Sexual and physical abuse among incarcerated youth: implications for sexual behavior, contraceptive use, and teenage pregnancy

Mason, Will; Zimmerman, Laura I.; Evans, William

doi:10.1016/s0145-2134(98)00080-5

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“…In some studies, CSA has been associated with more alcohol use before sex, less likelihood of condom use at last intercourse, and being infected with HIV for males, but not for females (Futterman et al, 1993;Lodico & DiClemente, 1994;Raj et al, 2000;Zierler et al, 1991). However, Mason et al (1998) found that CSA was associated with a younger age of first intercourse for females, but not for males.CSA was consistently associated with a variety of sexual risk behaviors in samples of males and females, including sex trading and earlier onset of sexual activity. CSA was relatively consistently associated with more sexual partners, more unprotected sex, and STD diagnoses.…”

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“…Among children in psychiatric treatment who were sexually active, CSA was associated with less use of contraception (Kolko et al, 1990). In samples of adolescents who are incarcerated, CSA has been associated with less use of contraception and testing positive for an STD (Mason, Zimmerman, & Evans, 1998;Vermund, Alexander-Rodriquez, Macleod, & Kelley, 1990).Among men and women at risk for HIV infection, CSA was associated with sex work and having more than two sexual partners in the past year (Zierler et al, 1991). In a sample of patients attending an STD clinic who had engaged in recent sexual risk behavior, Senn et al (2006) found that CSA was associated with a greater number of sexual partners (lifetime and past 3 months), a greater number of episodes of unprotected sex, sex trading, and ever being diagnosed with an STD.…”

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Childhood and adolescent sexual abuse and subsequent sexual risk behavior: Evidence from controlled studies, methodological critique, and suggestions for research

Senn¹,

Carey²,

Vanable³

2008

Clinical Psychology Review

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Childhood and adolescent sexual abuse (CSA) is associated with a wide variety of adverse psychological and health outcomes, including negative sexual health outcomes. In this paper, we review the literature investigating the relation between CSA and subsequent sexual risk behaviors among men and women. Previous research has found a relatively consistent association between CSA and higher rates of sexual risk behaviors, particularly sex trading, more sexual partners, and an earlier age of first intercourse. However, there are a number of limitations to this research, including lack of a consistent definition of CSA, failure to investigate gender as a moderator, and possible confounding of the CSA experience with some of the sexual behavior outcome variables. Further, although there appears to be an association between CSA and later sexual risk behavior, researchers have not established whether this association is causal. Suggestions for future research and implications for clinical practice are discussed.The association between childhood and adolescent sexual abuse (CSA) and adverse psychological functioning has been well-documented, in both literature reviews (e.g., Beitchman, Zucker, Hood, daCosta, & Akman, 1991;Beitchman et al., 1992) and metaanalyses (e.g., Jumper, 1995;Paolucci, Genuis, & Violato, 2001). Recently, researchers have also documented an association between CSA and adverse health outcomes, including sexual health outcomes (e.g., Bartholow et al., 1994;Senn, Carey, Vanable, Coury-Doniger, & Urban, 2006). However, few systematic reviews of this literature have been undertaken. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to review the literature investigating the relation between CSA and subsequent sexual risk behavior, and to provide researchers with directions for future studies in this area. In this paper, we first review how CSA has been defined, and then review measures used to assess CSA. Next, we briefly summarize the mental health outcomes of CSA. The bulk of the paper examines findings from previous studies investigating the association between CSA and subsequent sexual behavior. Finally, we conclude by suggesting directions for future studies, and discussing practice implications. Definition of CSAThe definition of CSA has varied widely across studies. First, researchers have used different age criteria for "childhood sexual abuse." Often, this term is used to refer to sexual abuse that Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. NIH Public Access Author ManuscriptClin Psychol Rev. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2009 June 1. NIH-PA Author M...

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Childhood and adolescent sexual abuse and subsequent sexual risk behavior: Evidence from controlled studies, methodological critique, and suggestions for research

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2008

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“…[5][6][7] Adolescents in juvenile detention facilities have high rates of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, mental illness, substance abuse, and violent behavior. [8][9][10] Studies also suggest that detained adolescents bear a disproportionate burden of health risk factors associated with limited access to primary care and delayed treatment of healthcare problems. 11 Consequently, with increased rates of high-risk sexual behaviors, detained adolescent girls have demonstrated high rates of STIs and an increased risk of pregnancy.…”

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Factors Associated with Pregnancy among Incarcerated African American Adolescent Girls

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The purpose of this study was to examine the social and behavioral factors associated with pregnancy history among a sample of African American adolescent girls recruited from a short-term juvenile detention center in order to better understand the needs of this vulnerable population. Data were collected from a sample of 188 detained African American, 13-17-year-old girls in Atlanta, Georgia, who participated in a larger HIV prevention study. An audio computer-assisted self-interviewing survey was completed by participants to obtain information on socioecological factors to include individual, parental/familial, sexual risk, psychosocial, and substance use factors. Among the 188 participants, 25.5 % reported a history of pregnancy. A multivariable logistic regression model showed that girls with a history of pregnancy were more likely to live in a household receiving government aid, use hormonal contraceptives at last sex, participate in sex trading, have casual sex partners, have condomless sex in the past 90 days, and have a history of physical abuse. Girls with no history of pregnancy were more likely to have been incarcerated at least twice and to have previously used alcohol. Detention-based interventions and pregnancy prevention programs for this vulnerable population may benefit by addressing factors related to sexual behavior and development, substance use, individual background, and psychosocial health.

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The Health of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System

Braverman¹,

Morris²

2011

Juvenile Justice

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Sexual and physical abuse among incarcerated youth: implications for sexual behavior, contraceptive use, and teenage pregnancy

Cited by 72 publications

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Childhood and adolescent sexual abuse and subsequent sexual risk behavior: Evidence from controlled studies, methodological critique, and suggestions for research

Childhood and adolescent sexual abuse and subsequent sexual risk behavior: Evidence from controlled studies, methodological critique, and suggestions for research

Factors Associated with Pregnancy among Incarcerated African American Adolescent Girls

The Health of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System

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