Bethany G Everett1, Blair Turner2, Tonda L Hughes3,4, Cindy B Veldhuis3, Margaret Paschen-Wolff4, Gregory Phillips2. 1. Department of Sociology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. 2. Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. 3. School of Nursing, Columbia University, New York, New York. 4. Department of Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which sexual identity and/or sexual behaviors were associated with pregnancy risk factors (condom use, alcohol or other drug use before sex, and World Health Organization [WHO] Tier 1 [i.e., intrauterine device, implant] or Tier 2 [i.e., injectable, pill, patch, or ring] contraception use) and teen pregnancy among female high school students who reported having a sexual relationship with a male partner. Methods: Data were from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS; 2005-2015) (n = 63,313). Logistic regression was used to analyze sexual identity and behavior disparities in pregnancy risk behaviors and teen pregnancy. Interactions between sexual identity and behavior were also tested. All models adjusted for the YRBS complex sampling frame. Results: Girls who reported being unsure of their sexual identity were less likely to use condoms or a WHO Tier 1 or Tier 2 contraceptive method at last sex, and more likely to report alcohol or other drug use at last sex than heterosexual girls. Girls who identified as lesbian were also less likely to use a condom at last sex, and girls who reported both male and female sexual partners were more likely to report alcohol or other drug use and less likely to use condoms at last sex. Girls who identified as bisexual were more likely to report pregnancy during teenage years than girls who identified as heterosexual. Conclusion: Our results support the need to assess both sexual identity and sexual behavior in research on teen pregnancy and pregnancy risk. Furthermore, the finding that girls who were unsure of their sexual identity showed heightened risk highlights the need for additional research that includes this group.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which sexual identity and/or sexual behaviors were associated with pregnancy risk factors (condom use, alcohol or other drug use before sex, and World Health Organization [WHO] Tier 1 [i.e., intrauterine device, implant] or Tier 2 [i.e., injectable, pill, patch, or ring] contraception use) and teen pregnancy among female high school students who reported having a sexual relationship with a male partner. Methods: Data were from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS; 2005-2015) (n = 63,313). Logistic regression was used to analyze sexual identity and behavior disparities in pregnancy risk behaviors and teen pregnancy. Interactions between sexual identity and behavior were also tested. All models adjusted for the YRBS complex sampling frame. Results:Girls who reported being unsure of their sexual identity were less likely to use condoms or a WHO Tier 1 or Tier 2 contraceptive method at last sex, and more likely to report alcohol or other drug use at last sex than heterosexual girls. Girls who identified as lesbian were also less likely to use a condom at last sex, and girls who reported both male and female sexual partners were more likely to report alcohol or other drug use and less likely to use condoms at last sex. Girls who identified as bisexual were more likely to report pregnancy during teenage years than girls who identified as heterosexual. Conclusion: Our results support the need to assess both sexual identity and sexual behavior in research on teen pregnancy and pregnancy risk. Furthermore, the finding that girls who were unsure of their sexual identity showed heightened risk highlights the need for additional research that includes this group.
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Keywords:
adolescent pregnancy; health risk behaviors; sexual minority health; women's health
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