Risley-Curtiss C
Arizona State University School of Social Work, USA.
Child Welfare. 1997 Jul-Aug;76(4):475-99.
This study explored the prevalence of reported sexual activity of a cohort of children entering out-of-home care and the ability of selected factors to explain reported sexual activity and use or nonuse of contraceptives. It found that children as young as age 8 reported sexual activity, and that more than one-third of the children age 8 to 18 reported being sexually active. Of those who were sexually active, more than one-third were not using contraceptives. Using logistic regression, five variables are identified as having importance in explaining sexual activity. Two variables had some limited ability to explain contraceptive use. Implications of these findings are discussed and suggestions for policy and practice are made.
本研究探讨了进入家庭外照料机构的一群儿童报告的性活动发生率，以及所选因素解释报告的性活动和使用或不使用避孕措施的能力。研究发现，年仅8岁的儿童就报告有性活动，8至18岁的儿童中有超过三分之一报告有性活跃行为。在有性活跃行为的儿童中，超过三分之一未使用避孕措施。通过逻辑回归分析，确定了五个变量在解释性活动方面具有重要意义。两个变量对解释避孕措施的使用有一定的有限能力。讨论了这些发现的意义，并提出了政策和实践建议。
