyzed from 9143 adolescents (15 years = median age) that took part in the 2016 Dominican Republic, 2016 Suriname, 2017 Jamaica, and 2017 Trinidad and Tobago Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS). The results indicate that 41.4% of the students had ever had sex, ranging from 26.4% in Trinidad and Tobago to 48.1% in Jamaica. Among the sexually active, 58.8% had had ≥2 sexual partners; 58.6% had had an early sexual debut (≤14 years); 41.9% had not used birth control the last time they had sex; 28.4% had not used a condom the last time they had sex; and, of the whole sample, 31.9% had engaged in two or more (multiple) sexual risk behaviors, ranging from 16.5% in Trinidad and Tobago to 40.3% in Jamaica. In an adjusted logistic regression analysis, substance use (tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis), psychological distress, frequent soft drink intake, participation in physical fighting, school truancy, older age, and male sex were associated with single and/or multiple sexual risk behaviors. A large number of adolescents in the Caribbean reported sexual risk behaviors, emphasizing the need for intervention.

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Young people’s and stakeholders’ perspectives of adolescent sexual risk behavior in Kilifi County, Kenya: A qualitative study

Journal of Health Psychology ◽

10.1177/1359105317736783 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 188-205 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Derrick Ssewanyana ◽

Patrick N Mwangala ◽

Vicki Marsh ◽

Irene Jao ◽

Anneloes van Baar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Behavior ◽

Sexual Risk ◽

Risk Behaviors ◽

Sexual Risk Behavior ◽

Ecological Model ◽

Sexual Debut ◽

Sexual Risk Behaviors ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Multiple Sexual Partnerships

A lack of research exists around the most common forms of sexual risk behaviors among adolescents, including their underlying factors, in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using an Ecological Model of Adolescent Behavior, we explore the perceptions of 85 young people and 10 stakeholders on sexual risk behavior of adolescents in Kilifi County on the coast of Kenya. Our findings show that transactional sex, early sexual debut, coerced sex, and multiple sexual partnerships are prevalent. An urgent need exists to develop measures to counter sexual risk behaviors. The results contribute to understanding the range of risks and protective factors in differing contexts, tackling underlying issues at individual, family, local institutional, wider socio-economic, and political levels.

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