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Identifying Adolescent Patients at Risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Development of a Brief Sexual Health Screening Survey.

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Victor, EC; Chung, R; Thompson, RJ
Published in: Clin Pediatr (Phila)
August 2015

This study examined the association between survey responses to health behaviors, personality/psychosocial factors, and self-reported sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to create a brief survey to identify youth at risk for contracting STIs. Participants included 200 racially diverse 14- to 18-year-old patients from a pediatric primary care clinic. Two sexual behavior variables and one peer norm variable were used to differentiate subgroups of individuals at risk of contracting a STI based on reported history of STIs using probability (decision tree) analyses. These items, as well as sexual orientation and having ever had oral sex, were used to create a brief sexual health screening (BSHS) survey. Each point increase in total BSHS score was associated with exponential growth in the percentage of sexually active adolescents reporting STIs. Findings suggest that the BSHS could serve as a useful tool for clinicians to quickly and accurately detect sexual risk among adolescent patients.

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Clin Pediatr (Phila)

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1938-2707

Publication Date

August 2015

Volume

54

Issue

9

Start / End Page

878 / 887

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Southeastern United States
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Risk-Taking
  • Risk Factors
  • Personality
  • Pediatrics
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Surveys
 

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Victor, E. C., Chung, R., & Thompson, R. J. (2015). Identifying Adolescent Patients at Risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Development of a Brief Sexual Health Screening Survey. Clin Pediatr (Phila), 54(9), 878–887. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922814563273
Victor, Elizabeth C., Richard Chung, and Robert J. Thompson. “Identifying Adolescent Patients at Risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Development of a Brief Sexual Health Screening Survey.Clin Pediatr (Phila) 54, no. 9 (August 2015): 878–87. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922814563273.
Victor, Elizabeth C., et al. “Identifying Adolescent Patients at Risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Development of a Brief Sexual Health Screening Survey.Clin Pediatr (Phila), vol. 54, no. 9, Aug. 2015, pp. 878–87. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/0009922814563273.
Journal cover image

Published In

Clin Pediatr (Phila)

DOI

EISSN

1938-2707

Publication Date

August 2015

Volume

54

Issue

9

Start / End Page

878 / 887

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Southeastern United States
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Risk-Taking
  • Risk Factors
  • Personality
  • Pediatrics
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Surveys