Correlates of condom use and number of sexual partners among high school adolescents

Factors associated with condom use and number of sexual partners were examined in a statewide sample of public high school students in grades 9-12 (N = 3,893). Data were collected in spring 1990 using the 70-item, self-report Youth Risk Behavior Survey, developed and piloted by the Centers for Disea...

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Published in:The Journal of school health 1993-02, Vol.63 (2), p.91-97
Main Authors: Richter, Donna L., Valois, Robert F., McKeown, Robert E., Vincent, Murray L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
African Americans - statistics & numerical data
Aggression
Alcohol Abuse
Behavior
Condoms
Condoms - statistics & numerical data
Drug Abuse
European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data
Evaluation
Exercise
Female
Health Behavior
High Risk Situations
High School Students
High Schools
Humans
Male
Nursing
Odds Ratio
Pilot Projects
Population
Psychology, Adolescent
Self Disclosure
Sex
Sex customs
Sex Factors
Sexual Attitudes
Sexual behavior
Sexual Partners
Sexuality
Smoking
South Carolina
Student Behavior
Students
Teenagers
Youth
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Summary:Factors associated with condom use and number of sexual partners were examined in a statewide sample of public high school students in grades 9-12 (N = 3,893). Data were collected in spring 1990 using the 70-item, self-report Youth Risk Behavior Survey, developed and piloted by the Centers for Disease Control. Composite scores were constructed to measure aggression, physical recklessness, alcohol use, illegal drug use, cigarette use, lack of exercise, and academic self-image. Since simple polychotomous logistic regression models revealed a significant race by gender interaction, multivariate models were run separately for each race-gender group. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were calculated from polychoromous logistic regression of lifetime sexual activity and condom use with their potential correlates. Risky sexual behavior appears to be correlated with a complex of other behaviors that place students at risk. A pattern of declining condom use with increasing number of partners was evident, especially for White students.
ISSN:0022-4391
1746-1561
DOI:10.1111/j.1746-1561.1993.tb06087.x