Multi-person sex among a sample of adolescent female urban health clinic patients
| dc.contributor.author | Rothman, E. F., Decker, M. R., Miller, E., Reed, E., Raj, A., & Silverman, J. G. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-10-30T13:41:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-10-30T13:41:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Adolescent sexual activity involving three or more people is an emerging public health concern. The goal of this exploratory, cross-sectional study was to describe the prevalence, correlates, and context of multiple-person sex among a sample of adolescent females seeking health care from an urban clinic. Because sex involving multiple people may either be consensual (i.e., “three-ways” or “group sex”) or forced (i.e., “gang rape”), we use the term “multi-person sex” (MPS) to encompass these experiences. Subjects were 328 females, ages 14–20 years old, who utilized a Boston-area community- or school-based health clinic between April and December of 2006, and completed an anonymous survey using computer-assisted self-interview software. Overall, 7.3% reported ever having had a MPS experience. Of these, 52% reported ever being pressured to engage in MPS and 43% reported ever being threatened or forced. Condom nonuse by at least one male participant in the most recent MPS was reported by 45%. Controlling for potential demographic confounders, MPS was associated with cigarette smoking (adjusted prevalence ratio [APR], 3.83; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.56–9.44), sexual initiation prior to age 15 (APR, 2.50; 95% CI, 1.04–5.98), ever being diagnosed with an STI (APR, 2.55; 95% CI, 1.08–6.03), dating violence victimization (APR, 4.43; 95% CI, 1.68–11.69), childhood sexual abuse victimization (APR, 4.30; 95% CI, 1.83–10.07) and past-month pornography exposure (APR, 4.79; 95% CI, 1.91–11.98). Additional study of the perpetration and prevention of adolescent MPS is urgently needed. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Rothman, E. F., Decker, M. R., Miller, E., Reed, E., Raj, A., & Silverman, J. G. (2012). Multi-person sex among a sample of adolescent female urban health clinic patients. Journal of Urban Health, 89(1), 129-137. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3284585/ | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11212/2606 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Journal of Urban Health | en_US |
| dc.subject | adolescent | en_US |
| dc.subject | sexual assault | en_US |
| dc.subject | group sex | en_US |
| dc.subject | STDs | en_US |
| dc.subject | rape | en_US |
| dc.subject | sexual behavior | en_US |
| dc.subject | research | en_US |
| dc.title | Multi-person sex among a sample of adolescent female urban health clinic patients | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |