Determinants of STI Risk Behaviors as a Function of Alcohol use and Incarceration History Among Male Adolescent Offenders
Aims: The purpose of this analysis was to identify bivariate correlates of history of prior incarceration, and self-reported risky sexual practices among a sample of adolescent male detainees. Methods: The current analyses included 139 male adolescent offenders enrolled in an AOD/HIV prevention inte...
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| description | Aims: The purpose of this analysis was to identify bivariate correlates of history of prior incarceration, and self-reported risky sexual practices among a sample of adolescent male detainees. Methods: The current analyses included 139 male adolescent offenders enrolled in an AOD/HIV prevention intervention conducted in a juvenile detention facility in a major Southeastern city in the USA. Significance tests were conducted using univariate logistic regressions to examine the independent associations of prior arrest history, and self-reported risky behaviors prior to this recent incarceration. Results: Adolescents who identified as having a prior arrest history were more likely to report they had willingly had sex with a prostitute (OR = 2.78, 95% CI = 1.29–5.95), used alcohol or other drugs to get a desired effect (OR = 3.39, 95% CI = 1.18–9.68), had tattoos (OR = 4.18, 95% CI = 1.78–9.78) and were addicted to AODs (OR = 2.51, 95% CI = 0.77–8.16). Conclusion: Findings suggest that risk practices that increase risk for STIs among adolescent male offenders, maybe a function of incarceration history. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bd9700fa43c14296981af3d409f867052025-08-20T02:48:51ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Psychosexual Health2631-83182631-83262024-07-01610.1177/26318318241276990Determinants of STI Risk Behaviors as a Function of Alcohol use and Incarceration History Among Male Adolescent OffendersTorrance Stephens0 Departments of Psychology, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia, USAAims: The purpose of this analysis was to identify bivariate correlates of history of prior incarceration, and self-reported risky sexual practices among a sample of adolescent male detainees. Methods: The current analyses included 139 male adolescent offenders enrolled in an AOD/HIV prevention intervention conducted in a juvenile detention facility in a major Southeastern city in the USA. Significance tests were conducted using univariate logistic regressions to examine the independent associations of prior arrest history, and self-reported risky behaviors prior to this recent incarceration. Results: Adolescents who identified as having a prior arrest history were more likely to report they had willingly had sex with a prostitute (OR = 2.78, 95% CI = 1.29–5.95), used alcohol or other drugs to get a desired effect (OR = 3.39, 95% CI = 1.18–9.68), had tattoos (OR = 4.18, 95% CI = 1.78–9.78) and were addicted to AODs (OR = 2.51, 95% CI = 0.77–8.16). Conclusion: Findings suggest that risk practices that increase risk for STIs among adolescent male offenders, maybe a function of incarceration history.https://doi.org/10.1177/26318318241276990 |
| spellingShingle | Torrance Stephens Determinants of STI Risk Behaviors as a Function of Alcohol use and Incarceration History Among Male Adolescent Offenders Journal of Psychosexual Health |
| title | Determinants of STI Risk Behaviors as a Function of Alcohol use and Incarceration History Among Male Adolescent Offenders |
| title_full | Determinants of STI Risk Behaviors as a Function of Alcohol use and Incarceration History Among Male Adolescent Offenders |
| title_fullStr | Determinants of STI Risk Behaviors as a Function of Alcohol use and Incarceration History Among Male Adolescent Offenders |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants of STI Risk Behaviors as a Function of Alcohol use and Incarceration History Among Male Adolescent Offenders |
| title_short | Determinants of STI Risk Behaviors as a Function of Alcohol use and Incarceration History Among Male Adolescent Offenders |
| title_sort | determinants of sti risk behaviors as a function of alcohol use and incarceration history among male adolescent offenders |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/26318318241276990 |
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