Hellerstedt Wendy L, Peterson-Hickey Melanie, Rhodes Kristine L, Garwick Ann
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454-1015, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2006 Dec;96(12):2228-34. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.053454. Epub 2006 Oct 31.
We examined the correlates of having ever had sexual intercourse among American Indians aged 13 to 18 years in Minnesota.
To assess key environmental, social, and individual correlates of sexual experience, we analyzed data from 4135 American Indian youths who participated in the 1998 and 2001 Minnesota Student Surveys.
Forty-two percent of those aged 13 to 15 years and 69% of those aged 16 to 18 years reported that they had ever had sexual intercourse. Correlates of sexual experience varied by age and gender. School connections had the strongest negative associations with sexual experience in young girls, and living with a father had negative associations with sexual experience for younger, but not older, youths. Sexual experience was most strongly and positively associated with risk behaviors such as substance use, violence exposure, and violence perpetuation.
The strongest correlates of sexual experience for American Indian youths were high-risk behaviors and exposure to violence. Future work is needed to develop and employ measures that reflect youth assets and that specifically reflect the experiences of American Indian youths.
我们研究了明尼苏达州13至18岁美国印第安人性交经历的相关因素。
为评估性经历的关键环境、社会和个人相关因素,我们分析了4135名参与1998年和2001年明尼苏达学生调查的美国印第安青年的数据。
13至15岁的青少年中有42%、16至18岁的青少年中有69%报告称他们曾有过性交经历。性经历的相关因素因年龄和性别而异。学校联系与年轻女孩的性经历有最强的负相关,与父亲同住与较年轻(而非较年长)青少年的性经历有负相关。性经历与诸如物质使用、暴力暴露和暴力 perpetuation 等风险行为有最强烈的正相关。
美国印第安青年性经历的最强相关因素是高风险行为和暴力暴露。未来需要开展工作来制定和采用反映青少年资产且特别反映美国印第安青年经历的措施。 (注:“violence perpetuation”这里推测可能是“暴力延续”之类意思,但不太确定准确表述,因原词较生僻)