Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.
Sex Health. 2024 Feb;21. doi: 10.1071/SH23181.
Risky sexual behaviour (RSB) is a serious public health problem for adolescents. We examined whether a contingency management intervention implemented by juvenile probation officers (JPOs) targeting substance use also impacted RSB.
A total of 218 adolescents on probation were randomly assigned to contingency management or to probation as usual.
The substance use intervention delivered by JPOs reduced rates of RSB over time (β =-0.32, P =0.041 at 6months; β =-0.32, P =0.036 at 9months).
Adolescents receiving a substance use intervention from JPOs demonstrated reduced/prevented RSB. Interventions targeting single risk behaviours in juvenile probation populations should measure changes in other risk behaviours . Under-resourced communities lacking clinicians might consider JPOs delivering interventions.
危险性行为（RSB）是青少年面临的严重公共卫生问题。我们研究了由少年缓刑官（JPO）实施的针对物质使用的应急管理干预措施是否也会影响 RSB。
共有 218 名缓刑中的青少年被随机分配到应急管理组或常规缓刑组。
JPO 提供的物质使用干预措施随着时间的推移降低了 RSB 的发生率（6 个月时β=-0.32，P=0.041；9 个月时β=-0.32，P=0.036）。
接受 JPO 物质使用干预的青少年表现出减少/预防 RSB 的趋势。针对少年缓刑人群中单一风险行为的干预措施应衡量其他风险行为的变化。资源匮乏的社区缺乏临床医生，可考虑由 JPO 提供干预措施。
