Health Risk Behaviors in a Representative Sample of Bisexual and Heterosexual Female High School Students in Massachusetts
Health Risk Behaviors in a Representative Sample of Bisexual and Heterosexual Female High School Students in Massachusetts
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DOI:
10.1111/josh.12353
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发表时间:
2016-01-01
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Mimiaga, Matthew J.
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作者:
Hughto, Jaclyn M. White;Biello, Katie B.;Mimiaga, Matthew J.
BACKGROUNDDifferences in sexual health-related outcomes by sexual behavior and identity remain underinvestigated among bisexual female adolescents.METHODSData from girls (N=875) who participated in the Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance survey were analyzed. Weighted logistic regression models were fit to examine sexual and psychosocial health by lifetime sexual behavior (behaviorally bisexual vs behaviorally heterosexual) and sexual identity (bisexual vs heterosexual) adjusting for grade and race/ethnicity.RESULTSOverall, 10.5% of girls reported lifetime bisexual behavior and 8.1% reported a bisexual identity. Behavior and identity were discordant for bisexual young women as 53.2% of behaviorally bisexual students had a bisexual identity and 46.8% had a heterosexual identity. Bisexual identity and behavior were associated with unprotected intercourse at last sexual encounter, early sexual debut, 4 or more lifetime partners, history of forced/unwanted sex, sexually transmitted infection testing history, past-year depression, and past-month drug use (all ps