ERIC Number: EJ1190830
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Oct
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1059-8405
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Oregon School-Based Health Centers and Sexual and Contraceptive Behaviors among Adolescents
Bersamin, Melina; Paschall, Mallie J.; Fisher, Deborah A.
Journal of School Nursing, v34 n5 p359-366 Oct 2018
This study investigated the association between school-based health centers (SBHCs) and sexual behavior and contraceptive use among 11th graders. The sample included 134 high schools (27 schools with SBHCs) and 11,840 students who participated in the 2015 Oregon Healthy Teens Survey. Multilevel logistic regressions found positive associations between SBHC presence and healthy sexual behavior (OR = 1.23, p < 0.05) and contraceptive use (OR = 1.31, p < 0.01). Associations were stronger at schools with at least 50% of students receiving free or reduced price lunch. Among SBHC schools, prescribing and dispensing contraceptives onsite was positively related to contraceptive use among students who had sex within the past 3 months (OR = 1.77, p < 0.01). Findings suggest that exposure to SBHCs in general, and availability of specific reproductive health services, may be effective population-based strategies to support healthy sexual behaviors among youth.
Descriptors: School Health Services, Sexuality, Contraception, Adolescents, Correlation, Grade 11, High Schools, High School Students, School Nurses
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 11
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: Oregon
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1R01HD07338601A1