ERIC Number: EJ1352315
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1936-1653
EISSN: EISSN-1936-1661
Sexual Health and Risk-Taking Behaviors among New York City High School Students: Variation by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Status
Travers, Madeline; Murray, Lauren; Kull, Melissa
Journal of LGBT Youth, v19 n3 p268-286 2022
Few sexual health studies have examined subgroup differences in youth risk behaviors that sufficiently account for sexual orientation and gender identity. This study used 2017 New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey data (N = 10,191), a stratified cluster-sampled survey, to examine descriptive differences in the prevalence of risky sexual behaviors, such as failing to use contraception and engaging in sexual activity while intoxicated, among others. Weighted logistic regression analyses revealed that LGBTQ youth were more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors than non-LGBTQ youth, placing them at increased risk of pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Results suggest the need for prevention and intervention programs, and more fundamentally, basic health education and care for these adolescents whose risk for sexual and reproductive health concerns outweighs their non-LGBTQ peers.
Descriptors: Sexuality, Risk, Health Behavior, High School Students, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, LGBTQ People, Adolescents
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Youth Risk Behavior Survey
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