Developmental Patterns of Adolescent Marijuana and Alcohol Use and Their Joint Association with Sexual Risk Behavior and Outcomes in Young Adulthood

Green, Kerry M.; Musci, Rashelle J.; Matson, Pamela A.; Johnson, Renee M.; Reboussin, Beth A.; Ialongo, Nicholas S.

doi:10.1007/s11524-016-0108-z

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“…Previous studies have documented enhanced vulnerability to risky sexual behavior when individuals use alcohol because of the fact that the nature of alcohol in decreasing attention to safe sexual practices, altering rational decision-making, and increasing risk-taking behaviors [43,44]. The presents study findings also provided supportive evidence.…”

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Risky sexual behavior and associated factors among sexually-active unmarried young female internal migrants working in Burayu Town, Ethiopia

2020

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Background Young female internal migrants are highly vulnerable to risky sexual behaviors (RSB) which may result in serious health problems such as unintended pregnancy, abortion and sexually transmitted infections including HIV. RSB includes early sexual debut (before 18 years), having multiple sexual partners, sex without a condom or inconsistent use of condom and sex under the influence of substance use. This study aimed to assess the magnitude and the factors associated with RSB among sexually-active unmarried young female internal migrants in Burayu Town, Ethiopia. Methods A cross sectional study design was used for the study. A total of 267 respondents was recruited into the study using a simple random sampling technique. A semi-structured interviews-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information from the study participants. The collected data were cleaned, coded and entered into Epi data version 3.1 and then exported to SPSS Ver.21 for analysis. Multiple logistic regression models were used to indicate the association between dependent and independent variables. The results About 35% of the young female internal migrants had sexual debut before the age of 18 years; 64.4% had sex without condom or inconsistently used condom; nearly one quarter of the participants had multiple sexual partners, and 29.6% had sex under the influence of substance uses. The magnitude of RSB among the study participants was (79.1%). Sexting [AOR 3.47(95%; CI;1.10-11.94)], frequent engagement in social media [AOR 10.9(95%; CI;2.31-51.89)], feeling of embarrassment to buy condom [AOR 8.28(95%; CI; 2.10-32.62)], unfavorable attitude toward using condom for steady and loving relationship [AOR PLOS ONE

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Risky sexual behavior and associated factors among sexually-active unmarried young female internal migrants working in Burayu Town, Ethiopia

2020

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“…Early substance use precedes or is associated with sexual initiation in adolescent males (Capaldi, Kerr, Owen, & Tiberio, 2017;Doran & Waldron, 2017;Epstein et al, 2014;Floyd & Latimer, 2010) and females (Cavazos-Rehg et al, 2012;Dillon et al, 2010;Doran & Waldron, 2017;Epstein et al, 2014;Floyd & Latimer, 2010) as well as African American (Kaplan et al, 2013;McGuire, Wang & Zhang, 2012;Turner, Latkin, Sonenstein, & Tandon, 2011) and Latino youth (Dillon et al, 2010;Kaplan et al, 2013). Numbers of sexual partners increases as alcohol (Epstein et al, 2014;Green et al, 2017;Oshri et al, 2014;Riggs et al, 2013;Vasilenko & Lanza, 2014), marijuana (Cavazos-Rehg et al, 2011;Floyd & Latimer, 2010;Green et al, 2017;Oshri et al, 2014) or smoking (Cavazos-Rehg et al, 2011;Demissie et al, 2017;McGuire, Wang & Zhang, 2012;Vasilenko & Lanza, 2014) use increases. However, alcohol use was not associated with number of sexual partners among a national representative sample of youth (Floyd & Latimer, 2010).…”

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Adolescent Substance Use and Sensation-Seeking on Sexual Behaviors Among Young Adults from Continuation High Schools

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Background: Youth from continuation high schools report greater substance use and sensationseeking than youth from regular high schools, yet their long-term consequences on age at sexual onset and the number of sexual partners are unknown. Objective: To examine substance use, sensation-seeking and sexual behaviors by gender and race/ethnicity and the effects of substance use and sensation-seeking in adolescence on age at sexual initiation and numbers of sexual partners by young adulthood. Methods: Baseline and 4-year follow-up data on youth from 14 continuation high schools in Southern California who participated in a drug abuse prevention intervention were analyzed. Structural equation modeling assessed whether or not substance use or sensation-seeking in adolescence predicted age at sexual onset and numbers of sexual partners by young adulthood. Results: Latinos had lower sensation-seeking and frequency of substance use and a later age at sexual onset than non-Latinos. Males were more likely than females to have multiple lifetime and recent sexual partners. The effects of adolescent substance use on the number of sexual partners by young adulthood were mediated fully by their age at sexual initiation. Sensation-seeking had no direct or indirect effects on sexual behaviors. Conclusions/Importance: Factors leading to and actual sexual risk behaviors among youth from continuation high schools vary by race/ethnicity and gender. Targeting these antecedent factors by race/ethnicity and gender may improve prevention efforts.

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“…Pregnancy by the age of 21 was significantly associated with Declining Use and of the same magnitude, but marginally associated with Chronic Use relative to the No Use group. Thus, instead of protecting young adults from continued marijuana use, pregnancy by age 21 could be a result of risky behavior, which has been shown to be related to marijuana use that begins in adolescence (Green et al 2017). Although pregnancy was associated with marijuana use in general (e.g.…”

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The Impact of the Urban Neighborhood Environment on Marijuana Trajectories During Emerging Adulthood

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Although there is little difference in rates of marijuana use between White and Black youth, Blacks have significantly higher rates of marijuana use and disorder in young adulthood. Theory suggests that factors tied to social disadvantage may explain this disparity, and neighborhood setting may be a key exposure. This study sought to identify trajectories of marijuana use in an urban sample during emerging adulthood, neighborhood contexts that predict these trajectories and social role transitions or "turning points" that may redirect them. Data are from a longitudinal cohort study of 378 primarily Black emerging adults who were first sampled in childhood based on their residence in low-income neighborhoods in Baltimore City and followed up annually. Group-based trajectory modeling identified three groups: No Use (68.8%), Declining Use (19.6%), and Chronic Use (11.7%). Living in close proximity to an alcohol outlet, and living in a neighborhood with more female-headed households and higher rates of violent crime increased the odds of membership in the Chronic Use group relative to No Use. Living in a neighborhood with more positive social activity increased the odds of membership in the Declining Use group relative to No Use. Not receiving a high school diploma or GED, pregnancy, and parenting also increased the odds of membership in the Declining Use group relative to No Use. These findings provide support that minority youth living in socially toxic and disordered neighborhoods are at increased risk of continuing on a trajectory of marijuana use during emerging adulthood while positive social activity in neighborhoods has the potential to redirect these negative trajectories. Besides taking on the responsibilities of parenting, emerging adults in the marijuana user groups had similar educational and family outcomes, suggesting that early marijuana use may have long-term implications.

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Developmental Patterns of Adolescent Marijuana and Alcohol Use and Their Joint Association with Sexual Risk Behavior and Outcomes in Young Adulthood

Cited by 44 publications

References 56 publications

Risky sexual behavior and associated factors among sexually-active unmarried young female internal migrants working in Burayu Town, Ethiopia

Risky sexual behavior and associated factors among sexually-active unmarried young female internal migrants working in Burayu Town, Ethiopia

Adolescent Substance Use and Sensation-Seeking on Sexual Behaviors Among Young Adults from Continuation High Schools

The Impact of the Urban Neighborhood Environment on Marijuana Trajectories During Emerging Adulthood

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