Factors Associated with Pregnancy among Incarcerated African American Adolescent Girls.
J Urban Health
; 93(4): 709-18, 2016 08.
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| ID: mdl-27271026
ABSTRACT
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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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Prisioneiros
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Negro ou Afro-Americano
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Urban Health
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article