Oregon Social Learning Center, 10 Shelton McMurphey Blvd, Eugene, OR, 97401, USA.
Prevention Science Institute, 6217 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403, USA.
Reprod Health. 2018 Sep 15;15(1):156. doi: 10.1186/s12978-018-0598-0.
Adolescent girls with a history of maltreatment are at heightened risk for health-risking behaviors, including unsafe sexual behaviors and drug use. However, few studies have examined the views of this population in regard to sexual partner choice, sexual behaviors, and decisions to use drugs with sexual partners.
We conducted 15 semistructured, open-ended qualitative interviews with young women ages 18-24 with a history of maltreatment and asked them to reflect on their experiences as adolescents. We used the constant comparison method to group the qualitative coded data into themes.
Analysis of the interviews suggested that adolescent girls with maltreatment histories often report that they chose partners who are promotive of risky drug and sexual behavior. The interviews also provided insight into why this population is likely to use drugs with their partner and why they might be hesitant to talk about or practice safe sex with their partner.
The young women's feedback highlighted five areas where adolescent girls with maltreatment histories could benefit: (a) provision of information about partner characteristics that are promotive of both risky behavior and those that are linked to healthy relationships, (b) provision of information about how one's partner can influence one's own drug use,
有虐待史的少女更有可能从事健康风险行为,包括不安全的性行为和吸毒。然而,很少有研究调查过这一人群对性伴侣选择、性行为以及与性伴侣一起使用毒品的决定的看法。
我们对 15 名有虐待史、年龄在 18-24 岁的年轻女性进行了 15 次半结构化、开放式的定性访谈,并要求她们反思自己作为青少年时的经历。我们使用恒定性比较方法将定性编码数据分组为主题。
对访谈的分析表明,有虐待史的少女通常报告说,她们选择的伴侣会促进危险的药物和性行为。访谈还深入了解了为什么这一人群可能会与伴侣一起吸毒,以及为什么她们可能不愿意与伴侣谈论或实践安全性行为。
年轻女性的反馈突出了有虐待史的少女可以受益的五个方面:(a)提供有关促进风险行为和与健康关系相关的伴侣特征的信息,(b)提供有关伴侣如何影响自己药物使用的信息,