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International Journal of Sexual Health Volume 27, 2015 - Issue 2
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An examination of sexual risk behaviors in adolescent substance users

Sneha ThamotharanHealth Behavior Research Group, Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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Karen GrabowskiHealth Behavior Research Group, Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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Emily StefanoHealth Behavior Research Group, Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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Sherecce FieldsHealth Behavior Research Group, Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 106-124 | Received 19 Mar 2013, Accepted 12 Jul 2014, Published online: 25 Mar 2015
 
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Abstract

ABSTRACT. Objectives: This study examined the risk for engaging in high-risk sexual behavior associated with substance use in a sample of U.S. adolescents. Methods: The sample (N = 15,425) was obtained via the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, a survey of public high school students. Results: Substance use was associated with sexual risk behaviors, with odds ratios being greatest for adolescents who used cigarettes and illicit substances, as well as those who engaged in injection drug use. Conclusions: Results highlight the need for prevention and intervention programs targeting sexual risk behaviors in substance-using adolescents as a means to decrease the spread of sexually transmitted infections.

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