Center for Community Health, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, 10920 Wilshire Building, Suite 350, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2009 Feb;13(1):154-64. doi: 10.1007/s10461-008-9395-z. Epub 2008 Jun 6.
The goal of the current study was to identify potential individual and environmental protective factors for sex risk behavior among homeless youth. We explored gender differences in the prediction of unprotected sex and number of sex partners. Data were collected from 192 sexually active, homeless youth who were 14-21 years old. High rates of sex risk behavior were reported. Significant gender differences were found in STD rates with 19% of females and 2% of males reporting an STD diagnosis during the previous three months. Findings indicated that positive expectations for the future were associated with fewer sex partners for both genders, whereas decision making skills predicted a lower percentage of unprotected sex for males and fewer sex partners for females. For females, univariate analyses indicated that self-esteem and having a natural mentor may reduce the likelihood of unprotected sex, whereas multivariate analysis indicated that being employed or in school may play a protective role with respect to number of sex partners.
本研究旨在确定无家可归青年发生性风险行为的个体和环境保护因素。我们探讨了性风险行为预测中性别差异。数据来自 192 名 14-21 岁的性活跃无家可归青年。报告了高比例的性风险行为。在 STD 发生率方面发现了显著的性别差异，19%的女性和 2%的男性在过去三个月报告了 STD 诊断。研究结果表明，对未来的积极期望与两性的性伴侣数量减少有关，而决策技能则预示着男性无保护性行为的比例较低，女性的性伴侣数量较少。对于女性，单变量分析表明，自尊心和有自然导师可能会降低无保护性行为的可能性，而多变量分析表明，就业或上学可能在性伴侣数量方面发挥保护作用。
