Self-reported Ecstasy (MDMA) Use and Past Occurrence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in a Cohort Juvenile Detainees in the USA

The current study was designed to determine the extent to which self-reported ecstasy use in a population of juvenile adolescent detainees in a southern state is associated with high-risk health behaviors pertaining to sexually transmitted infection (STI) symptomology and past history of STI occurre...

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Published in:Journal of community health 2015-04, Vol.40 (2), p.308-313
Main Authors: Stephens, Torrance, Holliday, Rhonda Conerly, Jarboe, Jerriyauna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
At Risk Persons
Behavioral Science Research
Behavioral Sciences
Community and Environmental Psychology
Community Relations
Community Surveys
Drug Use
Ecstasy
Ethics
Female
Georgia - epidemiology
Health Behavior
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Humans
Juvenile Delinquency - statistics & numerical data
Juvenile Justice
Juvenile offenders
Least Squares Statistics
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine - administration & dosage
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Physicians
Public Health
Regression (Statistics)
Resistance (Psychology)
Risk Factors
Risk taking
Self Report
Sex Factors
Sexual behavior
Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data
Sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology
STD
Teenagers
Verbal Ability
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Summary:The current study was designed to determine the extent to which self-reported ecstasy use in a population of juvenile adolescent detainees in a southern state is associated with high-risk health behaviors pertaining to sexually transmitted infection (STI) symptomology and past history of STI occurrence. Participants were 2,260 juvenile offenders housed at selected Youth Development Campuses in the state of Georgia. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) with 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) are presented. Juveniles who reported having used ecstasy previously were more likely to report that they had sore bumps of blisters near their sex organs before (OR 1.28, 95 % CI 0.74–2.21), with males who had used ecstasy prior incarceration being more than two times more likely to indicated that they had experienced having a drip or drainage from the penis (OR 1.76, 95 % CI 0.72–4.32), having vaginal discharge or odor from their vagina (OR 2.33, 95 % CI 1.16–4.65).
ISSN:0094-5145
1573-3610
DOI:10.1007/s10900-014-9936-5