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Let's stay together: relationship dissolution and sexually transmitted diseases among parenting and non-parenting adolescents.

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Kershaw, TS; Ethier, KA; Niccolai, LM; Lewis, JB; Milan, S; Meade, C; Ickovics, JR
Published in: Journal of behavioral medicine
December 2010

Relationships influence sexual risk and maternal-child health. Few studies have assessed relationship dissolution and its association with sexually transmitted diseases (STD) among adolescent parents. Our study aimed to describe relationship dissolution among 295 parenting and non-parenting adolescents over an 18-month period and how it related to STD incidence. Results showed that nonparenting adolescents in a relationship with someone other than their baby's father were more likely to have a relationship dissolution over an 18-month period compared to those in a relationship with the baby's father (OR = 1.69, P < .05). Parenting adolescents who ended their relationship with their baby's father were 3 times more likely to get an STD over the course of the study compared to parenting adolescents who remained with their baby's father (39% vs. 13%). Comparatively, nonparenting adolescents who ended their relationship were only 1.4 times more likely to get an STD compared to non-parenting adolescents who remained with their partner (44% vs. 32%). Our results suggest that prevention programs that incorporate male partners and components that strengthen relationship skills may reduce HIV/STD risk and help adolescents adapt during times of transition such as parenthood.

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Published In

Journal of behavioral medicine

DOI

EISSN

1573-3521

ISSN

0160-7715

Publication Date

December 2010

Volume

33

Issue

6

Start / End Page

454 / 465

Related Subject Headings

  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Sexual Partners
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Risk-Taking
  • Parents
  • Parenting
  • Male
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Incidence
 

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Kershaw, T. S., Ethier, K. A., Niccolai, L. M., Lewis, J. B., Milan, S., Meade, C., & Ickovics, J. R. (2010). Let's stay together: relationship dissolution and sexually transmitted diseases among parenting and non-parenting adolescents. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 33(6), 454–465. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-010-9276-6
Kershaw, Trace S., Kathleen A. Ethier, Linda M. Niccolai, Jessica B. Lewis, Stephanie Milan, Christina Meade, and Jeannette R. Ickovics. “Let's stay together: relationship dissolution and sexually transmitted diseases among parenting and non-parenting adolescents.Journal of Behavioral Medicine 33, no. 6 (December 2010): 454–65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-010-9276-6.
Kershaw TS, Ethier KA, Niccolai LM, Lewis JB, Milan S, Meade C, et al. Let's stay together: relationship dissolution and sexually transmitted diseases among parenting and non-parenting adolescents. Journal of behavioral medicine. 2010 Dec;33(6):454–65.
Kershaw, Trace S., et al. “Let's stay together: relationship dissolution and sexually transmitted diseases among parenting and non-parenting adolescents.Journal of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 33, no. 6, Dec. 2010, pp. 454–65. Epmc, doi:10.1007/s10865-010-9276-6.
Kershaw TS, Ethier KA, Niccolai LM, Lewis JB, Milan S, Meade C, Ickovics JR. Let's stay together: relationship dissolution and sexually transmitted diseases among parenting and non-parenting adolescents. Journal of behavioral medicine. 2010 Dec;33(6):454–465.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of behavioral medicine

DOI

EISSN

1573-3521

ISSN

0160-7715

Publication Date

December 2010

Volume

33

Issue

6

Start / End Page

454 / 465

Related Subject Headings

  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Sexual Partners
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Risk-Taking
  • Parents
  • Parenting
  • Male
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Incidence