Identifying Adolescent Patients at Risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Development of a Brief Sexual Health Screening Survey.
Abstract
This study examined the association between survey responses to health behaviors,
personality/psychosocial factors, and self-reported sexually transmitted infections
(STIs) to create a brief survey to identify youth at risk for contracting STIs. Participants
included 200 racially diverse 14- to 18-year-old patients from a pediatric primary
care clinic. Two sexual behavior variables and one peer norm variable were used to
differentiate subgroups of individuals at risk of contracting a STI based on reported
history of STIs using probability (decision tree) analyses. These items, as well as
sexual orientation and having ever had oral sex, were used to create a brief sexual
health screening (BSHS) survey. Each point increase in total BSHS score was associated
with exponential growth in the percentage of sexually active adolescents reporting
STIs. Findings suggest that the BSHS could serve as a useful tool for clinicians to
quickly and accurately detect sexual risk among adolescent patients.
Type
Journal articleSubject
HumansSexually Transmitted Diseases
Health Surveys
Risk Factors
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Adolescent Behavior
Risk-Taking
Sexual Behavior
Personality
Adolescent
Southeastern United States
Female
Male
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10.1177/0009922814563273Publication Info
Victor, Elizabeth C; Chung, Richard; & Thompson, Robert J (2015). Identifying Adolescent Patients at Risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Development
of a Brief Sexual Health Screening Survey. Clinical pediatrics, 54(9). pp. 878-887. 10.1177/0009922814563273. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/20436.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Richard Joonoh Chung
Professor of Pediatrics
Chronic illnesses in adolescencePositive Youth DevelopmentEating disordersAdolescent
cardiovascular healthPopulation health managementComplex care coordinationIntegrated
behavioral health services
Robert J. Thompson Jr.
Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neuroscience
My research and teaching interests include how biological and psychosocial processes
act together in human development and learning. One area of focus has been on the
adaptation of children and their families to developmental problems and chronic illnesses,
including sickle cell disease and cystic fibrosis. Another area of focus is enhancing
undergraduate education through scholarship on teaching and learning and fostering
the development of empathy and identity.
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