Rojas Patria, Kim Sunny, De La Rosa Mario, Hlaing WayWay M, Niyonsenga Theophille
Center for Research on US Latinos, HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Director of Orthopaedic Clinical Outcomes & Patient Safety at the University of California at Davis, Davis, CA.
Fla Public Health Rev. 2009;6:75-84. Epub 2009 Sep 22.
The purpose of this study was to describe the role of substance abuse as a mediating factor between early sexual experiences and suicide attempts among adult Latinas. In our study participants (n=158), nearly 15% had attempted suicide and 39% experienced their first sexual encounter at an age of 15 or younger (referred to hereafter as "early sex"). Latinas who experienced early sex were more likely to attempt suicide [OR=2.4, p<0.05], and this relationship was largely mediated by substance abuse. An early sexual debut may indicate an environmental adversity on the child that calls for long term intervention for prevention of substance abuse as well as promotion of psychological well-being later in life.
本研究的目的是描述药物滥用在成年拉丁裔女性早期性经历与自杀未遂之间作为中介因素的作用。在我们的研究参与者（n = 158）中，近15%的人曾尝试自杀，39%的人在15岁或更小的年龄经历了首次性接触（以下简称“过早性行为”）。经历过早性行为的拉丁裔女性更有可能尝试自杀[比值比=2.4，p<0.05]，而且这种关系很大程度上由药物滥用介导。过早开始性行为可能表明儿童面临环境逆境，这需要长期干预以预防药物滥用，并促进其成年后的心理健康。
